2025: Made 13 appearances, 12 coming as starts and pitched a team-high 66.1 innings... Had a 5-4 record with a 5.97 ERA... Threw three complete games, including two in conference play against Huntingdon (9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K) and Asbury (9 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 K)... Led Covenant in strikeouts with 47... Had a career-high nine strikeouts in a loss vs. Ferrum... Ends Covenant career inside the top-five in several career statistical categories including: Games Started (1st, 49), Innings Pitched (1st, 315.0), Wins (2nd, 22), Complete Games (3rd, 10), ERA (5th, 4.17), Strikeouts (3rd, 217), Opponent Batting Average (4th, .269), and Batters Faced (1st, 1395)... Won CCS Pitcher of the Week on 4/28... CSC Academic All-District.Â
2024: Started 13 games on the mound and threw a team-high 85 innings... Posted a 6-4 record with a 3.49 ERA... Led the Scots with 50 strikeouts for the season... Threw four complete games... Pitched seven shutout innings against Huntingdon in Covenant's CCS opener... Had a season-high seven strikeouts in a win over North Park... Gave up two earned runs or fewer in seven appearances... Went eight innings, allowing one earned run against top seed Maryville in the CCS Tournament... 2nd Team All-CCS honoree... CSC Academic All-District.
2023: Started 11 games on the mound and threw a team-high 76.2 innings... Had an ERA of 3.87 and a record of 4-4... Led Covenant's pitching staff with 51 strikeouts... Was the winning pitcher in his first three starts of the year, including a seven inning performance against Emory where he allowed just one earned run with eight strikeouts... Threw first career complete game against Piedmont where he struck out eight batters and gave up just three earned runs... Went at least seven innings in eight of his starts... Gave up two earned runs or fewer in five starts... Threw eight innings and gave up just one earned run in a losing effort to Belhaven in the CCS Tournament.
2022 (Sophomore - Stats): Made 13 starts and went 7-1 with a 4.20 ERA in 75 innings on the year... Led the team in wins, innings, strikeouts (61), and opponent batting average (.226)... Fourth-most innings pitched in a single season in program history and fourth in wins... Tied a program record with 17.1 consecutive scoreless innings from Feb. 26-March 19... Went eight innings with a career-high-tying eight strikeouts and allowed just one run on two hits in a USA South Tournament win over Methodist (May 5)... Went six shutout innings with five strikeouts in a win over Ferrum (March 5)... Named USA South Pitcher of the Week on March 7 following the Ferrum effort... Went at least six innings in seven starts... Struck out eight over seven innings in a win over Brevard (April 8)... Named to the USA South All-Academic team.
2021 (Freshman - Stats): Made five appearances and one start on the year... Compiled a 0.75 ERA in 12 innings pitched with eight strikeouts... Made collegiate debut and struck out three in one inning against Maryville (Feb. 24)... Made first career start and tossed a season-high four innings allowing one earned run on three hits with two strikeouts at Maryville (May 1)... Named USA South Rookie Pitcher of the Week on April 19 after tossing 2.2 scoreless innings of relief against Huntingdon on April 17... Held opponents to a team-best .213 average... Did not allow an earned run in first four appearances... Earned USA South All-Academic.
High School: Was homeschooled
Personal: Parents are Ty and Charlene Bollinger... Has three siblings: Brianna, Tabitha, and Charity... Grandfather played baseball for Baylor... Favorite Bible verse is Ecclesiastes 1:14.... Majoring in business... Favorite team is the Green Bay Packers
