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BEFORE UNCP: Played two seasons (2017-18) at Pitt Community College … Saw action in 11 games from the mound as a sophomore, all in relief … Turned in a 4-0 record, a 3.78 ERA and one save in 16-2/3 innings pitched with 13 strikeouts and three walks … Held opponents to a .299 batting average … Struck out a season-best three batters over a season-long three innings pitched against Queens … Earned his lone save of the season with 1-1/3 innings of work against Bryant & Stratton … Saw action in 14 games from the mound as a freshman, including two starts … Tallied a 2-1 record and a 5.25 ERA in 24 innings pitched with 31 strikeouts and 11 walks … Limited opponents to a .247 batting average … Struck out a season-best four batters on five occasions … Tossed a season-long 3-1/3 innings at Brunswick.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Fike High School for coach Buck Edmondson … Earned all-conference accolades following each of last two prep seasons … Picked up all-state nods as a junior … Logged a 6-3 record and a 2.06 ERA in 11 appearances as a senior with 60 strikeouts and eight walks in 51 innings of work … Went 12-1 with a 1.76 ERA in 15 appearances as a junior with 148 strikeouts and 58 walks in 75-2/3 innings pitched.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Donna and Bennie Winstead … Maintained a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at Fike High School … Names former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz as his idol … Lists the Atlanta Braves as his favorite sports team and the Scooby Doo Movie as his favorite movie … Favorite food is pizza … A criminal justice major at UNCP.
 

CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP (Updated: 6/14/2021)
Pitches Thrown	99 at Flagler (4/19/19)
Inning Pitched	6.0 at Flagler (4/19/19)
Strikeouts	10 at Flagler (4/19/19)