2016: Competed in 16 games on the mound with eight starting assignments in first season with the Green and White… recorded 42 strikeouts and walked 37 batters over 57.1 innings thrown… earned first victory as a Cougar against Western Michigan (3/29) after allowing three runs in 6.1 innings of work… twice posted a season-best six strikeouts against Northwestern (4/19) and Northern Colorado (4/24)… tallied five strikeouts in five innings thrown at Hawai’i (3/20)… threw a scoreless relief inning at Milwaukee (5/3).

2014-15 (Neosho County): Tallied a 4-0 record with 18 strikeouts and a 4.34 ERA as a sophomore at Neosho County CC… struck out five batters over five innings thrown against the Rockhurst University junior varsity team… recorded four strikeouts in five innings versus the Ottawa University junior varsity team… appeared in a reserve role as a freshman while not allowing a run in eight innings thrown.

Prep: Two-year letterwinner as a pitcher and first baseman for Millard South… missed senior season due to injury… recorded 49 strikeouts and a 1.93 ERA in 22 innings as a junior… also played for the Nebraska Sluggers summer team and competed in the National Baseball Congress World Series with the Boulder Collegians.

Personal: Son of Byron and Cindy Willis… majoring in engineering.