Butler University Athletics

2022 – Freshman Season: Appeared in 15 games, making 11 starts… Went 2-6 on the mound with a 8.10 ERA… Struck out 28 batters in 43.1 innings… Walked 14 batters… Allowed 66 hits resulting in 39 earned runs… Picked up the win in his first start vs. Prairie View A&M (2/26)… Struck out three and only walked one in five full innings… Threw a season-high 89 pitches over six full innings at home vs. Western Illinois (3/14)… Struck out a season-high four Leathernecks… Tossed 5.1 innings to earn the win at Bellarmine (3/29)… Came out of the bullpen vs. UConn to throw four innings (4/30)… Limited the Huskies to just two hits and kept them off the scoreboard.

High School: Three-year starter and four-year letter-winner at East Paulding while playing for head coach Tony Boyd... Helped his team reach the state playoffs in both 2018 and 2019... East Paulding Pitcher of the Year... First Team All-Region honoree... Recorded an 11-strikeout game vs. Hiram... Threw seven innings without issuing a walk that day and limited the opposition to just three hits... Struck out 16 batters over 18.1 innings during a shortened 2020 season... Went 6-2 on the mound in 2019 with 47 strikeouts spread out over 42.2 innings... Struck out 13 batters in 18.1 innings of work in 2018... Impact player for his Georgia Scorpions club team.

Personal: Son of Craig and Stacy McDaniel... Sports Media major.