Guilford College

2012

• made five appearances with three starts
• went five innings while and struck out four in his season debut to earn the win against Maine-Presque Isle Feb. 24^th
• pitched three innings and struck out one in his final career appearance against Emory & Henry

2011

• appeared in nine contests for the Quakers with three starts
• 3.51 ERA ranked third on the team
• posted a 2-0 record
• tallied 23 strikeouts in 25.2 innings
• one of his best performances came Mar. 22 against Roanoke College when he struck out a career-high eight batters and only allowed one earned run in 5.1 innings
• struck out five batters in 2.2 innings of the Quakers' 5-3 victory over ODAC rival Eastern Mennonite University

2010:

• top middle-reliever
• best outing came in Guilford's March 23 loss to Roanoke College when he struck out seven in 4.1 innings of one-run relief
• earned his lone victory with his 1.1 inning performance vs Montreat College on March 1
• held the Cavaliers scoreless in relief while striking out one

2009:

• a freshman exclusive to the bullpen
• allowed one run on one hit, with four strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched against Averett

Personal: 

• three-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll
• played American Legion baseball for Post 7 in the summer of 2009
• lettered two years at Chapel Hill H.S. under coach David Miller
• played one season with American Legion Post 2 under coach Gordon Edwards
• son of Dave and Diana Backus
• business minor