2010: Started nine games on the mound and appeared in 11 for the Berg … Finished the season with a record of 8-2 with 54.0 innings pitched … Had an ERA of 4.83 … Earned a spot on Academic All-OAC … Received the NCAA Elite 88 award … Ended the season with career high of 55 batters struck out … Allowed 65 hits through the season … Struck out a career high of nine batters on two occasions, the 7.1 inning start against Adrian (3/20) and the 4.2 inning start at Wilmington (4/10) … For the first start of the season against N.C. Wesleyan (3/4) he gave up only three hits with six batters struck out. 2009: Started five games on the mound and appeared in eight games for the pitching staff … Finished the season with a 4-0 record and pitched a total of 29.1 innings … Gave up 36 hits and struck out 20 batters … Had an ERA of 5.52 … Academic All-OAC Honorable Mention … In his first start of the season he pitched 6.1 innings against Bluffton (3/6), gave up five hits and struck out one batter to earn a win … Pitched 7.0 innings, gave up seven hits, and struck out five batters to earn a win against Ohio Northern (4/16) … Struck out four batters against Case Western Reserve (3/25) and Ohio Wesleyan (4/01) in a total of nine innings. 2008: Threw one inning at Ohio Wesleyan (3/25), striking out two, while allowing no hits. High School: 2007 graduate of South Spencer High School … Helped guide South Spencer to the 2006 Pocket Athletic Conference Championship … Member of the 2006 Rockport American Legion State Tournament Runner-Up team … Also participated in cross country, tennis and swimming … Member of the 2003 semi-state qualifying cross country team. Personal: Born Sept. 22, 1988 … Son of Michael and Teresa James … Has one brother, Christopher … Major is athletic training.
