No. 17 NC State dispatched Elon 14-2 thanks to Trea Turner's 3-for-4, four RBI effort on a night that saw the freshman swipe his way into the Wolfpack record books
As a sophomore (2011) Started the final game of the Elon series Feb. 20 and allowed just one run on two hits in five innings, striking out a career-high six and walking two Went seven innings Feb. 27 vs. Coastal Carolina during Baseball at the Beach and allowed two runs on two hits, walked two and matched his career high with six strikeouts Gave up a leadoff home run and nothing more March 5 in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Penn State, working 6 1/3 innings and allowing just the one run on three hits Started and worked four innings April 5 vs. East Carolina, allowing two runs on four hits Started the William & Mary game May 17 and pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings, allowing six hits and earning his second win of the season
As a freshman (2010) Longest outing was four innings Feb. 27 vs. James Madison in the second round of Baseball at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Overcame a wobbly first inning vs. the Dukes to work four very effective innings, allowing one run on three hits Pitched three innings March 17 at UNC Wilmington, allowing two runs Got his first college victory March 31 vs. Old Dominion with 1 2/3 innings of perfect relief, including three strikeouts
Summer league Pitched for the Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League in 2011 and went 3-1 with a 3.94 ERA in six appearances, including five starts and one complete game
High school Played at Cooper City High School for head coach Mike Manning Was generally regarded as one of the top pitchers in the state of Florida, but missed all of his junior season and part of his senior year due to elbow surgery Made just four appearances on the mound as a senior for Cooper City, going 2-1 Struck out 23 in 16 innings of work Had 11 hits, including two doubles and a home run, in 22 at-bats and drove in 13 runs Ranked as the preseason No. 28 prospect in the state of Florida according to Prospectswire.com, and the No. 8 righthanded pitcher prior to the start of the 2009 high school season Named the top pitcher in Perfect Game USA's Undergraduate Showcase in December 2007, pitching two innings and fanning six Pitched for the All-American Prospects in the summer of 2008 and totaled 17 strikeouts and registered a 0.87 ERA in 16 innings Participated in the East Coast and the Diamond Club Professional Showcases
Personal Graduated with a 4.2 GPA, earned the school's Scholar-Athlete Award and was named to the Principal's Honor Roll all four years Majoring in sport management