Drafted by the Seattle Mariners (20th round, No. 611 overall) on June 6, 2012…Signed June 9, 2012
Junior (2012)…
Served as the team’s midweek starter before moving into the weekend rotation by the beginning of conference play…Led the team with 88 strikeouts, finishing with a 3.84 ERA and 6-3 record…Tied for the team-lead in starts with 16…Ranked second on the team with 91.1 innings pitched…Struck out seven batters in seven scoreless innings in his first start of the season, a midweek win over Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 22)…Recorded at least five strikeouts in six straight starts from March 18 to April 22…Moved into the weekend rotation during the team’s road trip to Durham, N.C., where he earned a win in the team’s series finale with Duke…Guided the team to a third-straight win over then-No. 3 North Carolina (April 8) with a season-best nine strikeouts across six scoreless frames…Set a career-high with eight innings pitched on the road at Virginia Tech (April 15), allowing only one run while striking out seven…Led the team to another win over North Carolina in the ACC Tournament (May 24), matching his personal best with eight frames while allowing two earned runs…
Sophomore (2011)…
Posted a team-low 2.66 ERA on the year… Started 12 games while seeing action in 13 total games… Posted a team second-best eight wins against just two losses on the campaign… Tossed 74 1/3 innings, allowing 26 runs (22 earned) on 52 hits and striking out a team third-best 77 batters… Had a .202 average against… Threw a season-long 7 1/3 frames against UCF (March 22)… Fanned a career-high 12 batters in that contest against the Knights… Garnered a win against Jacksonville (June 3) in the opening game of the NCAA Regional in Gainesville, Florida… Tossed six innings against the Dolphins, allowing just one run on one hit and fanning two… Threw seven innings against Florida Gulf Coast (April 6), picking up the win with one run allowed and striking out eight…
Freshman (2010)…
Went 2-2 in eight outings with five starts, accounting for an ERA of 5.18 in his freshman season… Tossed 24.1 innings with 15 strikeouts… Went a season-long 6.1 innings on the mound in his first career start on the road against USF (Mar. 2), picking up a season-high six strikeouts to record the win… Claimed a win in his second career start, tossing six complete frames, allowing three hits and two runs while earning the win at UCF (Mar. 9)… Tossed four scoreless innings versus Florida Gulf Coast (May 18), scattering three hits and striking out two with a walk in the 5-4 Hurricanes win…
High School/Prep…
Played for Rodney Beatty at University High School… Earned all-metro honors after going 6-4 with a 1.20 ERA and 80 strikeouts as a senior in 2009… Went 9-0 with a 1.10 ERA and 96 strikeouts, earning all-metro, team MVP and best pitcher award as a junior… Also played first base and had 15 RBI as a senior and 29 as a junior… Participated in the East Coast Showcase and Diamond Club… Played 2009 summer ball for the Florida Bombers…
Personal…
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 37th round of the 2009 MLB Draft… Son of Diane and Bob Ewing… Majoring in Business Management… Has a younger brother, Scott…
