2020 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ALL-AMERICA, SECOND TEAM
2020 NCBWA PITCHER OF THE MONTH – FEBRUARY
2020 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA, SECOND TEAM
2020 NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA, SECOND TEAM
Redshirt Senior (2020): Made four starts on the mound as Miami’s Friday night starter in shortened 2020 college baseball season…Went 2-0 with a team-leading 0.68 ERA…Tied with Chris McMahon for team-best 38 strikeouts and walked just four batters over team-high 26.1 innings pitched…Did not allow an earned run over first 26.1 innings pitched…Opened season with 10 strikeouts over six shutout innings in win over Rutgers (Feb. 14)…Struck out nine batters and allowed just one unearned run over seven innings against No. 2 Florida (Feb. 21)…Had a career-best 14 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings in win over Towson (Feb. 28)…Allowed just two runs over 6.1 innings in series opener vs. Pitt (Mar.6).
2019 ALL-ACC SECOND TEAM
2019 ALL-STARKVILLE REGIONAL
Redshirt Junior (2019): Made 16 starts, finishing the season as Miami’s Friday night starter…Led all starters with a 3.30 ERA and posted a team-high 10 wins…Became the first Hurricane since Michael Mediavilla in 2016 to win 10 games in a season…Struck out 84 batters over a team-leading 95.1 innings pitched…Won Miami debut, tossing six scoreless innings and striking out five vs. Rutgers (Feb. 17)…Struck out a season-high nine batters in win over UMBC (Mar. 3)…Earned third win after holding Georgia Tech to two runs over 6.2 innings (Mar. 10)…Struck out seven over six innings vs. NC State (Mar. 24)…Tied season-high nine strikeouts in win at Pitt (Mar. 31)…Limited Virginia to one run over 6.2 innings in win over Cavaliers (Apr. 14)…Struck out eight over season-best 8.1 scoreless innings in win over Virginia Tech (Apr. 27)…Earned seventh win of the year after seven strong innings vs. Bethune-Cookman (May 3)…Won third consecutive start, tossing 6.2 innings at Wake Forest (May 10)…Earned a win in ACC tournament debut vs. Virginia (May 23)…Threw eight excellent innings in NCAA tournament win over Central Michigan (June 2), fanning eight Chippewas.
Prior to Miami: Spent three seasons at Broward College, missing first two due to injury…Named to 2018 FCSAA All-Academic Team…Helped Seahawks win Southern Conference Championship in 2018…Made 11 starts in 2018, going 5-1 with a 4.15 ERA and striking out 48 while walking 11 over 65 innings pitched.
High School: Played for four years at Archbishop McCarthy…Earned three varsity letters…2013 & 2015 FHSAA Class 6A state champions.
Personal: Parents are Mike and Jackie Van Belle…has two sisters, Kimberly and Lindsay…intends to major in sport administration.
