2015 (Junior): Selected by the Miami Marlins with the 656th overall pick in the 22nd round of the 2015 MLB Draft...Worked exclusively as a pitcher and tied for a team-high 15 starting appearances (5th Big West, 72nd NCAA), registering a record of 6-5 with a 2.95 ERA…Serving as the series-opening pitcher for the ‘Bows, he struck out 63 batters in a team second-most 94.2 innings of work, holding opposing batters to .245 hitting…Held opponents to one (1) or no earned runs in six (6) outings…Went at least 5.1 innings in every start of the season, including five (5) of seven (7.0) innings or more…Led the team with two (2) complete game performances, going seven (7.0) innings in a doubleheader win over Hofstra (2/21) and eight (8.0) innings in a loss at UC Irvine (3/27)…Combined on a shutout of Cal State Northridge (4/17), going seven (7.0) innings with five (5) strikeouts, allowing a season-low three (3) hits…Struck out a season-high eight (8) batters in a seven (7.0) innings at Pepperdine (2/28), allowing one (1) earned run off five (5) hits.
2014 (Sophomore): Played in 38 games with 26 starts...Batted .146 with 11 runs, five (5) doubles, and six (6) RBI...Scored a run in each of the first two (2) games of the season vs. Oregon...Had a double, two (2) runs, and two (2) RBI versus Albany (2/21)...Had a hit, a sacrifice, and a run at Texas (3/9)...Had two (2) hits including a double to go along with two (2) runs and two (2) RBI vs NYIT (5/2)...Also against NYIT (5/4), he batted 2-for-4 with one (1) run and a double...Made six (6) appearances on the mound, striking out seven (7) batters in 5.1 innings...Struck out the side against in his first pitching performance (UC Irvine, 4/1).
2013 (Freshman): Saw action in 15 games with seven (7) starts...batted .138 with two (2) runs, three (3) RBI, and three (3) walks...Had a hit and an RBI in his second appearance (Oregon, 2/17)...Had one (1) hit, one (1) RBI, and two (2) walks versus UC Santa Barbara (Mar. 31)...Posted one (1) hit and one (1) RBI, scoring a run at Long Beach State (2/11)...Went error free on the season.
Prep: A 2012 graduate of Huntington Beach HS in Huntington Beach, California...Lettered three (3) seasons in baseball...Voted team MVP in both his freshman and sophomore years...Batted .357 as a junior and .343 as a senior.
Personal: Born in Apple Valley, Calif...Majoring in Business with a Marketing/Economics emphasis...Has two (2) older sisters, Lana and Katie...Parents are Barry and Beth Bettger of Huntington Beach, Calif.
Career Highs (Pitching)
Innings: 8.0 at UC Irvine (3/27/15)
Earned Runs (Low): 0 (5x), Last vs. Cal State Northridge (4/17/15)
Earned Runs (High): 4 (4x), Last at Long Beach State (5/1/15)
Walks (Low): 0 (6x), Last vs. Oklahoma (3/12/15)
Walks (High): 7 vs. UC Davis (4/2/15)
Strikeouts: 8 at Pepperdine (2/28/15)
Hits (Low): 3 vs. Cal State Northridge (4/17/15)
Hits (High): 8 (2x), Last vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/24/15)
Career Highs (Hitting)
Runs: 2 (2x), Last vs NYIT (5/2/14)
Hits: 2 (2x), Last vs NYIT (5/2/14)
RBI: 2 (2x), Last vs NYIT (5/2/14)
Doubles: 1 (5x), Last vs. UC Riverside (5/23/14)
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
Stolen Bases: None
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