2020 (junior): 2x ASUN Pitcher of the Week (March 2, March 9)
Started all four of his appearances on Friday nights...led the team and tied for the ASUNÂ Conference lead in innings pitched with 27.2...led the team, tied for the ASUN lead, and finished tied for 15th nationally in strikeouts with 41...8.20 K/BB ratio was third in the ASUN and 50th nationally...second on the team, third in the ASUNÂ in ERA with 1.30...tied the program record for strikeouts in a single game with 13 vs. Illinois State on March 6...also logged the program's first complete game since 2018 in that outing, and first complete game win since Casey Kulina in the 2017 regular season finale at North Florida...also had double-digit strikeouts vs. Austin Peay (12) and Southeastern Louisiana (10)
2019 (sophomore):
Appeared in 21 games, starting nine on the mound...began the season as the Saturday starter...allowed only two runs, and no earned runs, over the course of three straight starts against Jacksonville State, UCF and Brown...struck out a season-high nine in six innings at UCF on March 2...fanned seven four other times...appeared out of the bullpen for the first time on April 20 at FGCU...did not allow a run in seven of his relief appearances, including four straight at one point...finished third on the team in strikeouts with 70
2018 (freshman): ASUN All-Freshman Team
Established himself as JU''s go-to set-up man early in the season...made 27 appearances, all out of the bullpen...led all relievers with 44 innings of work, picking up three wins and two saves along the way...struck out 46 while walking just 18...earned his first career win vs. Rhode Island (3/2), tossing three scoreless innings with four strikeouts and allowing only one hit...relieved the injured Mike Cassala vs. Bradley and threw a career-high five innings, allowing only one run on one hit, while fanning a career-best seven...picked up his first save with 1.1 of two-hit scoreless relief to close out a win over Fairfield (3/17)...held #1 Florida scoreless over 2.1 innings to help lead JU to the 8-4 upset (4/17)...earned his second save with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, including two strikeouts and inducing an inning-ending double play against the first batter he faced in the seventh to lock down JU''s NCAA Gainesville Regional opening win over 3-seed Florida Atlantic (6/1)
Prior to Jacksonville:
Four-year letterwinner at Anoka High School ... 2016 NorthWest Suburban Co-Conference Champions ... 2015 State Participant ... 2015 NorthWest Suburban Conference Champions ... 2014 NorthWest Suburban Conference Champions ... Academic Honor Roll ... Led his club team, East Metro, to a 94-7 record over a seven-year span ... Also played for the Minnesota Blizzard
Personal:
Son of Eric Palmer & Cindy Edelbach ... Has three sisters; Melanie, Jordan, and Jaelyn ... Born on April 3, 1999 ... Plans to major in Secondary Education
