2021 (redshirt-senior): ASUN All-Tournament Team, ASUN Tournament MVP, 1x ASUN Pitcher of the Week (3/21)
Started 15 of his 17 mound appearances...Friday night starter...lead the team with 102 strikeouts, good for sixth-most in a single season in JU history and the first pitcher with 100+ since Chris Anderson's 101 in 2013...set a career-high with 10 strikeouts in a seven-inning scoreless start and win over Wofford (3/5)...battled 6.2 innings, striking out five and allowing four runs in an upset of #5 Florida (3/12)...tossed his first career complete game, a seven-hit, one unearned run, 10 strikeout effort vs. UCF, to earn ASUN Pitcher of the Week...won a start in the home finale vs. North Florida, going 7 innings, allowing only two runs and striking out five (5/14)...battled 6.2 innings vs. FGCU in the ASUN Baseball Championship Quarterfinal opener, allowing only one run (5/21)...Earned the win vs. Liberty in the ASUN Baseball Championship, throwing eight innings, striking out five and allowing only one unearned run (5/27)...earned the save in the ASUN Baseball Championship Final vs. Liberty, striking out two and not allowing a run in an inning of relief (5/29)...threw eight innings vs. Old Dominion in the NCAA Regional, allowing four runs and striking out nine (6/4)...all-time record holder at JU in career games started (50) and strikeouts (285), and is second all-time in innings pitched (328.1)
2020 (senior):
Started all four of his appearances on the mound, serving as the team's Saturday starter...struck out six in a season-high 5.2 innings vs. #35 West Virginia...season-best seven strikeouts in five innings vs. Illinois State on March 7...recorded 20 strikeouts to only eight walks in 19.1 innings
2019 (junior):
Started all 16 of his appearances on the mound...JU's Friday night starter...finished tied for fourth on the team with four wins...team-high 90 innings...second on the staff with 76 strikeouts...nine quality starts...career-high 8.2 innings in a win at NJIT March 29...fanned a career-best 10 batters vs. Jacksonville State Feb. 22...recorded shutouts vs. Brown (March 8) and Stetson (May 10)...did not walk a batter in 6.0 innings vs. Indiana State (Feb. 15) and in 7.2 vs. Stetson (May 10)
2018 (sophomore):
Moved into the weekend rotation and started 15 games...won a team-high 10, JU''s first double-digit game winner since Matt Dobbins in 2006...pitched to a 3.76 ERA with 58 strikeouts and 30 walks in 88.2 innings...earned ASUN Pitcher of the Week (2/19) after striking out seven and allowing only one run on two hits over seven innings in earning his first win as a starter over #22 West Virginia...did not allow an earned run in a career-high 7.2 innings in a win over Fairfield (3/17)...set another career-best for innings pitched in tossing eight scoreless in a win against NJIT (4/28)
2017 (freshman): ASUN All-Freshman Team
Appeared in relief in 27 games, finishing with a 4-2 record ... Had a 2.70 ERA in 30.0 innings of work, striking out 29 while allowing just 11 walks and nine earned runs ... Earned a save in his first collegiate appearance, a 3-2 walk-off win over #3 Florida on Feb. 21 ... Led the team in total appearances (27) and ranked second in games finished (13) and saves (three)
Prior to Jacksonville:
2015 HSBN March Madness All-Tournament Team ... 2014 8A-15 All-District Team ... 2014 All-Miami Dade ... Ranked #386 player in the country by Prep Baseball Report ... Threw 95 innings three times at Coral Gables High School ... Combined record of 14-3 ... Struck out 80 batters while allowing only 32 walks ... Competed with the Elite Squad
Personal:
Son of Mario & Monica Santana...has three siblings, Kylie, Megan and Jade...Economics major...born May 13, 1998
