Jacksonville University

2024 (SOPHOMORE) 

Pre-season ASUN Pitcher of the Year and recognized as a Third-Team All-American by D1 Baseball...posted a 6.82 ERA with a 2-4 record in 15 appearances, all as a starter...pitched 68.2 innings, holding opponents to a .317 batting average...recorded 74 strikeouts and 25 walks...notched two games with seven strikeouts each (Opening Day vs. Cincinnati on July 16 and May 23 against Central Arkansas)...1.000 fielding percentage

2023 (FRESHMAN) 

Second Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball), First Team Freshman All-American (D1Baseball, Baseball America), Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA), First Team ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Southeast Region, ASUN Freshman of the Year, First Team All-ASUN, ASUN All-Freshman Team, ASUN Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 20)

Excelled in his first year with the program, serving as the team's number one starter and winning multiple national and conference awards...went 8-2 in 15 starts, tied for the most wins in the ASUN...second in the ASUN in ERA, posting six quality starts, and not allowing more than three runs in five others...also second in innings pitched...two games with double-digit strikeouts, including 12 at Jacksonville State, which tied for the sixth-most in a single game in program history...set the freshman record for strikeouts in a single-season at JU (98), third-most in the ASUN...season-high eight innings pitched twice, first at Lipscomb on March 19, leading to ASUN Pitcher of the Week honors, and again at Jacksonville State...did not walk more than one batter in nearly half of his starts (seven)...did not lose any of his first 10 starts of his career...First JU All-American since 2018...First JU player to receive any All-American honor from D1Baseball...first Baseball American A-A since 2011...first Dolphin to win conference Freshman of the Year since 2015

PRIOR TO JACKSONVILLE

Drafted in the 17th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Marlins...Named two-time All-County baseball...District MVP in 2021...National Honor Society...5.6 GPA

PERSONAL

Birthday is January 5...Son of Amy and Steve Chrest...majoring in sport business