Georgia Southern University Athletics

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025): Finished his first year as an Eagle with a team-best 3.72 ERA among all pitchers who threw for more than five innings ... Posted a 4-1 record among 18 appearances and three starts, which all cam later in the season ... Barely did not reach the minimum requirement with his 58.8 innings pitched, but finished with the fourth-most strikeouts on the squad at 42 ... Held opponents to a .245 batting average while only giving up 24 earned runs ... Had his longest appearance of the season at Louisiana on 4/27, going for 6.1 innings of scoreless work, giving up three hits and striking out two ... Had a season-high six strikeouts against top-ten Clemson on 4/1, as he gave up just one earned run against the Tigers in 4.1 innings ... Had six outings of more than one inning of not allowing an earned run across.

PREP: Made 12 appearances for the Roadrunners last season where he struck out 63, had a 6.79 ERA, and had a 3-4 record in 62.1 innings ... Had a career high eight punchouts against John Wood CC on Feb. 23, 2024 in six innings of work ... Started his collegiate career at Missouri State where he appeared in one game against Cal Poly ... Was named to the Athletic director's Honor Roll list in Spring 2023 ... Was a three-year letter winner at Raymore-Peculiar High School under coach Gary Renshaw ... Was rated as the no. 2 left-handed pitcher and no. 38 overall recruit in the state of Missouri ... Was named to the First team All-State, All-Conference, and All-District teams in 2022 ... Was named the team's overall MVP his senior season ... On the mound, he struck out 44 with a 2.7 ERA in 41.2 innings his senior season ... Led his team to back-to-back quarterfinal appearances for the first time in school history his final two years.

PERSONAL: Born carter Pierce DeGondea on May 13th, 2004 in Overland Park, Kan. ... Is the son of Sarah and trail DeGondea ... Has one sister, Arianna ... Cousin, Grace Dieleman, is a javelin thrower at Elon.

MAJOR: Undecided