hiː ɪz ɐn ɐlˈʌmnəs ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈʌðɚn mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi, wˌɛɹ hiː wɛnt nˈaɪn ˈeɪt wɪð ɐ fˈoːɹ.zˈiəɹoʊ wˈʌn ˌiːˌɑːɹɹˈeɪ hɪz dʒˈuːnjɚ jˈɪɹ.
He is an alumnus of The University of Southern Mississippi, where he went 9–8 with a 4.01 ERA his junior year.