Innings pitched: 9.0, Illinois State, Apr 09, 2022 ; at Omaha, Mar 13, 2021
Walks allowed: 5, North Dakota State, Apr 30, 2021 ; West Virginia, Apr 30, 2022
Strikeouts: 10, Creighton, Mar 20, 2021
Batters faced: 36, at Omaha, Mar 13, 2021
Field chances: 5, Texas, Apr 02, 2021
Putouts: 2, at New Orleans, Feb 25, 2022 ; at Omaha, Mar 13, 2021
Assists: 4, Texas, Apr 02, 2021
Runners CS: 2, at West Virginia, Mar 27, 2021
HONORS & AWARDS
2022 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week (3/13/21)
REDSHIRT SENIOR – 2022
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Appeared in 15 games (14 starts; every weekend in 2022)
1-9, 8.47 ERA, 79.2 IP, 31 BB, 42 SO
Led the team and fifth most IP in the Big 12 (79.2)
W, CG, 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 SO vs. Illinois State 4/9/22
Third career complete (3/13/21 at Omaha and 2/28/21 at FGCU, 6 inn.)
Team captain
REDSHIRT JUNIOR – 2021
Appeared in 15 games with 15 starts with two complete games and a shutout
Led Kansas with 95.1 innings pitched and 86 strikeouts
Finished with a 3.87 ERA and a 5-5 record with one save
Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week after complete-game shutout at Omaha (3/13)
Opened the season with back-to-back nine strikeout performances against South Dakota State (2/21) and at FGCU (2/28), including his lone save against SDSU
Pitched five innings or more in all but one of his 14 starts
Logged a season-best 10 strikeouts in eight innings pitched against Creighton (3/20)
Earned his first victory of the season at Saint Louis (3/6)
Pitched eight innings, while allowing only one earned run for his first Big 12 victory at West Virginia (3/27), improving to 4-1 on the year
Earned his fifth win of the season against Kansas State (5/14), pitching eight innings with no earned runs in a 2-0 victory
2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team
JUNIOR – 2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)
Appeared in six games with three starts, finishing with a 0-1 record and a 5.14 ERA
Finished second on the team in inning pitched (21.0) and strikeouts (24)
Made Kansas debut at Belmont (2/16), pitching one and 1/3 innings with one strikeout
Tallied a season-high nine strikeouts in first career start at Charleston Southern (2/22)
Season-best six innings pitched against Ball State (2/29)
COWLEY COUNTY CC – 2018-19
Finished second in the nation with a 1.36 ERA
Helped lead the Tigers to a Conference Championship
Named First Team All-Conference, First-Team All Region and a JuCo Baseball Blog First-Team All-American
HIGH SCHOOL
Nine-time letter winner in football, baseball and wrestling
Posted a 0.43 ERA in 59 innings pitched with 118 strikeouts and seven shutouts his senior year
Helped lead the Panthers to both League and Regional Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2017
Was named First Team All-State in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and 4A Pitcher of the Year in 2017
PERSONAL
Born on May 31, 1999
Son of Aaron and Stacy Larsen
Has one sister, Taegen
His dad, Aaron, ran track at Kansas State University