At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
4
How would you describe your game to someone who has never seen you play?
Competitive.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
Football or Golf.
What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
I got struck by lightning.
Who is your biggest role model and why?
My mom, she's super strong, hard working, and tough.
Who was your favorite baseball player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after?
David Ortiz.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Innings pitched: 8.0, 4 times
Walks allowed: 4, Omaha, Feb 27, 2025
Strikeouts: 10, BYU, May 09, 2025
Batters faced: 34, at UCF, Apr 06, 2025 ; at West Virginia, May 16, 2025
Field chances: 6, Milwaukee, Mar 06, 2025
Putouts: 2, at UCF, Apr 06, 2025 ; Milwaukee, Mar 06, 2025
Assists: 4, Milwaukee, Mar 06, 2025
Runners CS: 1, Texas Southern, Mar 02, 2024
SOPHOMORE - 2025
All-Big 12 Second Team
7-3, 3.96 ERA, 88.2 IP, 19 BB, 85 SO, 1 SV in 15 appearances (14 starts)
Eight of his final 10 starts were at least six innings
Third in the Big 12 in SO/BB ratio (4.47) and walks allowed per nine innings (1.93), fifth in fewest walks allowed (19), tied for fifth in wins (7), sixth in WHIP (1.20), seventh in innings pitched (88.2), 10th in ERA (3.96)
W, 8.0 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 8 SO at West Virginia 5/16/25
Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (May 12)
W, 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 SO vs. BYU 5/9/25
W, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 0 SO at Utah 4/26/25
W, 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 8 SO vs. Kansas State 4/19/25
W, 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 6 SO at UCF 4/6/25; his 8.0 IP were a career high and he allowed only one run after the first inning
W, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 SO vs. Oklahoma State 3/30/25; 9 SO were a then-career high and 7.0 IP tied his career high
Career-high 7.0 innings and a then career-high 7 strikeouts vs. Milwaukee 3/6/25
Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings and earned a save at Tarleton State 2/22/25
Earned the win in his first career start at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/17/25 (W, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO)
No. 15 MLB Draft prospect for 2025 in the Big 12 by D1Baseball
FRESHMAN - 2024
Appeared in 29 games out of the bullpen
1-4, 4.05 ERA, 33.1 IP, 13 BB, 31 SO, .278 BAA
His 29 appearances were tied for the most in the nation among freshmen
Led the team with 29 appearances
Finished the season with 31 strikeouts in 33.1 innings pitched
Had a 2.42 ERA in his final 19 appearances (22.1 IP)
16 of his final 19 appearances were scoreless to lower his season ERA from 7.36 to 4.05
14.0-inning scoreless streak from 4/7-5/4 (11 apps)
Four strikeouts in back-to-back appearances 4/9-4/13
Earned his first career win vs. Nebraska 4/9/24 (2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO)
His first career appearance was scoreless vs. Illinois-Chicago 2/16/24
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of baseball at Bixby High School
Ranked the No. 1 catcher in the state of Oklahoma, and the No. 10 overall prospect in the state according to Prep Baseball Report
No. 37 ranked catcher nationally by Prep Baseball Report
Helped Bixby become Regional Champions in 2021 and 2022
Made state two years in a row (2021 and 2022)
Part of the 50-hit club which is 50 hits in a single season and only 11 players have ever done it at Bixby
Played one year of football and one year of golf in addition to baseball at Bixby High School
PERSONAL
Son of Rocky Moore and Holly Wildman
Has a twin sister, Chloe
His cousin, Cody Daylor, played baseball at Arkansas Little Rock
Committed in October 2021
Picked Kansas over Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Wichita State, Kansas State, Xavier, Missouri, Oral Roberts and UCF
Chose Kansas because, “KU is the best spot for me because it felt like home as soon as I walked on campus. Even with the coaching change, it never felt like KU was not the place for me. Also, I wanted to be a part of turning around the program and making a difference.”