JUNIOR SEASON (2014): Made 19 appearances on the mound and seven starts … had a 4-1 record with a 5.48 ERA in 44.1 innings of work … recorded 26 strikeouts and walked 21 batters … made the first start of his A-State career March 11 at Murray State … collected the first win of his Red Wolves’ career against Southeast Missouri State Feb. 25 … struck out a season-high four against Louisiana-Monroe on April 20 … tossed a season-high 6.1 innings at South Alabama in an extra-inning victory … started two games against Ole Miss and went six combined innings … started a game in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament against UT-Arlington.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE): Appeared in 13 games and went 7-3 with a 1.96 ERA … made three starts on the year and totaled 50 strikeouts.
MISSISSIPPI STATE (2011): Sat out the 2011 season as a redshirt … played summer league baseball with the Tupelo 49ers, coached by Kirk Presley … teamed with Bulldogs Will Cox and Brandon Woodruff on the team that finished second in the 2011 American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter and five-time letter-winner at Baldwyn High School … paced the Bearcats with a .387 batting average in 2010, earning all-area honors and the team's batting award … collected 34 hits with 30 RBI, nine doubles and four home runs, all team-highs … compiled a 3-4 pitching record with a team-best 2.92 earned run average … recorded 84 strikeouts in 48 innings of mound duty, registering four complete-games while holding opposing hitters to a .157 composite batting average … honored as both a NEMCABB and a Crossroads Diamond Club All-Star … hit .406 and compiled a 7-3 pitching mark with a 1.20 earned run average and 100 strikeouts as a junior en route to all-state, all-division, all-area and Jackson Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen honors in 2009 … also lettered three years in basketball and two years in football.
PERSONAL: Born April 10, 1992 … Son of Mitzi and Craig Gaines … Majoring in secondary education.
| Career Statistics |
| |
| Year |
ERA |
W/L |
App. |
GS |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
BF
|
BAVG
|
WP
|
HBP
|
BK
|
SFA
|
SHA
|
|
JUNIOR
|
5.48 |
4-1 |
19 |
7 |
0/1 |
0 |
44.1 |
48 |
29 |
27 |
21 |
26 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
204 |
.274 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
TOTAL
|
5.48 |
4-1 |
19 |
7 |
0/1 |
0 |
44.1 |
48 |
29 |
27 |
21 |
26 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
204 |
.274 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
