HONORS AND AWARDS
2026 Second Team All-SEC
2026 ABCA Second Team All-Southeast Region
2026 CSC Academic All-District
2026 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
2026 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Went 5-2 with a 2.94 ERA in 17 appearances, including seven starts … his ERA was good for second in the league among qualified pitchers … ranked third on the team with 96 strikeouts in 70.1 innings, good for a team-best 12.28 strikeouts per 9.0 innings … held opponents to a .211 average against and ranked 10th in the league with a 1.12 WHIP … named Second Team All-SEC and ABCA Second Team All-Southeast Reion … also earned CSC Academic All-District honors … went 2-1 and upped his ERA to 2.52 in nine SEC appearances, including three starts … three of his four saves came in league play … started the season in the weekend rotation, going 2-1 with a 3.41 ERA in seven starts … went 3-1 with a 2.43 ERA in 10 relief appearances … struck out 45 batters in 33.1 innings and help opponents to a .186 average against in relief outings … named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after turning in a career-best 7.0 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts vs. Winthrop (Mar. 7) … matched a career-high 7.0 innings in his first SEC start at Missouri (Mar. 14), allowing one run on three hits with eight strikeouts … made his first relief appearance of the season in the rubber game vs. Arkansas (Apr. 4), earning his first career save with eight strikeouts in 4.0 scoreless innings … factored into the decision in his first five relief appearances (three saves, two wins) … pitched 4.1 scoreless innings and earned the win in the middle game at Florida (Apr. 17) … earned back-to-back saves against Oklahoma (Apr. 24) and at Texas A&M (May 2) … entered in the fourth inning and recorded the final 13 outs in a win at Mississippi State (May 8) … turned in 3.0 scoreless innings apiece vs. Georgia (May 14) and LSU (May 20) … after throwing 2.1 innings two days prior, pitched a season-high 5.0 innings in relief and earned the win in the regional championship vs. Milwaukee (June 1) … 2026 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2025 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Pitched in 15 games in relief … posted a 1-1 record with a 5.29 ERA in 17.0 innings … struck out 10 … allowed just one earned run in his first five appearances, four of which were multiple innings, good for a 0.96 ERA to that point in the season ... debuted with 2.0 scoreless innings and two strikeouts vs. Holy Cross (Feb. 15) ... earned his first win with 2.1 shutout innings against Wright State (Feb. 22) … tossed 2.0 scoreless innings vs. Baylor (Mar. 2) … turned in a 2.70 ERA in four SEC appearances, including scoreless outings vs. Vanderbilt (Mar. 15) and Kentucky (Mar. 22).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Valley High School (AL) … rated by Perfect Game as the No. 159 overall player in the class, including the top-ranked southpaw in Alabama … 2024 ASWA Class 5A Player of the Year and two-time First Team All-State … 2024 Perfect Game Deep South High School Dream Team … posted a 1.84 ERA with 121 strikeouts as a senior … also hit .516 with 34 RBI … 2023 MLB High School All-American Game … 2023 Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year finalist … 2022 PG Jr. National Showcase and 2023 PG National Showcase Top Prospect Team … rated by Perfect Game as the No. 286 overall prospect entering the 2024 MLB Draft … Valley High School valedictorian and honors graduate.
PERSONAL
Son of Amy and Jerome Sanders … his mom played volleyball and dad played baseball at Huntington College … has one brother, John ... born Jan. 7, 2006.