2023 - SIXTH SEASON
Led the team in the majority of pitching categories including ERA (3.76), wins (5-2), starts (14), innings (69.1) and strikeouts (81) … his ERA was good for 10th in the league and his .184 average against was second to National Pitcher of the Year Paul Skenes … went 3-1 with a 4.21 ERA in conference play … led the team and ranked top 10 in the SEC in strikeouts (54) and average against (.219) in league games … paced the league with a 1.47 ERA the last six weeks of the regular season … went 3-0 and struck out 35 batters in 30.2 innings during the six-week span … pitched 2.0 scoreless innings with a strikeout in his Auburn debut vs. Indiana (Feb. 18) … made his first start in an Auburn uniform and earned his first win in 4.0 scoreless innings vs. Florida A&M (Mar. 1) … earned his second straight win and struck out eight batters in 5.2 scoreless and hitless innings vs. UAB (Mar. 7) … allowed just one hit in his first four appearances and 13.1 innings pitched, good for a 0.24 average against … made his first SEC start and retired the first six batters he faced in the series opener at Arkansas (Mar. 17) … earned his first SEC win in 6.2 scoreless innings at Alabama (Apr. 14) … struck out a season-high 10 batters in 5.0 scoreless innings vs. Mississippi State (Mar. 21) … his 10 strikeouts were the most by an Auburn pitcher in a SEC game since 2019 … earned the win and struck out seven in the series opener at South Carolina (Apr. 28) … earned his fifth win in a season-high 8.0 innings at Ole Miss (May 12) … allowed just one run on two hits and retired the last 14 batters he faced in the outing … his 8.0 innings were the most by an Auburn pitcher during the 2023 season … started on the mound in the SEC Tournament win vs. Missouri (May 23) and the regional game vs. Southern Miss (June 3) … Auburn went 11-3 in the games he started and 14-3 in the games he pitched throughout the season.
2022 – REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON AT TCU
Bouncing back from Tommy John surgery, went 1-0 with a 3.65 ERA in 13 relief appearances … struck out 15 batters in 12.1 innings … held opponents to a .205 average against … allowed just one run on five hits in his last 11 appearances and innings.
NOTRE DAME (2018-21)
Spent the last four seasons at Notre Dame ... played in 59 games with three starts during his career with the Fighting Irish ... compiled a 9-4 record and posted a 3.24 ERA in 89 innings pitched ... racked up 115 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .168 batting average against ... missed the 2021 season recovering from Tommy John surgery ... named to the 2020 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List … made seven appearances and had a 2.08 ERA in a shortened 2020 campaign ... had six saves and made 25 appearances, posting a 3.27 ERA in 2019 ... was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week on Apr. 22, 2019 … fanned a career-high 61 batters in 44 innings of work ... made a career-high 27 appearances as a freshman and posted a 3.90 ERA.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Bishop Blanchet (WA) … was a three-time varsity letterwinner in baseball and golf ... named second team All-Metro Outfielder and Pitcher in 2016-17 ... earned Rawlings Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and All-West Region first team in 2017 as a member of the Seattle Select Showcase ... rated as the top left-handed pitcher and No. 2 overall prospect in the state of Washington by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Son of Tom and Lendy Vail ... has two siblings, Michael and Eleanor … born in Seattle, Washington, on May 18, 1999.