2023 Season:
• Appeared in 16 games in his second season at NSU.
• had five scoreless apperances and six where he did not allow an earned run.
• worked two scoreless innings of relief in an April 29 win against Nicholls.
• strung together three straight scoreless appearances from April 4-16.
• retired all six batters he faced in a 13-inning win against Louisiana Tech on April 4.
• spun a scoreless inning of relief in a March 21 win against LSU-Alexandria.
• struck out three in 2 1-3 innings of relief of a Feb. 25 win against New Mexico State.
• earned the first save of his career, closing out a Feb. 21 win against LSU-Alexandria.
Summer 2022:
• Played for the Lafayette Aviators in the Prospect League.
2022 Season:
• Appeared in 17 games, starting one, in his first Division I season.
• led the Demons' relievers with 39 strikeouts in relief.
• recorded the final four outs of a May 6 win at McNeese, working 1 1-3 innings of scoreless relief.
• notched a win in his second consecutive appearance, working three innings of one-run relief against Houston Baptist on April 22.
• picked up his second win of the year, striking out five in two perfect innings of relief against LSU-Alexandria on April 19.
• spun 3 1-3 scoreless innings of relief at Incarnate Word on April 9.
• earned his first career win, tossing the final four innings of NSU's 1-0, 10-inning victory against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 3.
• struck out seven in his first career start, tossing four shutout innings against Grambling on March 23.
• fanned a career-high eight batters in 4 1-3 innings of relief against South Dakota State on March 17.
• covered two scoreless innings against Oklahoma at Globe Life Field on Feb. 26.
• made his NSU debut, striking out four in 3 1-3 innings of relief against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 18.
• Pitched for the Fond du Lac Dockspiders of the Northwoods League.
Prior to NSU:
• Went 3-3 with 66 strikeouts in 48 innings at Northeastern Oklahoma.
High School:
• Four-year starter for coach Gerald Osborne with a combined record of 118-33.
• helped lead the Tigers to their 1st State Championship in 2019 with a 38-3 record.
• went 9-0 with a 1.44 ERA and batted .422 with 24 extra base hits during 2019.
• earned 2019 All State and Conference Player of the Year
• named 2019 Max Prep All American
• helped lead Pryor to a 29-9 record and a state runner-up finish in 2018.
• finished his career with a 24-5 record and a 2.01 ERA.
• ranked the No. 1 first baseman in Oklahoma by Perfect Game.
• Oklahoma’s 14th-ranked player overall by PBR.
Personal:
• Born Sept. 19, 2000.
• son of Marianne and Rob Collins.
• has one brother, Si.
• majoring in health and human performance.
• plans to coach baseball after his playing career finishes.
• life’s ambition is “to play baseball and teach people how to love the game.”
