Honors and Awards
•Two-time Summit League Pitcher of the Year (2014, 2016)
•Two-time first-team All-Summit (2014, 2016)
•Three-time Academic All-Summit (2014, 2015, 2016)
•Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
•Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
•Five-time Summit League Pitcher of the Week
Career
Two-time Summit League Pitcher of the Year (2014, 2016)...Two-time first-team All-Summit selection...Three-time Academic All-Summit pick...Omaha's all-time leader for career wins (30), innings pitched (329.1), games started (54) and batters faced (1,379)...Also finished third all-time for strikeouts (239) and fourth for appearances (55)...Compiled a career record of 30-9 with a 2.98 ERA over four seasons...Five-time Summit League Pitcher of the Week...At the conclusion of his Maverick career, signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota Twins.
As a Senior (2016)
Summit League Pitcher of the Year...First-team All-Summit...Academic All-Summit...Owned a 10-2 mound record with a 3.04 ERA...Led the league in wins (10), games started (15), innings pitched (100.2), complete games (two) and shutouts (one)...Also ranked second in the league for strikeouts (71) and ERA (3.04)...Issued 71 strikeouts to just 16 walks and held his opponents to a .267 batting average...Named Summit League Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 29, April 25 and May 9...Earned his first win of the year vs. Saint Louis (Feb. 26), giving up three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts over 7.0 shutout innings...Followed with another win at Grand Canyon (March 4), allowing one run on four hits and a walk while striking out three over 7.0 innings...Nabbed the victory over Iowa (March 11), keeping the Hawkeyes to two runs on four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work...Garnered his fourth win vs. Fort Wayne (March 18)...Added another win vs. North Dakota State (March 25)...Earned his sixth consecutive win the following week vs. Western Illinois (April 1), limiting the Leathernecks to one run on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts...Triumphed over South Dakota State (April 22) with a complete-game effort, keeping the Jacks to one run on eight hits with a season-high 10 strikeouts and no walks...Posted another win at Fort Wayne (April 29), going 8.0 innings with one run allowed on seven hits and a walk with four Ks...Fired a complete-game gem vs. North Dakota State (May 6), shutting out the Bison with a five-hitter...Allowed no walks with three strikeouts...Claimed Omaha's all-time wins record vs. Oral Roberts (May 19), which marked his 30th career victory...Tossed 5.0 innings while allowing four runs on seven hits with no walks and three strikeouts...Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
As a Junior (2015)
Academic All-Summit…Went 5-4 with a 2.88 ERA in his junior campaign, tossing a league-leading 93.2 innings in 15 starting appearances…Held opponents to a .243 batting average…Ranked second in the conference for ERA and issued a team-high 72 strikeouts…Earned his first win of the season vs. Chicago State (Feb. 20), limiting the Cougars to three singles in 5.0 innings of work…Picked up the victory vs. North Dakota (March 7)…Nabbed his first conference win vs. North Dakota State (March 20), allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts…Got the win vs. Western Illinois (April 3), surrendering one run on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts…Settled for a no-decision in his 7.0-inning start vs. Fort Wayne (April 24), holding IPFW to one run on four hits and a walk while issuing a career-best 13 strikeouts…His strikeout total vs. IPFW marked the most Ks by a Maverick hurler in UNO’s four-year Division I era…Tossed a season-long 8.0 innings at Western Illinois (May 9), quelling the Leatherneck offense and allowing three singles with a walk and seven strikeouts…Closed the year with a complete game, earning the victory over Incarnate Word (May 22) while allowing two runs on six hits and a walk with two Ks…Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
As a Sophomore (2014)
Became Omaha's first Summit League Pitcher of the Year in program history...First-team All-Summit selection...Academic All-Summit...Recorded a league-leading nine wins to go 9-1 with a 2.59 ERA...Tallied 57 strikeouts in 78.2 innings pitched...A perfect 5-0 in league play with a 2.40 ERA in seven appearances...Conference foes batted just .255 against him...Earned his first win of the season at Grand Canyon (March 7), throwing 7.0 shutout innings with two singles, six strikeouts and a walk...Selected Summit League Pitcher of the Week on March 10...Picked up victories in his next three consecutive starts: vs. Air Force (March 14), vs. Dartmouth (March 20) and vs. South Dakota State (March 30)...Threw a career-long 9.0-inning shutout at North Dakota State (April 12), allowing just four hits with a career-high eight Ks...Snagged his next win at Bradley (April 18), holding the Braves to two hits over 7.0 innings with no walks and five strikeouts...Notched another win vs. North Dakota State (April 25)...Improved to 8-1 with a win at South Dakota State (May 2)...Closed the season with his final victory at Western Illinois (May 15), holding the Leathernecks scoreless for 7.0 innings with six hits while striking out four...Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
As a Freshman (2013)
Had a stellar freshman campaign on the mound, making 12 appearances with a team-leading 11 starts...Posted a team-high six wins on the season, compiling a 6-2 record with a 3.99 ERA...Totaled 39 strikeouts in a staff-leading 56.1 innings pitched, limiting his opponents to a .263 batting average…Debuted against Penn State (March 3), holding the Nittany Lions scoreless over 5.0 innings of work while scattering two hits and fanning four batters…Earned his first career win against North Dakota (March 9), throwing 5.0 innings allowing one earned run on three hits while striking out three…Surrendered two runs off seven hits with five strikeouts in a conference victory against North Dakota State (April 26)… Pitched a season-high 7.0 scoreless innings against South Dakota State (May 16), allowing three hits and fanning five in the process…Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
Mountain Range High School
Lettered for Coach Jeremy Lustic...Named first-team all-conference and all-state honorable mention as a senior...Split time as a pitcher and third baseman for the Mustangs...Selected as Front Range Pitcher of the Year...Named academic all-conference...Also played for Playball Sports and Davy Jones Baseball for Coach Derek Hines...Helped his squad to three NBC tournament berths...Represented Team USA in American Samoa in December 2011.
Personal
Born Nov. 22, 1993 to Robert and Michelle Fox in St. Joseph, Mich....Has one sister, Kelsey...Hobbies include snowboarding, basketball and golf...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Graduated with his bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in marketing and a minor in management in May 2016.
