Omaha Athletics

As a Senior (2017)
Played in 35 games in his senior campaign, starting 28...Batted .258 with three doubles, a home run, 10 runs scored and 16 RBI...Recorded three multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games...Made nine relief appearances on the mound, totaling 9.1 innings of work...Went 3-for-3 with a run scored and another driven in vs. North Dakota State (March 31)...Carried a career-long four-game hitting streak from April 2-8...Delivered his first career homer with a two-run shot vs. Western Illinois (April 8)...Finished 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, three runs scored and five RBI vs. Fort Wayne (May 6)...Ended the year on an eight-game reaching base streak...Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.

As a Senior (2016)
Had four mound appearances in relief, totaling 7.0 innings of work...Made his first appearance with 2.0 innings vs. NJIT (Feb. 20), striking out two and allowing three hits with no earned runs and no walks...Threw a season-long 2.2 innings vs. Arkansas State (Feb. 28), allowing a run on two hits...Fanned a season-high three batters over 2.0 innings at Grand Canyon (March 5).

As a Junior (2015)
Made 16 appearances on the mound with one start, compiling a record of 1-3 with a 4.36 ERA…Totaled 33.0 innings with 21 strikeouts…Threw a season-long 4.0 innings at Wichita State (Feb. 24), holding the Shockers to four hits and no runs with a season-high four strikeouts…Earned the win in relief over South Dakota State (March 13), allowing one run on two hits…Picked up his first career save vs. Western Illinois (April 3), keeping the Leathernecks to one hit and a walk in 2.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts…Fanned three batters over 3.0 innings at Fort Wayne (April 10)…Earned the start at Nebraska (April 15), his first of the season…Locked in Creighton (April 21) to two hits with a strikeout over 3.1 innings of scoreless relief.

As a Sophomore (2014)
Compiled a record of 4-3 with a 5.44 ERA...Made 11 appearances on the mound, including nine starts...Registered 34 strikeouts to 18 walks over 44.2 innings pitched...Struck out a career-best-tying five batters on three occasions...Earned his first win of the season vs. St. Bonaventure, throwing 4.0 innings of scoreless relief while allowing four hits...Picked up the win over Air Force (March 15), tossing a career-long-tying 6.0 innings with one run on three hits...Got his first league victory vs. Western Illinois (April 6), striking out five...Earned the win over Fort Wayne (May 10), throwing 5.0 innings and allowing one run on eight hits with five strikeouts.

As a Freshman (2013)
Appeared in 10 games and made three starts on the mound…Batted .154 for the year, totaling two runs scored and two RBI…Posted a 1-1 record with a 6.11 ERA over 28.0 innings of work…Struck out 12 on the season and held his opponents to a .295 batting average…Made his collegiate debut on the mound against Penn State (March 3), going 1.1 innings in relief while surrendering three runs on three hits with one strikeout…Went 1-for-3 with two RBI at Western Illinois (April 13)… Got his first career start on the hill at Air Force (March 20), throwing a season-long 6.0 innings and giving up four earned runs on eight hits while fanning five…Tallied his first win in a start against Western Illinois (May 14) after throwing 5.0 innings and allowing two runs on six hits.

Millard West High School
Lettered two years for Coach Frank Ryan...All-state selection as a senior...Helped the Wildcats to three state tournament appearances, including a state runner-up finish as a junior...Also lettered three years in football and was the starting quarterback as a senior...Named Outstanding Student in a vote of his teachers and fellow students.

Personal
Born Jan. 3, 1994 to Mark and Beth Ethen in Omaha, Neb....Hobbies include bowling and reading...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Majoring in business.