2013 JUNIOR
Made 17 appearances with 17 starts…Went 7-5 with a 3.17 ERA…Pitched 93.2 innings with 75 strikeouts…Named second team all-Valley…Named National Pitcher of the Week by the NCBWA on April 16…Named Valley Pitcher of the Week on April 15…Earned wins against Texas-Pan American, Hawaii, Indiana State, Bradley, Evansville, Northwestern and Illinois State…Pitched a season-high nine innings at Bradley on April 12…Struck out a season-high 13 at Bradley on April 12…Allowed just two runs in seven innings with seven strikeouts in the Valley championship game against Illinois State on May 25...Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2012 and Spring 2013.
2012 SOPHOMORE
Pitched in 26 games, all in relief...Went 6-4 with a 2.25 ERA and nine saves...Pitched 44 innings with 43 strikeouts...Named second team all-Valley...Named Valley Pitcher-of-the-Week on March 12...Pitched a season-high three innings three times...Struck out a season-high 5 against Santa Clara on Feb. 18...Earned wins against Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Oklahoma State, Dallas Baptist, and Bradley twice...Earned saves against Hawaii, UT Arlington, Tulane twice, Purdue, South Alabama, Illinois State, Missouri State and Creighton...Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2011.
2011 FRESHMAN
Pitched in 28 games, all in relief...Went 4-1 with a 1.23 ERA and five saves...Pitched 44 innings with 32 strikeouts...Named a first team Freshman All-American by the NCBWA...Named a first team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball...Named second team all-Valley...Pitched a season-high three innings against Hawaii on March 30 and Creighton on May 28...Struck out a season-high three against Kansas State, Creighton, and Illinois State...Earned wins against Arizona, Oregon, Indiana State, and Bradley...Earned saves against Missouri State, Evansville twice, Oklahoma State, and Southern Illinois...Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Oktaha High School in Oktaha, Okla...Lettered four years in baseball, four years in basketball and four years in golf...Earned all-state honors in all three sports during senior season...In baseball, had 687 career strikeouts in four seasons of fall and spring games...In 2009, hit the game-tying home run and was the winning pitcher in the state finals win...Was a member of the team that was state runners-up in the spring during sophomore season, state runners-up during fall and spring season during junior season and was state champions during fall season and state runners-up during spring season during senior season...Played for the Oklahoma Travelers during the summer and went 12-0 with a 1.14 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 2010...Also hit .466...During 2009 summer, hit .385 with a 1.87 ERA in 19 games...In golf, one of the top-10 golfers in class 2A three years in a row...State finalist in golf all four years...In basketball, averaged almost a triple double three years in a row at 18.6 points per game, 9.2 rebounds per game and 8.1 assists per game...Member of team that was a state semifinalist during freshman, sophomore and junior seasons...Member of the Principal's honor roll all four years...Member of the National Honor Society all four years...Graduated in top 10 percent of class.
PERSONAL
Son of Terry and Darlene Elam...Married to Kelby Elam...Born Sept. 22, 1990, in Muskogee, Okla...Has one brother, Jay...Is majoring in criminal justice at WSU...Also recruited by Arkansas and South Florida.
