Wichita State Athletics

2024 Freshman
Named AAC Newcomer Pitcher of the Year, Second Team All-Conference and to the AAC All-Freshman Team...made 16 appearances, all starts, going 6-3 with a 4.25 ERA over 78.1 innings...struck out 69 and issued 37 walks, allowing 65 hits for a .225 opponent batting average...earned his first collegiate win with 5.0 shutout innings against Utah Tech on March 3, allowing two hits while fanning eight...did not allow an earned run in 5.0 frames at UAB on March 24, striking out a season-best nine...held South Florida without a run over 5.2 innings on April 7, racking up seven strikeouts...picked up nine more punch-outs against UTSA on May 3, allowing three runs in 5.2 innings...allowed just one hit over 6.0 innings in consecutive starts against Charlotte (May 10) and Memphis (May 16), earning AAC Pitcher of the Week honors...set a season high with 6.2 innings in the AAC tournament victories over nationally ranked East Carolina, allowing three runs to pick up the win...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

High School
A two-year letterwinner and starter for head coach Ben Baier at Blue Springs South High School in Blue Springs, Missouri...ranked the #1 right-handed pitcher in the state of Missouri and the #5 player in the state overall by Perfect Game...ranked the #124 right-handed pitcher in the country by Perfect Game...named Class 6 Second Team All-State by the MHSBCA in both 2022 and 2023...All-Conference selection in both seasons...helped Blue Springs South to a state runner-up finish in 2022...also named All-State in both football as a wide receiver and wrestling in the 220-pound weight class.

Personal
Son of Steve and Jane LaPour...has two sisters, Hannah and Aubrey...mother, Jane, played volleyball collegiately at Central Missouri...sister, Hannah, played volleyball collegiately at Northwest Missouri State...sister, Aubrey, plays volleyball collegiately at Bryant...born March 29...majoring in Business Administration at Wichita State.