Stats: 2021 | 2020 | 2019
2022: Named Preseason All-OVC by the OVC for the third consecutive season ... Ranked No. 2 prospect in OVC for 2022 MLB Draft by Perfect Game in preseason preview
2021: One of the team captains for the 2021 season ... Named OVC Preseason Pitcher of the Year by the OVC, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, D1Baseball and Perfect Game ... First pitcher in program history to be given OVC Preseason Pitcher of the Year honors two years in a row by the conference ... Tabbed to the Preseason All-OVC team by the conference and Perfect Game ... Listed as a top 20 prospect in the OVC for the MLB Draft by D1Baseball ... Ranked 123rd in D1Baseball's Top 150 Starting Pitcher Preseason Power Rankings ... Started all 14 games he appeared in, holding an earned run average of 4.69 to go with 62 strikeouts and four wins in 78.2 innings pitched ... Became the first Belmont Baseball pitcher to earn three OVC Pitcher of the Week awards in a season ... Threw a combined 10 strikeouts in his first two starts, not giving up an earned run and picked up a win on Feb. 27 against Creighton … Earned OVC Pitcher of the Week honors on March 1 ... Named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week on March 2 ... Threw eight shutout innings with 10 strikeouts on March 12 at UT Martin, earning the win and was named OVC Pitcher of the Week on March 15 ... Followed that up with a complete game shutout on March 19 against SIUE, earning another OVC Pitcher of the Week award on March 22 ... Tossed eight innings and struck out nine batters on April 17 against Murray State, helping head coach Dave Jarvis become the winningest coach in program history ... Combined for 18 strikeouts in his final five appearances of the season.
2020: Named OVC Preseason Pitcher of the Year by the OVC ... Listed as one of the 2020 Top Sophomore Pitchers by D1Baseball ... Held a top 10 spot in six statistical categories in the OVC, including ERA (2.42), strikeouts (26) and runs allowed (7) ... Started all four games he appeared in on the mound, earning two wins in 26 innings of work ... Hit the ground running in his first start, only allowing one hit while coming up with seven strikeouts to earn his first win of the season on Feb. 14 against Kansas ... Named OVC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 17 ... Pitched a season-high eight innings on Feb. 21 against Missouri State to go with three strikeouts ... Earned his second win of the season on Feb. 28 against UNC Asheville to go with seven strikeouts ... Tallied a season high nine strikeouts in six innings of work on March 7 at Morehead State ... Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: Earned OVC All-Freshman Team honors, marking the fourth consecutive year Belmont had a player on that team ... Finished the season with a 3.89 ERA, 77 strikeouts in 90.1 innings of work and a 4-5 record ... Struck out five or more batters in eight games ... Made first collegiate start on Feb. 24 against Toledo, coming up with three strikeouts ... Collected a career-high 11 strikeouts on March 11 against Bowling Green, earning his first career win ... Pitched a complete game in his next appearance on March 10 against Morehead State, collecting five strikeouts and recording his first career shutout ... Named OVC Pitcher of the Week on March 11 ... Struck out nine batters in a complete game on April 13 in a win at Jacksonville State, earning his second OVC Pitcher of the Week honor on April 15 ... Combined for 23 strikeouts in his next three appearances, striking out seven batters on April 27 at Tennessee Tech and recorded eight strikeouts each on April 20 against Murray State and May 5 against SEMO ... Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Prior to Belmont: Played for Butch Chaffin at Cookeville High School ... Had the most wins on his high school team ... High school team captain ... 2018 Region Three Player of the Year.
Personal: Studying Management at Belmont ... Son of Kevin and Genetta South ... Has one sister, Erica ... Born in Hermitage, Tenn. ... Lists pitching at the Connie Mack World Series as his greatest sports thrill ... Aspires to become a healthcare administrator ... Favorite band is the Sidewalk Prophets ... Was the President of the National Spanish Honors Society.
