Nova Southeastern University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Made 14 appearances for the NCAA Division II National Champion Sharks, 12 of them as a starter in the weekend rotation… Tossed six shutout innings with only two hits allowed in a 9-0 win over Tuskegee on Feb. 20 and followed that up with seven scoreless and three hits allowed in a 2-0 win at Flagler on Feb. 27… Had an ERA of 0.95 through the end of February, allowing two runs on ten hits in 19 innings… Won his first four starts of the season, from February 5 through March 5… Struck out a season-high six batters on Mar. 25 in a 10-1 victory over Saint Leo, allowing only one run in 5.2 innings… Pitched a career-high 7.1 innings in a 4-3 win at Palm Beach Atlantic on Apr. 9, with three runs allowed on three hits… Earned his eighth win of the year in his final appearance, in relief of Julian Loret de Mola against West Florida in the NCAA South Regional Tournament on May 21, following a suspension of the game due to rain until the next morning… Held the Argonauts to just one run on four hits and one walk in his five innings of work with four strikeouts to help secure the Sharks’ second straight win to open the tournament… Finished with an 8-2 record and 4.55 ERA in 65.1 innings, with 61 hits allowed, 31 walks allowed and 39 strikeouts.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Appeared in 11 games for the Sharks, starting five of them…Served as the mid-week starter for the second half of the season…Made his first start with four innings of work in a 13-2 win over Bridgeport (3/16), allowing one earned run on three hits, with two strikeouts and one walk…Earned his first win of the season with a quality start in an 11-4 game against Palm Beach Atlantic (4/7), striking out a season-high six batters…Again started against Palm Beach Atlantic a week later, throwing another quality start, while allowing five fewer baserunners and recording five strikeouts…Finished the season with a 3.86 ERA in 32.2 innings…Recorded 24 strikeouts and allowed 18 walks…Held opposing hitters to a .248 average, with just 31 hits allowed.

AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Made 10 appearances, with one start in his first year for the Sharks...Pitched in 11.2 innings, recording 11 strikeouts...Finished the year with a 1-1 record and a 10.03 ERA...Recorded a season-high two strikeouts on four separate occasions...Pitched one inning and didn't allow a hit in NSU's 9-0 win over American International (3/10).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played baseball for four years and ran track/cross country for three years at West Broward High School…Finished senior year with 0.79 WHIP, 1.07 ERA and 56 K's…Also played for Richie Palmer and the Elite Squad Baseball team, who made the Perfect Game World Series and was ranked No. 1 in the country two years in a row.

PERSONAL
Born in Davie, Fla.…Majoring in finance…Favorite food is lemon chicken…Favorite movie is dodgeball…Favorite actress is Megan Fox…Favorite sports team is the Boston Red Sox…Son of Gary and Trina…One sibling: Nick Hardy (12).