ULM Warhawks

Third in ULM history in career saves after the 2023 season (18)
Fourth in ULM history in career relief pitching appearances after the 2023 season (67)
Tenth in ULM history in career pitching appearances after the 2023 season (67)

2023 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 20 games on the mound, going 4-5 with three saves and a 5.51 ERA over 32 2/3 innings, allowing 28 runs, 20 earned, on 32 hits with 17 walks and 28 strikeouts … Made nine scoreless appearances … Earned his fourth win of the season, throwing the final 2 1/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits with two walks and one strikeout at Arkansas State (4/21/23) … Notched his third save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one walk with one strikeout vs. South Alabama (4/14/23) … Collected his second save with a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout at Louisiana Tech (4/12/23) … Earned the win in relief, throwing three shutout and hitless innings, allowing one walk with three strikeouts at App State (4/8/23) … Picked up the win in relief, throwing three shutout innings, allowing one hit with no walks and two strikeouts in an 11-inning win vs. Marshall (4/1/23) … Fired a perfect inning with two strikeouts vs. Old Dominion (3/19/23) … Threw a scoreless ninth inning with one hit and two strikeouts vs. Nicholls (3/12/23) … Earned his first save of 2023, pitching a scoreless and hitless ninth inning, allowing one walk with two strikeouts vs. Memphis (3/7/23) … Tossed a season-high 3 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts at UIW (3/3/23) … Threw two perfect innings out of the bullpen, picking up a season-high three strikeouts vs. SIUE (2/24/23) … Earned the win in relief in his 2023 debut, allowing two runs on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts over 2 1/3 innings at Mississippi State (2/21/23).

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Made a team-high 25 appearances, all out of the bullpen, going 2-1 with a team-best six saves, posting a 3.86 ERA over 35 innings, allowing 21 runs, 15 earned, on 44 hits with 34 strikeouts and 19 walks … Fired the final three innings from the bullpen, earning the win, giving up a run on four hits with three strikeouts and two walks vs. Georgia State at the SBC Championship (5/24/22) … Threw 2/3 of an inning, allowing a hit with two strikeouts at South Alabama (5/14/22) ... Pitched a 1 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with one strikeout at Little Rock (4/30/22) ... Slammed the door for his sixth save, throwing a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit with two strikeouts at McNeese (4/26/22) ... Earned his fifth save, throwing two shutout innings with one hit, one strikeout and two walks vs. App State (4/24/22) ... Notched his fourth save of the season and 13th of his career, tossing a scoreless inning with one hit at UL Lafayette (4/15/22) ... Pitched a scoreless eighth inning with one hit and one strikeout at UT Arlington (4/3/22) ... Picked up his third save of the season with two scoreless innings, allowing three hits with one strikeout at UT Arlington (4/2/22) ... Earned the win in a bullpen pitchers' duel, throwing the final 3 1/3 shutout innings, allowing two hits with five strikeouts and no walks vs. Georgia State (3/25/22) ... Was the most effective pitcher of the day for ULM in a 17-17 tie at Coastal Carolina, throwing 3 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits with no walks and three strikeouts and worked back-to-back perfect innings (3/20/22) ... Earned his second save of the season, throwing the final 1 1/3 innings, allowing no runs, no hits and one walk with two strikeouts at Coastal Carolina (3/18/22) ... Recorded his first save of 2022, picking up the final out of the game at Nicholls (3/11/22) ... Fired a shutout inning, allowing two hits with one walk and two strikeouts vs. Missouri (2/25/22) … Tossed three innings out of the bullpen, allowing one run on two hits with three strikeouts and no walks vs. Southern Illinois (2/20/22).

2021 (THIRD-YEAR FRESHMAN)
Made 22 appearances out of the bullpen, posting an 0-2 record with nine saves and a 3.37 ERA over 34 2/3 innings…Allowed 15 runs, 13 earned, on 33 hits with nine walks and 26 strikeouts…Moved into the closer role during the course of the season as he became one of ULM’s top relievers…Notched his ninth save and second in as many days, entering with runners on first and second and no outs in the eighth inning, as he managed to strand both inherited runners and work two scoreless innings, allowing one hit with two strikeouts at Arkansas State (5/22/21)…Earned his eighth save, coming into the game with runners on the corners and no outs, picking up the final three outs with runners on second and third, giving up no run son one hit at Arkansas State (5/21/21)…Came on to record the final two outs for the save, allowing a walk and a hit, at TCU (5/14/21)…Picked up the save in both ends of the doubleheader, throwing two scoreless innings in game one, allowing two hits, while coming in to record the final out in game two vs. UT Arlington (5/8/21)...Earned his fourth save of the season by pitching a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout at App State (5/1/21)…Threw a shutout inning with three strikeouts vs. Southern (4/23/21)...Pitched a season-high four shutout innings out of the bullpen, giving up two hits with no walks and three strikeouts vs. Little Rock (4/19/21)...Came out of the bullpen and ate up 3 2/3 shutout innings on just 39 pitches, giving up three hits with no walks and two strikeouts at Georgia Southern (4/11/21)...Collected his third save by recording the final out at Alabama (4/7/21)...Earned his second save, retiring the final six batters of the game at Texas State (3/26/21)…Tossed 3 1/3 innings over two outings at Ole Miss, giving up one run on four hits with three strikeouts (3/13-3/14/21)...Picked up his first career save with two innings, giving up a run on two hits with no walks and four strikeouts vs. Nicholls-2 (3/6/21)...Threw three innings, giving up two unearned runs on two hits with two walks and a strikeout at New Orleans (2/27/21)...Made his ULM debut with a perfect inning and one strikeout vs. Northwestern State (2/24/21).

COWLEY COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kansas…Made three appearances in the 2020 season before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA, giving up two runs on three hits over four innings with no walks and two strikeouts…Tossed a perfect inning in his season debut vs. Iowa Western (3/1/20)…In his final outing of 2020, gave up a hit with one strikeout over two scoreless innings against Highland (3/12/20)…In 2019, made just three appearances with a 1-0 record and a save in 3 2-3 innings with a 0.00 ERA, one walk and six strikeouts…Earned the win in his collegiate debut, throwing 1 2-3 innings out of the bullpen, giving up no runs on two hits with two strikeouts at Northeast Texas (2/1/19)…Picked up the save in his second appearance, tossing a perfect inning with two strikeouts at Paris (2/9/19)…Threw a scoreless inning with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts vs. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (2/14/19).
 
HERITAGE HALL
Standout in football and baseball for the Heritage Hall Chargers in Oklahoma City, helping his school win state championships in each sport…As a senior in baseball, was named Little All-City first baseman as the Chargers went 28-8 and lost in the first round of the Class 4A state tournament…As a junior on the diamond, was named Little All-City first baseman as the Chargers finished 32-8 and Class 4A runner-up…In football, played tight end and defensive end, setting the school record with 20 sacks as a senior, ranking in the Top 40 in the country…Played baseball for a prospect nationals team out of Texas and played in Perfect Game World Series…Honored with Ferguson Jenkins Award, giving to a Top 5 player in Oklahoma.
 
PERSONAL
Born January 10, 2000, in Oklahoma City…Son of Ryan and Terri Orton…Enjoys golfing…Majoring in business management with a minor in business at ULM.

CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Innings pitched: 4.0, vs. Little Rock (4/19/21)
Walks allowed: 3, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (5/14/23)
Strikeouts: 5, vs. Georgia State (3/25/21)
Batters faced: 17, at Coastal Carolina (3/20/22)
Putouts: 1, 6x, last vs. Southern Miss (5/14/23)
Assists: 2, 3x, last at Arkansas State (4/21/23)

CAREER STATS

Year	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR
2021	22	0	34.2	33	15	13	9	26	8	0	1
2022	25	0	35.0	44	21	15	19	34	11	0	0
2023	20	0	32.2	32	28	20	17	28	5	0	2
Career	67	0	102.1	109	64	48	45	88	24	0	3
Year	WP	BK	HBP	IBB	W-L	SV	ERA
2021	3	0	0	1	0-2	9	3.37
2022	3	0	6	0	2-1	6	3.86
2023	2	0	5	2	4-5	3	5.51
Career	8	0	11	3	6-8	18	4.22