Columbus State University Athletics

Career Highlights:

• ABCA All-Southeast Region Second Team (2017)
• D2CCA All-Southeast Region Second Team (2017)
• NCBWA All-Southeast Region Second Team (2017)
• All-Peach Belt Conference First Team (2017)
• Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team (2016)
• Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team (2015)
• Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll (2015)
• Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll (2014)

2016 (Junior): Made 13 starts for the Cougars, posting a 4-1 record with a 5.79 ERA...Struck out 59 batters versus just 23 walks in 74.2 innings of work...Started opening day for the Cougars against Erskine...Needed just 82 pitches in a complete-game victory at Young Harris...Struck out a season-high seven in three different starts.

2015 (Sophomore): Pitched in 10 games for the Cougars, making six starts...Sported a perfect 6-0 record with a 4.04 ERA...Struck out 25 hitters in 35.2 innings on the mound...Picked up his first career win against West Florida (3/4)...Struck out seven in 6.2 innings against Montevallo (4/10).

2014 (Freshman): Pitched in 8 games with 3 starts...Tossed 14 innings with 11 strikeouts and 6 walks.

High School: Graduated from Lassiter High School in Marietta, GA…Played three years for head coach Scott Kelly…Helped team win back-to-back region titles in 2012 and 2013…Won the Coaches Award in his junior and senior seasons and was named the Cy Young Award winner as a senior.

Personal: Son of Julie Barksdale and Keith Kutsche…Lists John Smoltz as his role model in sports…Enjoys playing the guitar and reading in his spare time…Lists his Granddad as the most influential person in his life…Health Science major.