West Virginia University Athletics

2021 (Junior)

• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• Made 16 appearances out of the bullpen, tossing 17.2 innings on the year
• Finished with an 0-1 mark and 8.66 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 13 walks
• Struck out three in 2.0 innings in his season debut on Feb. 19, at Georgia State
• Also fanned three in 2.0 innings at Coastal Carolina on Feb. 27
• Tied a season-high four strikeouts in 3.0 innings on March 19, against Coastal Carolina
• Longest outing of the year came on April 24, at Kansas State; totaled four strikeouts in 3.1 innings of scoreless ball

2020 (Sophomore)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Made seven appearances out of the bullpen, totaling 9.0 innings pitched
• Finished with an 0-0 record and 1.00 ERA, while tallying nine strikeouts and yielding just one earned run
• Tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless work in the season opener at Jacksonville (Feb. 14)
• Also pitched two clean innings against Jacksonville on Feb. 16, and Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 22
• Worked a season-high 2.1 innings of relief at William & Mary on Feb. 29, earning four strikeouts
• Pitched twice in the Mercer series, going 1.2 innings on March 6, and 1.1 innings on March 8

2019 (Freshman)

• Academic All-12 Rookie Team
• Pitched 20.0 innings in 14 appearances, compiling a 2-0 record with an ERA of 4.50 with a save and 19 strikeouts
• Conceded just six walks all season
• Went 0.2 innings in his collegiate debut at Georgia Tech on Feb. 16
• Struck out a pair in one-inning relief outings at Marshall (March 27) and against Oklahoma (March 30)
• Punched out four hitters in 2.0 scoreless innings against Pitt on April 3
• Pitched two scoreless innings in relief against Texas Tech on April 13
• Struck out three in 1.2 innings of work at Texas on April 28
• Went a season-long four innings against Texas Tech in the Big 12 Championship on May 25, allowing no runs or hits while striking out three and earning the save
• Logged 3.1 innings against Texas A&M on June 2, in the NCAA Tournament

High School

• Attended Lassiter High and played for coach Matt Hightower
• Named a Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American in 2018
• Was a Perfect Game All-Tournament Team selection and a 2017 Perfect Game Underclassmen All-America Honorable Mention honoree
• Ranked No. 15 in Georgia among right-handed pitchers and No. 46 overall in the state by Perfect Game
• Member of the No. 26-ranked 2018 WVU recruiting class, the highest-rated class in program history at the time

Personal

• Son of Chris and Melinda Ottinger
• Has one sister
• Birthday is July 19
• Majoring in sport management
• Dean’s List
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll