West Virginia University Athletics

2021 (Freshman)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Went 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 10.0 innings of work on the mound
• Opponents hit just .152 against him on the year
• Totaled nine strikeouts and just two walks
• Also started 12 games in the field, hitting .108 at the plate with 11 stolen bases
• Scored eight runs and drove in one
• Pitched a season-best 2.1 innings against Dayton on May 15, striking out three
• Had two hits and two runs scored on Feb. 20, at Georgia State
• Stole a pair of bases against Texas on May 28

High School

• Played for coach Lucas Drake at Hayden High
• Hit .400 with five career home runs in high school
• Hayden’s first-ever Division I signee
• 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Senior Preseason All-America High Honorable Mention
• Two-time Perfect Game Underclassmen All-American
• Ranked as the No. 4 shortstop and No. 23 overall prospect in Alabama by Perfect Game

Personal

• Son of Lee and Angie Abernathy
• Has one sister
• Birthday is July 15
• Majoring in coaching and performance science
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll