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JUNIOR (2015): Made four starts and five relief appearances for the Lobos … went 0-0 with an ERA of 9.00 in 12.0 innings … started against Oregon State on Feb. 15 and allowed two runs (one earned) in 3.0 innings … also started against Air Force on Feb. 22, San Diego State on March 8 and No. 19 Texas Tech on March 31 … UNM went 3-1 in games he started.
SOPHOMORE (2014): Started eight games and made one relief appearance … went 4-1 with a 3.66 ERA … struck out 24 in 39.1 innings and held opponents to a .245 batting average … after his first start was cut short due to fog, he pitched at least 6.0 innings in each of his next three outings before missing six weeks with shoulder discomfort … hurled six shutout innings with a season-high eight strikeouts against Northern Illinois on Feb. 21 to earn his first win of the season … allowed just one run in 7.1 innings against Northern Colorado on Feb. 28 for his second win in the longest outing of his career … in his first start after returning from his injury, he earned his third win by hurling 4.1 shutout innings against San Diego State before being lifted because of a pitch count … against Air Force on May 17 he began the game by tossing 5.2 hitless frames before ultimately allowing one run on one hit in 6.0 innings to earn his fourth win of the season.
FRESHMAN (2013):Appeared in 11 games, including nine starts, and went 3-1 with a 4.46 ERA … made collegiate debut against LaSalle on March 6 and pitched two scoreless innings … made first career start only three days later against UC Riverside in the second game of a doubleheader on March 9 … earned first win by hurling 5.0 innings against Texas Tech on April 2 and allowing just two runs on two hits … earned second win in the first game of a doubleheader at No. 10 Arkansas on April 9 when he struck out three in 5.1 shutout innings and earned Mountain West Pitcher of the Week honors … struck out a season-high four in next start, April 19 at Nevada as he allowed just one run on three hits in 5.0 innings … earned third win by tossing season-high 6.0 shutout innings vs. UNLV April 26 … held opponents to .247 batting average against, including .231 vs. lefties … allowed two earned runs or fewer in eight of his 11 appearances … was one of a record 16 players on the team to be named Academic All-Mountain West and was also named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
PERSONAL:Born on Dec. 30, 1993, in Montrose, Colo., to Richard and Ivy Bridges … has a younger brother, Luke, and a younger sister, Kyra … played baseball and basketball for four years at Fruita Monument High School in Fruita, Colo. … was three-time Southwestern League Player of the Year in basketball … achieved a 4.0 GPA all four years in high school … favorite athlete is Derek Jeter … movie of choice is The Dark Knight … favorite food is his mom’s cooking … his mom, Ivy, played volleyball at Adams State … majoring in business.