Texas State Athletics

2025: Pitched in seven games out of the bullpen... Posted a 13.50 ERA in 6.0 innings... Struck out four and walked seven... Threw a shutout frame in season debut against Illinois (2/23)... Struck out two in two scoreless innings against Grand Canyon (2/28)... Had a strikeout and retired two batters against Baylor (3/18).

2024: Did not play

2022 (Texas Tech): Redshirted

2021 (Texas Tech): Pitched in 10 games, making one start... Went 2-0 with a 5.52 ERA in 14.2 innings... Struck out 17 and walked six... Held opponents to a .263 batting average... Tossed one shutout inning and had two strikeouts in collegiate debut against Arkansas (2/20)... Earned his first collegiate win after throwing three scoreless innings with a season-high five strikeouts in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic versus Texas State (3/5)... Posted four strikeouts in three innings in lone start of the season against Stephen F. Austin (4/14).

High School: Graduated from Ridge Point High School... Coached by Clinton Welch... Awarded First Team All-State Pitcher, All-Region Pitcher, 6A Playoff MVP Region 3 and District MVP his final year of high school… his senior year he went 13-2 on the mound, throwing 118 strikeouts and finished the year with a 1.17 ERA while batting .400 and adding two HRs and 37 RBI… he also attended the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase… was awarded 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-American and First Team All-Region for Texas… he was awarded Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American Team mentions in 2018 and 2019 being an honorable mention and then Second Team, respectively… coming out of high school he was ranked 388th overall and 128th for right-handed pitcher… he was the 33rd ranked overall prospect in Texas and the 14th ranked right-handed pitcher in the state… made eight All-Tournament teams over the course of four years most recently the 2019 WWBA 17U National Championship All-Tournament Team for the Marucci Elite Texas baseball club under coach Ronnie Thames.

Personal: Son to Gary Key... Great grandfather played 13 years in MLB... Grandfather played baseball at Rice and the minor leagues... Uncle played baseball at Lamar in the minor leagues... Born June 29, 2001.