Texas State Athletics

2025: Pitched in six games out of the bullpen... Went 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 4.2 innings... Recorded four strikeouts and seven walks... Allowed four hits with only one being for extra-bases... Worked an inning with two strikeouts in season debut against Illinois (2/22)... Tossed a scoreless frame with one punch out at Campbell (3/7)... Threw a season-high two innings at App State (3/16)... Recorded two outs at UTSA (3/25).

2024 (Galveston College): Pitched and started 15 games... Went 9-4 with a 3.97 ERA in 77.0 innings... Posted 85 strikeouts... Had a 1.29 WHIP... Picked up the win and finished with a season-high 11 strikeouts over six innings against Monroe College (2/17)... Finished with nine strikeouts at Coastal Bend College (3/9) and Wharton County JC (3/29).

2023 (Charleston Southern): Pitched in 11 games, making 10 starts... Posted a 2-2 record... Finished with a 5.09 ERA in 35.1 innings... Recorded 23 strikeouts and 14 walks... Made collegiate debut at Tennessee (2/28), the same mound his dad pitched for two years... Recorded a season-high six strikeouts against UNC Asheville (3/19)... Worked a season long 5.2 innings at Radford (4/16)... Had five punch outs in four innings against Longwood (4/23).

High School: Graduated from Folsom High School... Named to 2022 CAL-HI Sports All-State team... Participate in the 2022 Area Code Games... Played in the 2022 Future Stars Main Event held at Citi Field in New York... Threw 35 innings and recorded 52 strikeouts with a 3.17 ERA as a senior... Named a Perfect Game Second Team All-American.

Personal: Son of John and Carrie Alkire.. Has two younger sister, Haylie and Emylie, and one younger brother, Matthew... His father, John, played baseball at Tennessee (1995-96) and Cal State Fullerton (1997), was drafted by Detroit in the 13th round of the 1997 MLB Draft and pitched at short-season Jamestown... His uncle, Jeff, played baseball at Miami (FL), was drafted in the fifth round of the 1992 MLB Draft by St. Louis, played four minor league seasons and was a member of the 1992 United States team at the Olympics... Hobbies include playing golf and aviation... Choose Texas State over interest from Michigan, Missouri, Ohio State, Purdue and Utah Valley... Majoring in management... Born Nov. 11, 2003.