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2008 (Junior): Took a medical redshirt after missing the entire season. Summer 2007: Went 7-3 with a 1.83 ERA in 13 starts for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League ... Fired the first no-hitter in team history (7/17), holding the Brainerd Blue Thunder hitless for seven innings in the first game of a doubleheader ... Selected to the league's all-star team in both the first and second half of the season ... Allowed just 53 hits in 83 2/3 innings, collecting 83 strikeouts ... Teammate of current Jayhawks Justin Ellrich, Robby Price, Nick Czyz and Shaeffer Hall. 2007 (Sophomore): Posted a 5.52 ERA over 16 appearances ... Led the Jayhawks in starts (15), innings pitched (89.2) and strikeouts (91) ... Struck out a career-high 10 batters against Oklahoma State (3/25) ... In his first start of the season, pitched six scoreless innings, giving up only three hits and striking out six in a win over Hawaii-Hilo (2/3) ... Pitched seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball against Kansas State (5/4), taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning ... His 91 strikeouts were tied for the eighth most single-season strikeouts in Kansas history ... Recorded a 3.28 ERA over his final six starts, spanning 35.2 innings. Summer 2006: Pitched in 12 games, making 11 starts, for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League ... Compiled a 9-3 record with a 2.05 ERA in 66 innings ... Struck out 59 and walked 30 ... Allowed an opponent batting average of just .201 ... Teammate of current Jayhawk Paul Smyth and former Jayhawk Brock Simpson. 2006 (Freshman): Made 20 appearances and one start as a freshman ... Went 2-1 with a 5.35 ERA and 31 strikeouts ... Worked 4.2 innings in his first college start, allowing no earned runs and seven hits at Hawaii-Hilo (2/3) ... Worked two scoreless innings, striking out three, for first collegiate victory against Baker (3/8) ... Retired four straight hitters in his first conference action at Baylor (3/17) ... Struck out a season-high five hitters in 2.1 innings of work against Texas Tech (4/8). High School: Lettered three years in baseball at Oakville High School ... Went 15-4 on the mound during his junior and senior seasons with a 1.90 ERA ... Was named All-Suburban first team and conference player of the year as a junior at Oakville High ... Named all-metro second team ... Named team MVP of his summer team as a junior and sophomore ... Named All-Suburban South first team as a sophomore ... Coached by Rich Sturm ... Also competed in in-line hockey. Personal: Parents are Kevin and Nanette Marks ... A psychology major. |
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