Dallas Baptist University Athletics

2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Was the team’s Friday night starter, making four starts before the season was halted … Posted a 3.98 ERA and struck out 26 batters over 20.1 innings of work … His 26 strikeouts were the fourth most in the Missouri Valley Conference … VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Started Opening Day versus South Dakota State (2/14) and threw an immaculate inning in the first inning of the season, allowing just one run while striking out seven in 4.0 innings of work … Struck out a career-high nine batters and surrendered two earned runs in 6.0 innings against Arkansas State (2/28) … Matched a career-high in innings pitched with a 7.0 inning performance versus Oral Roberts (3/6) allowing just two runs and one walk while striking out seven.
 
2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Did not allow an run in six appearances, including one start … Struck out eight batters and allowed just three hits in 6.2 innings … VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his first appearance at UT Arlington (4/30) and did not surrender a run in 1.0 inning … Struck out all three batters that he faced versus Stephen F. Austin (5/7) … MVC TOURNAMENT: Held Illinois State scoreless in 2.0 innings of work (5/24) … LUBBOCK REGIONAL: Struck out both batters that he faced against Texas Tech in the Lubbock Regional final (6/2).
 
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Earned a redshirt season after making just a pair of relief appearances … VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Pitched 0.2 innings of scoreless relief in his final appearance of the year at then-ranked No. 11 Clemson (2/24) ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Earned his first career save in a 5-3 win over Monmouth (2/17) after striking out two batters in 1.0 inning of work.

2017 (FRESHMAN)
Pitched in 17 games, making 14 starts … Also made 10 starts as a position player … Finished second on the DBU pitching staff in strikeouts (68) and innings pitched (75.2) … His six wins were tied for third most on the team … Became the team’s Friday night ace in early March and remained in that role through the rest of the regular season … VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Made his first career start at then-ranked No. 24 Rice (2/21) and earned the win in a predetermined start, holding the Owls scoreless over 4.0 innings while not giving up a hit and striking out five … VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Struck out a season-high seven batters over 6.0 innings at Missouri State (4/7) … Matched a season-high in strikeouts with seven in just 4.1 innings against Bradley (5/12) … VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his collegiate debut versus Louisiana Monroe in the season opener (2/17) and threw 3.0 shutout innings in relief without allowing a hit … Came out of the bullpen to shutout Jacksonville State (3/4) over 4.1 innings and struck out six to notch his second win of the year … Made his first start in the Friday night role for the Patriots at Oral Roberts (3/10) and picked up the victory after working 5.0 innings and surrendering just one run … Blanked Grambling State (3/17) for 5.0 innings and struck out five to improve to 4-0 on the season … Held Central Arkansas (4/13) to just one run and fanned seven in 6.0 innings of work … MVC TOURNAMENT: Earned the win against Indiana State (5/26) after giving up three earned runs over 6.0 innings … FORT WORTH REGIONAL: Threw a season-high 7.0 innings and allowed just two earned runs while striking out six to pick up the win over then-ranked No. 11 Virginia (6/5).
 
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent the summer of 2020 with the Dallas Tigers in the Five Tool Collegiate League … Pitched for the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod League in 2017.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Coppell High School… Played for head coach Kendall Clark … Starred at the plate and on the mound for a Coppell team that was ranked No. 1 in the nation for the majority of the 2016 season … Garnered Louisville Slugger First Team All-American honors as a utility player his senior year … Tabbed a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American … Ranked the top right-handed pitcher and the No. 8 overall prospect from the state of Texas in the class of 2016 by Perfect Game … Also rated the No. 3 right-handed pitcher nationally and the No. 103 overall prospect nationally by Perfect Game … Named All-Region First Team by Perfect Game following his senior season … Tabbed a Second Team Class 6A All-State selection as a relief pitcher by the Texas Sportswriters Association as a senior … Honored as the District’s Most Valuable Player in 2016 … Recognized as an Underclass Second Team All-American by Perfect Game in 2015 … Was one of just 22 players named to the Texas Rangers 2015 Area Code team … Competed for the Dallas Tigers in the summers.

PERSONAL
Born on March 4, 1998 … Parents are Jerry and Barbara Gaither … His father, Jerry Gaither, played football at TCU from 1974-1977 … Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 27:19.