Dallas Baptist University Athletics

2020 (SOPHOMORE – NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
Named a First Team Academic All-American … Went 2-2 with a 2.83 ERA in five starts … Struck out 30 batters in 28.2 innings of work.
 
2019 (FRESHMAN – NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
Earned Second Team All-Conference honors … Posted a 4-6 record in 14 starts … Led the team in strikeouts (81) and averaged 10.72 strikeouts per nine innings.
 
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the Frisco Roughriders in the Texas Collegiate League in 2020.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at El Reno High School … Played for head coach Keith Hill … Earned Class 5A All-State honors following his senior season … Rated the No. 11 right-handed pitcher and the 32nd-best prospect from the state of Oklahoma by Perfect Game in 2018 … Also tabbed an Academic All-State selection in basketball as a senior … Graduated as the valedictorian in his class … Competed in the summers for Tulsa Sandlot and Midwest Elite.

PERSONAL
Born on September 3, 1999 … Parents are Jeff and Angie Kouba … His father played baseball at Oklahoma Baptist … His brother, Ryan, played baseball at Eastern Oklahoma State, Austin Peay, and is currently at Oklahoma Wesleyan … Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 27:17.