2015: Academic All-Conference Carolinas...Made 14 appearances on the mound, including one start...Recorded 16 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched...Tossed two innings and struck out four in an 11-9 win at North Greenville on February 21...Registered four strikeouts in one and two-thirds perfect innings on March 22 against Mount Olive...Started on April 1 against Lenoir-Rhyne, going two innings and striking out two...His longest out of two and two-thirds innings came on April 14 against Tusculum.

2014: Led the Tornado with a 3.49 earned run average, a mark that would have ranked fifth in Conference Carolinas had he thrown enough innings to qualify...Posted a record of 1-2 with one save in 28 and one-thirds innings of work...Threw a season-high five and one-thirds innings and struck out a season-best three batters against Pfeiffer University on March 8...Earned his first career win after tossing three innings in relief, allowing one run on three hits and striking out two in King''s 9-8 win over Slippery Rock University on March 2...Complete his first career save after throwing the final three innings of King''s 15-4 win over at North Greenville University on March 15.

Prior to King: Played for two seasons at Lincoln Trail CC in Illinois.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Defiance HS in Ohio... Named third team all-conference... Team won three league championships... Also played four years of basketball as a center, helping the team to four league championships.

Personal: Son of Kemp and Laura Stapleton... Majoring in Marketing.