Rogers State University Athletics

2018: Second Team All-Heartland … First Team All-OklahomaSports.Net … NCBWA South Central Region Pitcher of the Week (3/7) … Heartland Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/5) … Started all 13 appearances on the mound ... Posted a 7-5 record in 83.2 innings pitched … Pitched six complete games ... Pitched two complete game shutouts ... Combined with team for one shutout ... Allowed 32 runs, 22 earned, posting a 2.37 ERA ... Allowed 75 hits against 316 batters faced, a .237 batting average against ... Had 48 strikeouts ...

2017: Led the Hillcats with eight wins, totaling an 8-4 record on the mound during his junior season...Started in 13 games and made 14 appearances...Ranked second on the team in innings pitched at 73.1...Totaled 46 strikeouts and held opponents to a .265 batting average...Finished with an earned run average of 4.17...Started the season a perfect 4-0 and was 7-1 in early April...Posted four shutout performances on the mound...Tallied a season-high seven strikeouts in a shutout against College of the Ozarks on March 4.  
 
Previous: Played this summer for the Long Beach Legends of the California Collegiate League for head coach Jonathan Rodriguez…Appeared in seven games starting two pitching 21.1 innings with a 2.53 ERA and 1-1 win-loss record…In 2015 was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions…Started his collegiate career playing for the Louisburg College Hurricanes and head coach Keith Shumate…Went 4-0 in 2014 as a sophomore for the Hurricanes with a 3.14 ERA and 27 strikeouts…Played summer ball for the Adirondack Trail Blazers of the Perfect Game Collegiate League.
 
Prep: Attended State College Area High School.
 
Personal: Son of Caran Aikens…Said he chose RSU because “best opportunity to pursue my dream.”