Missouri S&T Athletics

2026: Earned First Team All-Region honors from ABCA/Rawlings... earned Second Team All-Region honors from the D2CCA and NCBWA... earned First Team All-GLVC... led the team and ranked second in the GLVC for ERA with 3.26, the lowest mark by a Miner since 2019... led the GLVC in wins with 10, the most by a Miner since 2016 and tied for the second-most in a season in program history... played a key role in the program's school-record 19-game win streak, adding five wins during that stretch... led the team in strikeouts with 66, the sixth-most in a season in program history... ends his career ranked tenth in program history for strikeouts with 131 and tied for ninth in ERA with 3.95... best outing came against Truman State on March 22nd where he recorded a complete game shutout, allowing just five hits and one walk while striking out a career-high 11... named to the GLVC All-Tournament team after a win against Drury in the opening round, striking out 8 while giving up just one earned run... went 8.0 innings with 7 strikeouts in his start against Davenport at the NCAA Midwest Regionals... awarded CSC Academic All-District honors… earned the Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award… named to the GLVC All-Academic team.

2025: Was first among starters with a 3.88 ERA in 14 appearances and 11 starts…pitched in the third-most innings on the team with 58 total innings pitched…struck out a team-high 54 batters…had the lowest batting average against among starters at .237…named the GLVC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 24 after he threw seven scoreless innings at #7 Missouri Southern…awarded GLVC All-Tournament team honors following a five inning scoreless outing against Maryville…awarded CSC Academic All-District honors…named to the GLVC All-Academic team.

2024: Appeared in 12 games, pitching 14.1 innings…recorded season-best 4 strikeouts against University of Indianapolis on March 9th…he ended the season with 11 strikeouts and a 6.28 ERA…made the GLVC All-Academic Team.

2023: Appeared in one game on the mound against Missouri Southern (3/23).

HIGH SCHOOL: attended Fort Zumwalt West HS... batted .318 while slugging .427 with 29 RBI's. Pitched in eight games on the mound, finished with a record of 1-3 record in 23.3 innings pitched.

PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Heather Bates, majoring in Engineering Management