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Awards/Honors
2026

• D2CCA & NCBWA National Pitcher of the Year
• First Team All-American (ABCA, D2CCA, NCBWA)
• Region Pitcher of the Year & First Team All-Region (ABCA, D2CCA, NCBWA)
• MIAA Pitcher of the Year & First Team All-MIAA (SP)
• All-MIAA Tournament Team
• MIAA Pitcher of the Week (3x)

Notes on Deaver

• Made 15 starts in his first year with the Hornets
• Posted a top-ten ERA and strikeout season in program history in 2026
• Spent freshman season at Missouri Western

Sophomore Season (2026)
Made 15 starts for the Hornets ... Opened the season without allowing an earned run in his first 34.1 innings pitched ... Recorded six or more strikeouts six of his first seven outings, including a career-high ten in 6.0 innings against Sioux Falls (2/14) ... Posted ten quality starts, eight outings with eight or more strikeouts and six with no walks allowed ... Struck out a career-high 16 batters in the MIAA Quarterfinals against Missouri Southern (5/7), matching the most by a D2 pitcher in a single game in the 2026 season ... Finished the season with 102 strikeouts and just 12 walks in 96.0 innings while posting an 11-2 record ... Led the nation in both ERA (1.50) and WHIP (0.82) while being third in BB/9 (1.13) ... Earned unanimous First Team All-MIAA honors along with being named the Pitcher of the Year and has been named the Central Region Pitcher of the Year by the ABCA, D2CCA and NCBWA ... Also selected as the National Pitcher of the Year by the D2CCA and NCBWA.

Previous (Missouri Western, 2025)
Made nine starts and four relief appearances for the Griffons as a freshman ... Posted a 6.08 ERA in 60.2 innings, while striking out 38 batters ... Pitched 6.2 relief innings against Maryville (3/11), a career-high out of the bullpen ... Recorded three outings of 7.0 innings or more.

High School
Attended Blue Springs South HS in Blue Springs, Mo. ... Earned All-Conference and All-District honors on the mound for the Jaguars.