Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...
SENIOR/COVID YEAR (2021): Made 21 appearances which included one start on the mound on the season ... went 1-3 with a 7.45 ERA in 29.0 innings of work ... was the team's closer as he led the club with five saves ... he also led the team in total appearances and innings pitched from the pen ... tied for the team lead from the bullpen with 27 strikeouts while only issuing 19 walks ... recorded eight scoreless outings on the year ... had a stretch in which he did not allow a run over five consecutive appearances (at Northern Colorado on March 27, at UNC on March 28, vs. GCU on April 2, vs. Washington State on April 7 and at UTRGV on April 10 ... recorded saves at Saint Mary's, at BYU, at Northern Colorado, vs. New Mexico State and in a must-win regular-season finale with a spot to the WAC Tournament on the line at Seattle U ... went a season-long 4.2 innings at Portland on March 12 ... struck out a season-best four batters in a 2.0-inning save against NM State in which he allowed just one run on May 9 ... tossed 2.1 inning of scoreless relief en route to earning the save in the season-opener at Saint Mary's on Feb. 19 ... surrendered just one run on three hits to earn the save in the must-win regular-season finale at Seattle U on May 22 ... recorded four defensive assists ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

SENIOR (2020): Made six appearances all in relief before having the season cut short due to COVID-19 ... the six appearances tied for a team-lead ... had an outstanding season in which he went 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 10.0 innings of work ... struck out 12 and walked just four while limiting opponents to a .216 batting average ... recorded four shutout appearances on the year ... went a season-long 2.2 innings of scoreless and hitless relief in which he struck out two and walked two in an extra-inning win at San José State on Feb. 29 ... struck out a season-high four batters over an inning and a third of scoreless relief against BYU on March 3 ... tossed 2.0 innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts in what turned out to be the season finale against Air Force on March 11 ... recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the year ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

JUNIOR (2019): Earned Academic All-WAC honors ... made 14 appearances all in relief ... posted an 0-1 record and an 11.25 ERA ... struck out five batters in 16.0 innings of work ... logged four scoreless outings on the year ... threw 2.1 scoreless innings of work at UC Davis on March 1 ... went a season-high 3.1 innings against Niagara on March 12 ... also struck out a season-best two batters against Niagara on March 12.

Before Utah Valley ...
Other College: Played sophomore season at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix and struck out 16 batters in 15 innings of work ... was part of a team that went 46-15 and 30-6 in conference play ... spent freshman season at Goshen College and set a then single-season school record with seven saves while helping the team to its most wins in school history.

High School: Prepped at Mountain Crest High School in Hyrum, Utah ... was second-team All-Region and All-State and helped team to a pair of region championships.

Personal ...
Born in West Jordan, Utah ... son of Jan and Daniel Triplett ... has two brothers, Shawn and Sawyer ... major is exercise science ... mom was a swimmer at BYU ... enjoys camping and Jeeping ... career goal to work with athletes on strength and conditioning.