Baseball
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Summer 2008
Played for the Coppell Copperheads of the Texas Collegiate League... led team in victories (4), innings pitched (47) and strikeouts (42)... ranked in three top five categories in the TCL... held opponents to a .203 batting average... recorded a 3.26 ERA in eight starts on the mound.
SLC Tournament
Made one relief appearance throwing one inning and allowing one run, one hit and one walk with a strikeout against Texas State (05/21).
2008 (Freshman)
1-2, 6.23, 0 saves... made 15 appearances, including one start on the mound... was third on the team making 14 relief appearances, fourth in total appearances (15) and fifth in strikeouts (24)... pitched 30.1 innings and allowed 37 hits, 21 earned runs and 11 walks... limited opponents to a .189 batting average (7-for-37) with two outs...made five appearances throwing at least two innings... made NCAA division I debut throwing three innings in relief allowing one hit, one run and posting two strikeouts with one walk against Louisiana Tech (02/26)... pitched two scoreless innings of relief allowing two hits and striking out four batters against Nevada (03/01)... recorded first career victory in only start of the season pitching six innings and chipping in a season-high six strikeouts against UT Pan American (04/01)... did not allow an extra-base hit in final 9.1 innings (eight outings) of relief... member of the Capital One/Southland Conference 2008 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll... named to the UT Arlington Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll.
Brigham Young University
Transferred to UT Arlington after spending one redshirt season at BYU
High School
As a senior at Northwest High School, had a 6-3 record and 1.87 ERA in 75 innings....struck out a school-record 106 batters and walked just 18 en route to a First-Team All-District 5-5A honors...two-time academic All-District 5-5A.
Personal
Son of Randy and Valerie Varner... born Feb. 3, 1988... an exercise science major at UT Arlington.