He was selected as an All-Star by the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association in his senior year.
[2] In 1995, his sophomore year, he was named as an honorable mention from South Carolina in the All-USA High School award.
In that season, he earned first-team All-SEC, SEC All-Freshman Team and Freshman All-American honors.
[8] As a junior in 2000, he earned the most wins of any collegiate pitcher with 17 that year, only lost one game, and posted a 2.81 ERA.
He began the 2007 season with the Pirates affiliate, the AA Altoona Curve and was promoted to the AAA Indianapolis Indians in late June.