Concordia Irvine Athletics

2021: Pitched 6.2 innings in 10 appearances... Gave up 9 earned runs resulting in a 12.15 ERA... Struck out 6 batters while walking 7... Finished the season with an 0-1 record... Named Academic All-PacWest.


2020: Pitched 12.0 innings in 8 appearances before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Gave up 4 earned runs resulting in a 3.00 ERA... Struck out 8 batters while walking 6... Opponents had a .262 batting average against... Finished the season with a 2-0 record... Named Academic All-PacWest.


UC DAVIS (2018-2019):

2019: Appeared in 24 games on the mound out of the bullpen for the Aggies… Finished his debut season 2-3 with a 6.14 ERA and two saves, striking out 21 and holding opponents to a .302 average over 29.1 innings of work… Made his Division I debut in the Aggies’ season opener on Feb. 16 against Northern Colorado, allowing one run on three hits and striking out three over a career-long four innings en route to his first career save… Picked up his first career win against Utah Valley on Mar. 1, allowing just one hit over 1.2 scoreless innings… Ranked second on the staff with a pair of saves… Also tossed an inning of scoreless, hitless relief at No. 2 Stanford (Apr. 16)… Helped the Aggies to an 11-inning win over Long Beach State with his second win of the season on Apr. 28. 


2018: Did not make an appearance.


SADDLEBACK COLLEGE (2015-2017):

2017: Earned first team All-Orange Empire Conference accolades as a sophomore… Finished the 2017 season 6-5 with a 3.25 ERA across 90.2 total innings of work, and 4-1 with a 2.1 ERA in league play… Recipient of “Scholar Baller” award for achieving a GPA above a 3.0.


2016: Appeared in 9 games throwing a total of 12.0 innings... Struck out 5 batters while walking 2... Posted a 0.00 ERA.


2015: Appeared in 1 game throwing 1.0 innings... Gave up 3 earned runs resulting in a 27.00 ERA.


HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Dana Hills HS... Helped his team to a 2014 Sea View Conference Championship title during his senior year and a quarter final finish in the Southern Section.


CLUB: SC Spartans and BPA Rawlings


PERSONAL: Born on March 27, 1996 to Tom Lyford... Pursuing a Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration... Superstition is to wipe off the mound before making a pitching appearance... Walk-up song is Butterfly Effect by Travis Scott... Favorite pro team is the Washington Nationals... Favorite pro athlete is Sandy Koufax... Favorite TV shows are Last Chance U, E60, and That 70s show... Favorite movies are Inception, 1917, and Saving Private Ryan... Favorite music artists are ASAP Ferg, Travis Scott, and RÜFÜS Du Sol... Favorite book is Beyond Belief by Josh Hamilton... Favorite quote: "Success is being you, not somebody else"