At Princeton

2010: Appeared in 10 games, making nine starts … was 1-6 with a 6.36 ERA and pitched 52.1 innings … allowed one unearned run in 7.2 innings of work for a win at UNC Greensboro … struck out six in the win … allowed two unearned runs in 8.2 innings of work for a win at Navy … allowed three runs in six innings for a quality start against Harvard … pitched a shutout inning of relief against Monmouth … struck out eight in a complete-game loss at Cornell.

2009: Made 10 appearances, seven as a starter and three out of the bullpen ... a second-team All-Ivy selection ... was 5-2 with a 3.06 ERA in 50 innings of work ... led team with five wins and three complete games ... had the lowest ERA on the team among starting pitchers ... ranked second in the Ivy League in conference ERA (3.48) ... allowed two earned runs over four and two-thirds innings in two relief appearances at William & Mary ... allowed two earned runs in four innings in a start at top-ranked North Carolina ... gave up a run on six hits in an eight-inning outing for a win at Navy ... allowed a run on four hits for a complete-game win at Harvard ... allowed two runs over seven for a complete-game win over Columbia ... scattered three hits in a complete-game shutout at Penn ... earned his fifth win with a five-inning performance at Cornell.

2008: Led team with 14 appearances out of the bullpen ... had the team's lowest ERA at 3.23 ... was 2-2 in 30.2 innings pitched ... struck out 32 batters and walked 14 ... allowed a run in 3.1 innings of work  to earn the win in his collegiate debut at Delaware ... struck out three in two shutout innings at Richmond ... fanned two in 2.1 shutout innings in a win at Rutgers ... struck out two in a pair of perfect innings against Monmouth ... tossed a season-high six innings and fanned seven in an extra-innings win at Brown ... had three-straight shutout performances against Seton Hall, Penn and St. John's ... allowed a run in five innings while striking out seven against Cornell.

At Bishop Hendricken

Earned two varsity letters in baseball ... was a first-team All-Division pitcher as a senior ... pitched to a 7-1 record with a 1.30 ERA and averaged 10.7 strikeouts a game as a senior ... was an academic all-state selection ... miss junior season with an injury .... was a National Merit Finalist and his school’s salutatorian ... won the school’s Math Award as the top mathematics student in his class ... also ran indoor track in high school ... team won state title as a junior.

Personal

Son of David and Jackie Palms ... father attended Bryant and works in banking ... mother attended Rhode Island College and is a homemaker ... mother played soccer and softball in college ... has a younger sister Danielle that is in high school ... born Dec. 8 … majoring in economics.

Career Stats

Most Strikeouts in a Game: 8 (April 30, 2010 at Cornell)
Longest Outing: 8.2 Innings (March 19, 2010 at Navy)

*Through March 31, 2010