Pronunciation: BOZ-ma

• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2022)

CAREER (PRIOR TO KENTUCKY)
Pitched three seasons for the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks…Made 34 appearances, including 19 starting assignments…Posted a 5-6 record and 4.63 ERA in 114.2 innings…Only allowed three home runs, including none in 2021…Struck out 134 batters, good for 10.6 strikeouts-per-nine innings…Lowered his ERA each season.

2022 SUMMER

Spent time with Cotuit in the Cape Cod League…Made four starts, posting a 1.68 earned run average in 16.1 innings…Struck out 14 and allowed just three earned runs…Opponents batted only .213…Did not allow an earned run through his first 11 innings pitched.

2022

Pitched in 11 games, starting 10…Went 4-3 with a 4.79 earned run average in 41.1 innings…Battled injury but returned to pitch masterful one-hitter vs. No. 15 LSU in elimination game in SEC Tournament…Had a no-hitter into the seventh inning and struck out 10…Pitched six shutout innings vs. No. 14 Georgia in series-clinching win…Had eight strikeouts versus Western Michigan….Opponents hit just .267 on the season and he allowed just one home run.

2021 SUMMER
Pitched for the Williamsport Crosscutters of the MLB Draft League…Made four starts in five appearances…Went 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA over 20.0 innings, allowing 17 hits…Struck out 19 batters and held opponents to a .230 batting average.

2021 (MIAMI, OHIO)
Appeared in 15 games, including 14 starts…Went 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA in 57.0 innings…Struck out 72 for an 11.4 strikeouts-per-nine innings rate…Allowed 56 hits, none of which were home runs…Opponents hit just .259 against him…Best start of the season came vs. Davidson (3/7) when he twirled five shutout innings, striking out nine and allowing just two hits…Threw 4.2 shutout innings vs. Kent State on 4/25…Struck out at least six batters in seven outings.

2020 (MIAMI, OHIO)
Made four starts on the mound during the pandemic-shortened season…Went 1-1 with a 4.82 ERA in 18.2 innings…Struck out 15 and walked seven…Only allowed one home run…Earned the victory against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/22), giving up three runs and striking out six in 5.0 innings pitched…Threw five shutout innings, striking out four in win over Penn State (3/12).

2019 (MIAMI, OHIO)
Appeared in 15 games, making one start as a freshman…Finished with a 2-1 record and 5.54 ERA in 39.0 innings pitched…Was fifth on RedHawks with 51 strikeouts…Earned first career victory going 6.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits while striking out a season-high 11 batters vs. St. Bonaventure (3/15)…Went 6.0 innings and did not allow an earned run while striking out five in first career start in MAC Tournament game vs. Ohio (5/24)…Had at least four strikeouts in six appearances on season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended West Ottawa (Mich.) High School…Four-year letterwinner seeing time at pitcher, first base and centerfield…Also a four-year letterwinner in basketball…Had career had 20-6 record and 1.05 ERA in 205 innings…Struck out 226, threw two no-hitters and one perfect game in high school…All-Region in both sports three consecutive seasons (2016-18).

PERSONAL
Hometown is Holland, Mich. … Son of Wendy and Duane Bosma…Dad played basketball and baseball at Hope College and professional basketball in Luxembourg…Mom was a soccer player at Hope College… Has a younger brother, Blake, who plays football at Western Michigan.