2011 at Defiance: Anchored DC rotation with nine starts as team’s most consistent starter … Went five-or-more innings in seven of those outings and held foes to three earned runs or less in six starts … Set career highs with those nine starts, along with 49.2 innings of work and 33 strikeouts … Led all Yellow Jacket arms by holding opponents to a .297 batting average against … Ranked fourth on club with 5.62 earned-run average … Improved against Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference competition with 4.29 ERA over six starts to rank 11th among all HCAC pitchers with at least five games started on the mound in conference play … Limited left-handed batters to a .200 average for second-straight season … Named Honorable Mention All-HCAC.

2010 at Defiance: Broke into collegiate ranks with two starts in seven trips to the mound for Defiance ... Excelled in the bullpen with 12 innings of work over five relief outings … Posted 3.00 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and two saves in those contests … Ranked second on DC in saves … Held left-handed batters to .200 average … Did not yield a run and held opponents to a .111 average over three appearances in Yellow Jacket victories.

High School: Earned one varsity letter on the diamond at Defiance High … Played for head coach Tom Held.

Personal: Son of Priscilla Lopez … Cousin of former DC football student-athlete Eric Rubio … Majoring in accounting.