Birmingham-Southern College

2016: Southern Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year … First-Team All-SAA … two-time SAA pitcher of the week (Feb. 15 and April 18) … ranked No. 2 nationally for victories … finished season ranked nationally in five different categories … led league in two categories … finished with team-best 2.31 ERA of pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched … earned most wins on team … member of regular season and tournament champion team … started every game he appeared in on the mound … started in every conference game he appeared in … pitched 105.1 innings … earned 72 strikeouts against 382 batters faced … finished with 2.31 ERA.

2014: Appeared in 17 games on the mound, including 3 games started...posted a 4-0 record with a 2.53 ERA and 6.41 Strikeouts/Game...totaled 46.1 IP allowing on 8 walks and 13 earned runs...earned his first collegiate victory in February 15th game at LaGrange, throwing four innings in relief while allowing only one run. 

Pre-BSC: Attended Dunwoody HS in Dunwoody, Ga. where he played baseball for Coach Chan English... was named to the DeKalb County All-Star team his junior and senior seasons... was also named DeKalb All-County in 2013... also played football and was a member of the diving team... earned All-County honors in football his junior and senior year and was named All-County diving and All-County diving MVP his senior year... named to the Academic All-Conference and was a member of the German National Honors Society.

Personal: Son of Dana Gaines and Jack Gaines... born Sept. 6, 1994... has a younger sister, Mackenzie... both of his grandfathers played collegiate football, one at William & Mary and the other at Georgia Tech... plans to major in business administration.