Member of 4A state championship baseball team (2007)

Member of 4A regional championship baseball team (2006)

North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year (2007)

Drafted 10th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft and played for the San Francisco Giants (2009-2019) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2020-2023)

• 3x World Series Champion (2010, 2012, 2014)

  • NLCS and world series MVP (2014)

  • Record for lowest World Series' ERA of 0.25 over 36 innings pitched

• 4x MLB all-star (2013-2016)

• 2x Silver Slugger Award winner (2014, 2015)

• AP Athlete of the Year & Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (2014)

• 125 wins and over 2000 career strikeouts at the professional level