2022 (R-Senior) | Game-by-Game
Transitioned to pitcher-only and appeared in 10 games out of the bullpen... totaled 15 strikeouts across 13.0 innings... opened the year with three straight scoreless appearances, striking out four across four innings... recorded a scoreless inning in a win over Youngstown State on April 15... scattered three hits and struck out a pair in 1.2 innings against MSOE on April 27.
2021 (R-Junior) | Game-by-Game
Appeared in 30 games for the Panthers, starting 12... recorded seven hits including a pair of doubles... drove in three runs while scoring six more... also appeared in eight games on the mound and earned one start... finished the year with a 6.30 ERA in 10.0 innings of work, striking out six... made his Milwaukee pitching debut on February 27 at Kentucky, allowing a pair of hits and one earned run in one inning of work... pitched a scoreless 1.1 innings at Ohio on March 6, striking out a pair... also had a scoreless outing at UIC on March 14, striking out two and working around two hits... picked up the win on March 27 against Purdue Fort Wayne, pitching an effective 1.1 innings... added another victory in his next outing, tossing 1.1 scoreless with just one hit allowed... saw his first start against Youngstown State on April 11 but got into some trouble allowing three walks and four hits in 1.2 innings... scored three runs in the Oakland series on April 2-3, reaching base five times... drove in a pair with a two-run double in the sixth inning o a 21-3 route of Oakland on May 1.
2020 (R-Junior) | Game-by-Game
Started 13 games in his first season for the Panthers...made his Milwaukee debut on February 14 against Illinois... finished with nine hits including a pair of doubles and a home run... scored five runs while driving in three more... drew six walks, second most on th team... stole two bases in two attempts... totaled 23 putouts and two assists in the outfield... earned his first hit for the Panthers on February 15 against No. 17 Wake Forest, a ninth-inning single... recorded his first multi-hit game for the Panthers on February 28 against Oregon... finished 2-for-3 with a double, home run, and three RBI at Miami (OH) on March 8... season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to MKE: Spent two seasons at Madison College … named North Central Community College Conference Most Valuable Player in 2019, as well as first-team all-conference … batted .329 in 47 games, scoring 45 times … had 16 extra-base hits (8 2B/2 3B/6 HR) and drove in 49 runs … recorded 48 hits and walked 30 times for a .451 on-base percentage … helped team win 42 games and make a return trip to the NJCAA World Series … played 38 games for the WolfPack as a freshman, helping them to a Region IV championship and World Series appearance ... batted .284 with 31 hits, 25 runs batted in, and 22 runs scored... led the team with 15 stolen bases in 15 attempts … transferred to Madison from Iowa, where he spent a redshirt year in 2017.
High School: A three-sport athlete (baseball, football, basketball) and nine-time letter winner at Eau Claire North High School … four-year letterwinner as a centerfielder and pitcher in baseball … named Big Rivers Second-Team All-Conference each of his final two seasons … set several school records as a quarterback, including passing yards, completions, attempts and TD passes in a career, as well as single-game passing yards and touchdown passes.
Personal: Son of Gene and Cindy LaRock … dad played football at UW-Eau Claire and brother, Derek, played football at Winona State … a community engagement and education major … chose Milwaukee because of the location and the baseball program … career goal is to “be happy” … most memorable sports experience was making back-to-back NJCAA World Series appearances in junior college … lists hobbies as music and outdoor adventures … did volunteer work as a Special Olympics coach … born Feb. 14, 1998.
Pronunciation: La-ROCK