Oklahoma Christian University Athletics

General Business major … Hard-throwing hurler who gives the Eagles a solid left-handed option on the mound … Younger brother of former OC pitcher Tyler Sturges … 2015: Played in 18 games, going 1-1 with two saves, a 4.64 ERA and 20 strikeouts and 18 walks in 21 1/3 innings … Recorded first career save with a shutout inning of work in 5-3 win over Dakota State (S.D.) on Feb. 14 … Save No. 2 came the next day, with another scoreless inning in 3-0 win over Dakota State … Pitched two scoreless innings in 7-6 loss to Texas-Permian Basin on April 4 … Did the same in 5-1 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State on April 6, recording four strikeouts in the process … Picked up win with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief in 8-6 decision over Oklahoma Panhandle State on April 10 … 2014: Played in 21 games, going 4-2 with a 4.50 ERA and 28 strikeouts and seven walks in 26 innings … Made OC debut on Feb. 15 against Pittsburg State (Kan.), pitching a season-long 2 2/3 innings … Picked up first OC win on April 1, pitching 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief as the Eagles won 8-7 at East Central … Recorded wins in back-to-back relief outings against Ecclesia (Ark.) on April 12 and at Oklahoma City University on April 15 … His fourth win came in a key situation, throwing  1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief as OC beat Central Baptist (Ark.) 12-8 in winners’ bracket of the NCCAA Central Region tournament on May 7 … Threw two innings of scoreless relief in 5-5 tie against Shorter (Ga.) in NCCAA World Series on May 15 … Previous school: Attended Rose State College in Midwest City in 2013 … Made 14 appearances as a redshirt freshman, going 1-2 with a 3.09 ERA and 25 strikeouts and 12 walks in 23 1/3 innings … Recorded first collegiate win in his first game, going a season-long 4 2/3 innings and allowing two hits while striking out five in a 6-5 win over eventual NJCAA Division II national champion Murray State … Originally signed with Cloud County (Kan.) Community College … During an abbreviated 2012 season, played in four games and didn’t record a decision, pitching 5 1/3 innings and posting an 11.82 ERA with six strikeouts … Before junior college, attended Edmond Santa Fe High School, where he played for current OC coach Lonny Cobble.