Has a live arm . . . one of three conference starters on the mound.

2005 (Junior): Appeared in 16 games, starting 15 . . . tossed a team-high seven complete games . . . led the team in wins with a record of 5-7 . . . posted an ERA of 4.98 in 90.1 innings . . . surrendered just one earned run over 7.0 innings in game one versus UNC Asheville . . . gave up one run in 3.0 innings at Alabama . . . surrendered just two earned runs and struck out eight batters in 7.2 innings in game two versus Butler . . . gave up just one run over 8.0 innings in game three versus Jacksonville State . . . surrendered three runs over 6.2 innings in game two of the Austin Peay series . . . gave up two earned runs over 7.0 innings in game two of the Southeast Missouri series . . . pitched a complete game, giving up just one earned run in game two at Eastern Illinois . . . tossed a complete game, surrendering four runs and striking out five batters in game two of the Eastern Kentucky series . . . pitched the complete game, giving up just three runs in game two at Morehead State . . . gave up two runs over 7.0 innings in game two against Tennessee Tech . . . pitched a complete-game shutout, giving up just five hits and striking out four batters in game two of the Tennessee-Martin series.

2004 (Sophomore): Appeared in 20 games, starting 14 . . . posted an ERA of 3.70 and a record of 6-5 . . . led the team with 98 strikeouts . . . pitched one complete game and earned three saves . . . struck out 10 or more batters in three games . . . pitched 7.2 innings, striking out eight batters with just one earned run at Troy State . . . pitched 7.0 innings, surrendering two earned runs in a home game against Troy State . . . pitched 9.0 innings, giving up three earned runs and striking out 10 batters against Toledo . . . pitched 7.0 innings, striking out nine batters against Austin Peay . . . struck out a career-high 12 batters in 9.0 innings at Birmingham-Southern . . . earned a save in 1.2 innings in game one at Eastern Kentucky . . . tossed 8.1 innings, striking out nine batters and giving up just two runs in game two at Eastern Kentucky . . . earned saves in both games of the Morehead State doubleheader . . . pitched 6.0 innings, striking out seven batters in game three against Morehead State . . . struck out 11 batters and gave up just one earned run in 7.0 innings at Tennessee Tech . . . pitched 5.0 scoreless innings at Murray State . . . threw a complete game, giving up just two earned runs against topseeded Austin Peay in the OVC Tournament.

2003 (Freshman): Led the team with a 4.67 ERA and 67 strikeouts . . . pitched 88.2 innings, the most on the team . . . appeared in 21 games, starting 11 contests . . . pitched 4.0 innings, giving up just one run on two hits in his collegiate debut against VMI . . . threw 6.0 strong innings, surrendering just one run at Nicholls State . . . gave up one run and struck out a career-high seven batters in 7.2 innings at UAB . . . pitched three shutout innings against Alabama . . . pitched 8.0 innings, giving up five runs against Troy State . . . gave up just two runs in 6.0 innings against Stetson . . . pitched a complete game, giving up just one run on six hits against McNeese State . . . pitched two shutout innings against UAB.

High School: Posted a 6-2 record with a 2.24 ERA, including 56 strikeouts in 49 innings as a senior at George Walton Academy . . . also hit .300 with eight home runs and 30 RBI . . . named All-Region and GISA All-Star as a senior. . . helped George Walton to the state championship in 2002.

Personal: Born April 23, 1984 . . . son of John and Joellen Artz . . . majoring in sociology.