PREP/PERSONAL
A Mizuno All-Ohio selection ... compiled an 18-6 overall record, 124 strikeouts and 2.07 ERA in 130-plus innings during high school career ... went 8-1 with a 1.52 ERA as a senior, fanning 60 batters in 55 innings ... an All-Northeast Ohio and NEOBCA All-Star selection ... two-time all-conference choice ... named Academic All-Ohio ... garnered Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Week honors ... a National Honor Society member ... the son of Stefan Effross and Christine Morton ... born on December 28, 1993 ... majoring in Political Science.