2012 - Named SoCon Coaches Pitcher of the Year ... All-SoCon First Team ... ACBA All-Atlantic Region Second Team ... National Pitcher of the Year Midseason Watch list ... led SoCon with 2.69 ERA ... posted 9-4 record in 16 starts and team-best 77 strikeouts in 93.2 IP ... pitched six innings with just two hits to earn partial shutout of South Alabama (2/19) ... held Furman to just three hits and no runs in eight innings with eight strikeouts (3/10) ... shutout Georgia Southern for seven innings in win (3/31) ... tallied career-high 10 strikeouts in 6.2 innings vs. Samford (4/14) ... finished career ranked second all-time in starts (44), second in wins (24), sixth in strikeouts (203), and ninth in ERA (4.10) ... drafted in eighth round of 2012 MLB Draft and signed with Minnesota Twins.
2011 - Had a stellar sophomore campaign, going 8-1 in 16 appearances and making the All-SoCon Second Team ... posted a team-best 3.09 ERA in 81.2 innings worked ... struck out 63 batters and allowed only 18 extra-base hits ... held opponents to .232 batting average and just 37 total runs.
2010 - Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... Made 17 appearances, with 16 starts... Posted a 7-4 record with a 6.84 ERA... Tossed 79 innings, allowing 73 runs, 60 earned on 105 hits with 37 walks and 63 strikeouts.
Before CofC - Played at Greenwood HS ... Greenwood, S.C. ... 47th round selection by the Cleveland Indians in 2009 Draft ... four-time All-Region, two-time All-State ... Lakelands Player of the Year ... S.C. Select All-Star ...
Personal - Born Christian Dean Powell on July 3, 1991 in Greenwood, S.C. ... parents are Pam and Dean Powell ... major is communication.
