Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2024 (Junior Year)

• Redshirted

• Named the No. 7 Sun Belt Conference prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft by D1Baseball
• Tabbed the No. 10 Sun Belt Conference prospect for the 2023 MLB Draft by Perfect Game
• Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or better) for the 2022 fall semester
• Appeared in 11 games with 11 starts in 2023
• Pitched in 44.0 innings with a 3-3 record to go along with his career-best 49 strikeouts

• Pitched in 17 games on the season, making one start as a true freshman
• Made his first career start at home versus Clemson (May 17)
• Was 4-0 on the year with a 3.71 ERA
• Struck out 19 and walked just seven hitters over 26.2 innings pitched on the year
• Made his Coastal debut out of the bullpen versus nationally-ranked Central Michigan (Feb. 19), earning the win by striking out two hitters over 2.0-scoreless innings
• Threw 2.0-scoreless innings out of the bullpen, striking out two hitters in the win over Illinois (Feb. 26)
• Fanned two hitters in 1.0 inning at nationally-ranked North Carolina (March 6)
• Struck out two batters in 2.0-scoreless innings in the midweek home win over the College of Charleston (April 6)
• Also fanned two batters over 1.2 innings in midweek action at Charlotte (April 19)
• Earned the win on the road at the College of Charleston (April 26), throwing 3.2-scoreless innings out of the bullpen
• Tossed 1.0-scoreless frame at nationally-ranked Georgia Southern (May 1) and a combined 1.1-scoreless innings in back-to-back wins over Little Rock (May 6 & 7), earning the win over the Trojans in the second contest
• Recorded the win in his lone start of the season, allowing two unearned runs on three hits, one walk, and a season-high four strikeouts in midweek action with Clemson (May 17)
• Pitched 2.0-scoreless innings in the win over Virginia (June 5) at the 2022 NCAA Greenville Regional
• Struck out two hitters in 1.2-scoreless innings in the championship game of the NCAA Greenville Regional versus East Carolina (June 6)
• Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring semesters

• Ranked as the No. 5 right-handed pitching prospect in the state of New Jersey for the Class of 2021 by Perfect Game
• Ranked as the No. 6 right-handed pitching prospect in the state of New Jersey for the Class of 2021 by Prep Baseball Report
• Ranked the 11th-best overall prospect in the Class of 2021 in the state of New Jersey by Perfect Game
• Also ranked as the No. 15 overall prospect in the state of New Jersey for the Class of 2021 by Prep Baseball Report
• Lettered for four years in baseball at Jackson Memorial High School
• Was a team captain his senior season
• A 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American high honorable mention selection
• A 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-Northeast Region second-team pick
• A 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American high honorable mention honoree
• A 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-Northeast Region second-team selection
• A 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American honorable mention pick
• Ranked in the Top 500 National Rankings by Perfect Game
• Ranked on the FB 90 Plus List by Perfect Game for reaching 93 mph
• Helped lead his Diamond Jacks Super 15 club team to a PG Super25 Championship at the 2018 PG Super25 15U Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships
• Named to the 2017 WWBA 2021 Grads or 14U National Championship, 2017 WWBA Freshman World Championship, and 2018 PG Super25 15U Mid-Atlantic Regional All-Tournament teams
• Also earned a spot on the 2020 PG Super25 17U Mid-Atlantic Regional and 2020 WWBA Northeast Qualifier All-Tournament teams while playing with the Diamond Jacks
• Named the Shore Conference Class A South Pitcher of the Year in 2019 as a sophomore and in 2021 as a senior
• Earned a spot on the Shore Baseball Coaches Association Class A South team in both 2019 and 2021
• Named to the Shore Sports Network All-Shore second team in 2021
• Invited to the 2021 New Jersey Senior All-Star Game but did not play due to an injury
• Helped lead his high school team to a Group 4 Section and Class A South Division Championship in 2018 as a freshman
• Went 4-1 with a 1.85 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP his senior season, striking out 55 over 34.0 innings pitched his senior season before being shut down
• Pitched in the Last Dance World Series in 2020, firing 18.0 scoreless innings with 22 strikeouts and no walks in leading his team to the state championship game
• Won a state championship for Little League when he was 11 years old
• A member of the honor roll in 2020 and high honor roll in 2021

• Born June 2, 2003
• Son of Rafal and Dorothy Potok
• One sibling – Krystian
• Originally from Jackson, N.J.
• Majoring in Recreation and Sport Management