Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2024 (Redshirt Junior Year)

• Earned 16 appearances in 2024 on his way to a 6-1 record in his career-best 16 starts
• Threw a career-high 75.2 innings pitched to go along with his career-best 56 strikeouts

• Tabbed the No. 44 Sun Belt Conference prospect for the 2023 MLB Draft by D1Baseball
• Earned a 3-1 record in his 10 appearances with six starts and one complete game, the lone of his career
• Tossed 42.2 innings pitched

• Pitched in 20 games on the season, the second-most among the pitching staff
• Made three starts on the year
• Went 4-0 with one save and a 7.12 ERA on the season
• Struck out 22 hitters compared to just eight walks over 30.1 innings pitched
• Fanned a season-high three batters three times - versus Kent State (Feb. 18), at Charlotte (April 19), and versus UNCW (May 3)
• Made his Chant debut out of the bullpen in the season opener, striking out the side and walking one in 1.0 inning in the win over Kent State (Feb. 18)
• Also threw 0.2-scoreless innings with one hit and one strikeout in the loss to the Golden Flashes (Feb. 20)
• Earned his first career win out of the bullpen versus Rutgers (Feb. 25), holding the Scarlet Knights to one run on six hits in 2.0 innings pitched 
• Made his first career start in the midweek game at UNCW (March 2), throwing a season-high 4.0-complete innings with one run on three hits and one strikeout - did not factor in the decision
• Struck out one over 2.0-scoreless innings in his start versus Wake Forest (March 8) in midweek action
• Fanned two hitters in each of his next three outings with 1.1-scoreless innings versus Xavier (March 13), a scoreless inning versus ULM (March 18), and 1.1 innings against ULM (March 20)
• Earned the save with 1.1-scoreless frames in the 6-4 win over Xavier (March 13)
• Gave up five earned runs over his next three appearances at Texas State (March 26), at Arkansas State (April 2), and versus Georgia State (April 10)
• Picked up his second win of the year out of the bullpen versus the Red Wolves (April 2)
• Struck out three hitters and walked one in 2.0-scoreless innings in the midweek loss at Charlotte (April 19)
• Posted the win in the start at home versus UNCW (May 3), allowing one run on four hits and three strikeouts over 3.0 innings on the designated staff day
• Scored the win out of the bullpen with 1.0 inning of work in the 19-9 win over Little Rock (May 8)
• Gave up one unearned run in 1.0 inning in the road win at Troy (May 15)
• Fanned two batters in a scoreless inning versus Virginia (May 3) at the 2022 NCAA Greenville Regional
• Also tossed 0.2 innings in the championship game loss to East Carolina (May 6) at the NCAA Greenville Regional

• Received a medical redshirt
• Missed the season due to an injury

• Lettered in baseball for four years at Patriot High School
• Pitched and played middle infield in high school
• Ranked the No. 5 right-handed pitching prospect in the state of Virginia for the Class of 2020 by both Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report
• Rated the 12th-best overall prospect in the Class of 2020 in the state of Virginia by Prep Baseball Report
• Also rated the 16th-best overall prospect in the Class of 2020 in the state of Virginia by Perfect Game
• A three-time Perfect Game Preseason All-American high honorable mention selection (2017, 2018, and 2020)
• A 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-Atlantic Region first-team honoree
• A 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass third-team All-American
• Ranked in the Top 500 National rankings by Perfect Game
• Named to the 2020 VA/DC Preseason All-PBR third-team as a utility player
• Tabbed second-team All-Met his junior year in 2019
• Led his high school team to a district championship title in both 2017 and 2019
• Threw a no-hitter as a freshman in 2017, only the second Patriot pitcher to do that in the program's history
• Competed in the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase
• A member of two WWBA Championship teams with the Canes National 17 travel team, winning the 2019 PG 17U World Series and 2019 WWBA 2020 Grads or 17U National Championship
• Named to the all-tournament teams for the 2019 PG 17U World Series, 2019 WWBA 2020 Grads or 17U National Championship, 2018 WWBA World Championship, 2018 WWBA 2020 Grads or 16U National Championship, 2017 WWBA 2020 Grads or 15U National Championship, 2016 14U Super25 National Championship, and 2016 WWBA 2019 Grads or 15U National Championship events
• An honor roll student

• Born Nov. 16, 2001
• Son of Christie and Rob Eikhoff
• Mom, Christie, played softball at Georgia Tech
• Two siblings – Tyler, who plays baseball at Virginia, and Emma
• Originally from Bristow, Va.
• Earning his Masters Of Sport Management