HONORS
2026 Mountain West All-Tournament Team
2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2026 Mountain West All-Academic Team
2026 SEASON (As a Junior): Emerged as the Aztecs’ No. 2 starter for most of the season after transferring from Oregon State… Started 14 of 15 games, posting a 4-4 record with a 6.57 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 61.2 innings, helping the Scarlet and Black capture the Mountain West regular-season championship… Ranked fifth in the Mountain West among qualifiers in fewest hits allowed (65) and was slotted sixth in opponent batting average (.269)… Recorded five or more strikeouts on seven occasions… Earned the victory in his first collegiate start, logging a career-best eight strikeouts in SDSU’s 12-5 triumph over LIU when he allowed two runs on four hits in five innings (2-14-26)… Followed that effort with six punchouts in five innings against Utah at the Tony Gwynn Legacy (2-21-26)… Matched his collegiate high with eight strikeouts at Washington, where he collected his second win of the year after yielding just one run on two hits and three walks in a career-long six innings (2-28-26)… Posted six strikeouts in 4.1 innings vs. Washington State (3-14-26)… Tossed five scoreless innings in a home victory over Air Force, offsetting three walks and one hit with five strikeouts, as the Scarlet and Black rolled to a 9-2 decision (4-3-26)… Also fanned five batters in just 2.1 innings against Seattle but did not factor in the decision after SDSU pulled away for a 9-5 triumph (4-20-26)… Struck out two hitters in a spotless one-inning relief appearance at UNLV in the regular-season finale (5-16-26)… Received all-tournament recognition at the Mountain West Championship after giving the Aztecs a tremendous boost in an elimination game against Washington State, pitching 5.2 scoreless innings with five strikeouts against the three hits and zero walks (5-24-26)… Retired 14 batters in one stretch, as SDSU rolled to a 9-2 decision over the Cougars before falling in the title game later that day… Earned a spot on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team to go with Mountain West all-academic honors.
2025 SEASON AT OREGON STATE (As a Sophomore): Made just two relief appearances before sitting out the rest of the year due to injury… Was credited with his first career victory after tossing two scoreless frames with a collegiate-best five strikeouts in the Beavers’ 18-6 rout of Xavier at the College Baseball Classic in Surprise, Arizona (2-17-25)… Also pitched 0.2 innings against Oklahoma in the Round Rock Classic in Texas (2-22-25).
2024 SEASON AT OREGON STATE (As a Freshman): Pitched in 11 games as a reliever, posting a 4.63 ERA without a decision… Fanned 11 batters in 11.2 innings… Made his collegiate debut against Minnesota at the College Baseball Classic, where he struck out the side in the eighth inning of the Beavers’ 6-1 triumph (2-19-24)… Also tossed a scoreless eighth in OSU’s 8-1 victory over Oklahoma State at the Kubota College Baseball Series in Arlington, Texas (2-25-24)… Struck out three hitters in a season-long two innings at Portland (3-19-24)… Pitched a scoreless ninth to close out the Beavers’ 13-5 home triumph over Gonzaga (4-2-24)… Matched his season bests with three strikeouts and two innings pitched in OSU’s 12-5 victory at Nevada (4-16-24).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2023 from West Linn (Ore.) High School, where he was a varsity letterwinner under head coach Joe Monahan, earning all-state and all-conference honors during his prep career… Helped the Lions capture the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Class 6A state championship as a senior… Was named MVP of the state title game after West Linn defeated Lake Oswego High by a 6-4 count… Compiled a 3.00 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 40 innings as a senior… Posted a 10-1 record and 0.92 ERA in 75.1 innings as a junior… Struck out 107 hitters against 20 walks, allowing just 46 hits and 10 earned runs… Tossed 15 innings as a sophomore… Was rated as the No. 3 right-handed pitcher in Oregon for the 2023 high school graduating by Perfect Game and the seventh-best player in the state overall… Was also listed as a top 500 national recruit by the website… Earned second-team preseason All-West Region honors from Perfect Game prior to the 2023 campaign after receiving first-team distinction as a underclassman ahead of the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
PERSONAL: Born in Tualatin, Oregon… Parents are James and Jacey Talavs… Has two sisters, Emily and Kate, and one brother, Ryan… Enjoys skiing, fishing, golf and hiking... Majoring in communication.