PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2022 from Folsom (Calif.) High School where he was a four-year varsity competitor for head coach Brian Casteel … Received Pitcher of the Year recognition in the Sierra Foothill League as a senior and earned first-team all-conference honors … Also garnered all-Metro accolades in 2022 after posting a 3-3 record with a 2.08 ERA and 51 strikeouts against 21 walks in 57.1 innings, according to MaxPreps … Limited the opposition to a .229 batting average … Helped the Bulldogs reach the quarterfinals of the 2022 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs … Received a No. 37 ranking by Perfect Game among right-handed pitchers in California for the prep class of 2022 and was rated as the 125th player overall in the state … Was also listed as a top 500 recruit nationally by the organization … Merited PG preseason All-American honorable mention for the California region in 2022 after earning second-team honors prior to his junior campaign … Garnered all-tournament accolades for the NorCal Baseball club program at the 2020 PG West MLK Underclass Championship, as well as the 2019 PG West MLK Freshman Championship, both of which were held in Phoenix, Arizona.
PERSONAL: Born in Paradise, California … Son of Jason and Monica De Wall … Also drew interest from Duke and Oregon during the recruiting process.