University of California, Santa Barbara

HIGH SCHOOL
A two-year letterwinner at Franklin High School, where he pitched, caught and played the corner infield positions … Pitched to a 1.17 ERA with 42 strikeouts as a junior and a 1.69 ERA with 65 strikeouts as a senior … Threw a perfect game on April 2, 2025 against Sheldon High School, which he calls his most memorable sporting acheivement … Led the Wildcats to back-to-back Delta League Championships, plus a CIF San Joaquin Section title in 2025 … Earned the United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award as a senior … First Team All-Delta League as a senior … Second Team All-Delta League as a junior … Also played basketball for the Wildcats.

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PERSONAL
Born Feb. 6, 2007 in Elk Grove … Son of Michael and Elizabeth Pott … Has an older brother, Ryan, and older sister, Haley … Majoring in Communication at UC Santa Barbara … Plans to become a physical trainer after his baseball career ends … Roots for the Kansas City Chiefs, Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Dodgers … Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw are his favorite athletes … Enjoys cooking, playing spikeball and pickleball in his free time … Likes the Harry Potter books and movies … Listens to Jon Pardi, Gunna, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, The Martin Boys, Sam Hunt and Bob Marley.