Loyola Marymount University Athletics

2025 (Senior) – Last updated (04/16/2025)
Transfer pitcher from Bethany Lutheran College in Minnesota … Brings elite strikeout production to the LMU staff for his senior season.

PRIOR TO LMU

Bethany Lutheran College – 2024 (Junior)
Finished 10th in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (13.7 K/9) … Served as team captain … Earned All-Conference honors for the second straight year.

Bethany Lutheran College – 2023 (Sophomore)
Led the nation in strikeouts per nine innings with 15.1 K/9 … Named NCAA Statistical Champion for K/9 … Earned All-Conference honors … Key arm in the Vikings' rotation.

Bethany Lutheran College – 2022 (Freshman)
Pitched in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) under head coach Ryan Kragh … Developed into a high-leverage arm over three seasons.

Jackson County Central High School
Three-sport athlete in baseball, basketball, and football … On the mound, earned All-Conference honors as a junior and senior … Played center field and first base when not pitching … Big South Conference Champions in basketball (2020) … Also earned Offensive MVP honors on the basketball team … Lettered in football as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Gavin is from Jackson, Minnesota. His father, Blaise, played collegiate baseball from 1996–2001. He has three siblings: Harper, Grayson, and Jasaya.

WHY LMU?
Chose LMU to push himself out of his comfort zone and experience life in Los Angeles. Felt a strong connection to the coaching staff and saw it as a great opportunity to grow academically and athletically while escaping the cold Minnesota winters.