2017: Saw time in 16 games, earning six starts … Won two games while throwing 39 innings … Struck out 37 batters … Worked five innings, striking out six, in the series finale victory over LMU … Tossed five innings, striking out four en route to earning the win against Shepherd … Struck out the side in one inning of work in the second game of the series against the Trojans … Worked two scoreless frames, striking out four, in the series-opening victory over Young Harris ... Was outstanding, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings, striking out one in the victory over No. 1 Nova Southeastern … Threw four scoreless innings, striking out four, in the win over Emmanuel … Worked five scoreless innings, striking out five to earn the victory over Newberry … Struck out the side in the victory over Wingate.
2016: Saw time in 17 games, earning four starts … Went 4-3 on the year in 49 innings … Limited opponents to a .221 batting average … Struck out 56 batters … PBC all-academic team selection … Struck out six in 3.1 innings of work in the win over LMU … Worked 4.1 innings, striking out three while picking up the win over Armstrong State … Threw two innings, allowing one hit in the win at Georgia College … Struck out four against Georgia Southwestern … Worked two-thirds of an inning, striking out one, to pick up the win over Chowan … Went 2.0 innings, striking out two and not allowing a run to pick up the victory at Francis Marion … Tossed a pair of scoreless innings, striking out two, in the series finale victory over the Nighthawks … Had a strikeout against the Falcons … Threw a scoreless 10th inning, striking out two, in the win at Newberry … Worked 4.2 frames against the Wolves, striking out six … Worked six innings, striking out three and giving up just one earned run on one hit at Catawba … Struck out one in the series finale at Flagler … Picked up the victory over Southern Wesleyan, striking out 10 while throwing five innings … Worked 2.2 frames, striking out four, in the PBC Tournament game against Montevallo.
2015: Appeared in 20 games, posting a 3-2 record … Finished second in the PBC with seven saves … Worked 26.1 innings … Struck out 27 batters … Picked up the save with a scoreless ninth in the season-opener against Lincoln Memorial … Recorded a save after striking out four batters in the victory over Trevecca Nazarene … Picked up a save with a scoreless ninth against the Bobcats … Hurled a perfect ninth inning in the series finale win over Georgia Southwestern … Struck out two while throwing a scoreless ninth for the save in the victory over Chowan … Went two innings against Francis Marion, striking out one while not allowing a run in the series finale victory … Worked two scoreless frames, striking out four, to earn the save in the series-opening win at Montevallo … Garnered the win, throwing 2.2 innings of relief in the series finale victory over the Braves … Picked up a save in the 13-10 win over GRU Augusta … Picked up the save, striking out one while throwing a scoreless inning in the win over the Jaguars … Struck out one while throwing one inning in the non-conference win at GRU Augusta … Went two-thirds of an inning en route to picking up the win in the series-opening game against Flagler … Tossed three innings, striking out a pair against Catawba.
2014: Appeared in 16 games, tossing 16.2 innings … Led the team with five saves … Struck out 18 batters while walking just three … Limited opponents to a .197 batting average … Worked an inning in the win over Belmont Abbey, recording a strikeout … Struck out one in an inning’s work in the win over Francis Marion … Struck out a pair while working an inning in the victory over Paine … Worked a perfect ninth inning, striking out a pair of batters, in the win over Chowan … Posted two strikeouts in the victory over Paine … Threw two innings, striking out two, in the win over the Falcons … Worked an inning of shutout ball in the win over No. 2 Lander … Earned the save by getting the final two outs in the victory over Catawba … Picked up the save by throwing a perfect ninth in the series opener against GRU Augusta … Earned the save with a scoreless ninth in the win over the Jaguars … Worked a scoreless ninth in the win over Columbus State … Earned the save with a scoreless ninth while striking out one in the win over Georgia Southwestern … Tossed 1.1 innings against Lander in the NCAA Tournament, striking out three.
2013: Made one appearance for 0.2 innings pitched.
St. Petersburg Catholic High School: Was a member of the Barons baseball team and also the National Honors Society.
Personal: James is the son of Jim and Kay Lynch … Born on January 11, 1994 … He is majoring in Business Administration.
