Career: With 51 career appearances, needs just 18 to move into Appalachian State’s all-time top 10.

2014: Led Appalachian State in appearances (24), innings in relief (43.0) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.8-to-1 — 42 K, 11 BB) … was a tough-luck 1-7 on the season despite his 4.60 ERA ranking second on the team among hurlers with at least 30 innings pitched … one save was tied for second on club … worked multiple innings in seven of his first eight appearances and 16-of-24 overall … struck out three in 3.2 innings at Arkansas (Feb. 15) … allowed one hit and struck out four in three scoreless innings against Youngstown State (Feb. 28) … fanned four in two innings of work against UNC Asheville (March 9) … struck out five in five innings against Notre Dame (March 11) … earned save by pitching a perfect inning to close out 3-2 win over Georgia Southern (March 22) … tossed 3.2 scoreless, hitless innings in two games against Wofford (April 4 and 6) … had a unique line with 2 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 K against The Citadel (April 13) … after falling to 0-6 with back-to-back losses to Wake Forest (April 16) and Gardner-Webb (April 23), turned in five-straight scoreless outings to close out the regular season … earned first victory of the season with 2.1 innings of one-hit scoreless relief (four strikeouts) that helped lift Appalachian to a thrilling 6-5 come-from-behind win over Furman in regular-season finale (May 17) … recorded a big out in 2-1 Southern Conference Tournament win over Georgia Southern (May 21) … the next day, surrendered a foul pole-scraping walk-off home run in bottom of ninth inning of 3-1 tournament loss to Furman.

2013: Enjoyed a breakout campaign as one of the nation’s top set-up men ... led Appalachian State with 26 appearances, all out of the bullpen ... led team, ranked third in Southern Conference and 219th nationally among pitchers that qualified for official statistical rankings (min. 1.0 IP per team game) with 2.91 ERA ... ranked third in SoCon and 34th nationally with 5.14-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (36 K, seven BB) ... led SoCon and was tied for 16th nationally with just 1.13 walks per nine innings (seven BB in 55.2 IP) ... held opponents scoreless in 15-of-26 appearances, including 15-of-21 to start the season ... surrendered multiple runs only three times, including just once in his first 21 outings of the season ... after allowing one earned run over 1.2 innings in season debut at No. 8 NC State, did not surrender a run over his next five appearances (Feb. 23-March 9) ... worked a perfect inning vs. High Point to pick up the first win of his career ... struck out 15 during a stretch of seven appearances from March 9-April 5 ... scattered three hits and allowed just one run over the final four innings of an 8-5 win at Georgia (March 13) to earn his first career save ... picked up his second save with two perfect innings to close out a 5-2 win at College of Charleston (March 22) ....  was at his best in the month of April, when he surrendered a total of just two runs over eight appearances (13 IP) and did not issue a walk while striking out eight ... worked 1.2 scoreless innings to earn a victory at UNC Asheville (April 9) ... earned his third victory with six innings of one-run, five-hit relief in series finale at Gonzaga (May 12) ... appeared to wear down a bit down the stretch, allowing runs in each of his final five appearances ... suffered only his second loss when he surrendered a walk-off home run in a 6-5 loss to The Citadel in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament (May 22) ... both of his losses came at the hands of The Citadel (was also tagged with loss at The Citadel on April 21).

2012: Made one appearance as a true freshman, allowing one run on two hits over 2.0 IP versus Rider (March 4).

High School: Named 2011 Iredell-Mecklenburg Conference Pitcher of the Year … earned all-conference recognition as a junior and senior … helped lead squad to 2009 North Carolina 3-A state championship as a sophomore … was the starting pitcher for the third and decisive game of the state championship series … represented Mid-Atlantic Region at 2010 Team USA trials … coached by Robert Little … member of Carolina’s Baseball Center summer program (coached by Jeff Schaefer), where he was a greater Charlotte Hot Stove Pitcher of the Year nominee … named 2011 Area III N.C. American Legion all-star while playing for Mooresville Post 66.

Personal: Full name is Edward Taylor Thurber … born July 29, 1993 (21 years old) … son of Lesia and Danny Thurber … enjoys fishing and playing bass guitar … majoring in computer information systems.