Career: Started four of App State’s seven shutouts during his two years with the program … Posted an 8-8 record in 25 games (23 starts) and had 117 strikeouts in 108.0 innings.
2019: Made 13 appearances (12 starts) and went 5-3 with a 4.53 ERA and team-high 67 strikeouts in 57.2 innings … Emerged as a weekend starter after beginning the year as a midweek starter who pitched well on the road against South Carolina, FAU and Wake Forest … App State was 5-1 in his Game 3 conference starts and 1-1 in his Game 2 conference starts … Had a 3.31 ERA that ranked fourth in the Sun Belt with two weekends left in the regular season … In his 12 starts, App State outscored its opponents 83-56 … Won at FAU, a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Regional round, by giving up two runs in five innings and striking out seven in the 6-3 road victory … Allowed two runs on five hits in six innings and had seven strikeouts at South Carolina after pitching two scoreless innings of relief at Tennessee on opening weekend … Struck out a career-high nine batters and allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits in 5.2 innings as App State won the series finale at Arkansas State … App State went 2-0 in the first two Sunday starts from Boone, who pitched five shutout innings and had seven Ks in a 3-0 victory against regular-season champion Texas State … Improved to 5-2 by allowing two runs in five innings against UTA and gave up no earned runs and struck out seven batters in his first five innings of work at Troy.
2018: App State’s primary midweek starter, Boone was 3-5 with a 5.01 ERA in 12 games, including 11 starts. Had 50 strikeouts in 50.1 innings … Had a 4.32 ERA as a starter, and it was at 3.33 as a starter entering his final appearance of the season … Became the first Appalachian pitcher to start two team shutouts in the same season since Taylor Thurber did so in 2015. Boone threw six scoreless innings in a 6-0 win at North Carolina Central (seven strikeouts) and six scoreless innings while allowing two hits in a 2-0 victory against NCAA qualifier North Carolina A&T (six strikeouts) … Pitched a season-high seven innings while giving up one run on four hits and recording six strikeouts in a 5-1 win at Radford … Took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning at North Carolina, which reached the College World Series … Left-handed hitters batted just .172 against Boone (11-for-64).
Previous College (Brunswick CC): Played for coach Robbie Allen from 2016-17 … 7-0 with a 2.48 ERA, 75 strikeouts (10.33 per game) and 65.1 IP as a sophomore … First-team all-conference as a sophomore.
High school: Three-year letterwinner at Hoggard High School in Wilmington … All-area and all-conference first team as both a senior and junior … 13-6 record with 11 complete games, 1.72 ERA, 142 strikeouts and 130 IP in 23 appearances over his junior and senior seasons … Coached by Jeep St. Ledger at Hoggard … Area II American Legion Player of the Year in 2016 as a member of the Wilmington Post 10 team coached by Scott Sandlin.
Personal: Born June 5, 1997 … Son of Dereck and Gray Boone … Has one sibling: Mia … Uncle, Jay Patterson, played collegiate golf at Campbell. … Interest include golf (7.5 handicap) and Ping-Pong.
