2012: Earned a spot in the Spartans’ weekend rotation, making 15 appearances and starting 14 games … threw 57.2 innings and racked up 47 strikeouts … pitched six complete innings in games against Penn State (2/26) and Western Carolina (3/25), earning wins in both contests … allowed just two hits and fanned five against the Nittany Lions … hurled a season-best 100 pitches against Presbyterian (4/6) over 5.1 innings and tallied six strikeouts … posted multiple strikeouts in 12 of his 16 appearances … was impressive in his UNCG debut, throwing four innings (52 pitches), scattering three hits and striking out four batters against Delaware State (2/18) … recorded one inning in relief at NC State (5/27) and tallied a strikeout.

High School: Earned four varsity letters at Green Hope High School in Cary, N.C. for coach Mike Miragliuolo … drafted in the 42^nd round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers … earned all-conference honors as a senior … set a new school record by striking out 18 batters in just eight innings against Middle Creek … broke the school record for lowest ERA in a season with a 0.74 mark as a senior … finished his career No. 2 in school history for career ERA at 1.91 … high school teammate of current Spartan pitcher Adam Boghosian … also played four years of basketball and earned three varsity letters as a center … named all-conference in basketball.

Personal: Max Walter Povse … born Aug. 23, 1993 In Raleigh, N.C. … son of Max  and Elizabeth Povse … has two older sisters, Megan and Rachel … majoring in communication studies at UNCG.