UC Davis Athletics

2019: Appeared in 24 games on the mound out of the bullpen for the Aggies… Finished his debut season 2-3 with a 6.14 ERA and two saves, striking out 21 and holding opponents to a .302 average over 29.1 innings of work… Made his Division I debut in the Aggies’ season opener on Feb. 16 against Northern Colorado, allowing one run on three hits and striking out three over a career-long four innings en route to his first career save… Picked up his first career win against Utah Valley on Mar. 1, allowing just one hit over 1.2 scoreless innings… Ranked second on the staff with a pair of saves… Also tossed an inning of scoreless, hitless relief at No. 2 Stanford (Apr. 16)… Helped the Aggies to an 11-inning win over Long Beach State with his second win of the season on Apr. 28. 

2018: On roster, but did not play.

SADDLEBACK COLLEGE ’14-17: Posted a 0.00 ERA across 12 innings on the mound during his freshman year in 2016… Earned first team All-Orange Empire Conference accolades as a sophomore… Finished the 2017 season 6-5 with a 3.25 ERA across 90.2 total innings of work, and 4-1 with a 2.1 ERA in league play… Recipient of “Scholar Baller” award for achieving a GPA above a 3.0.

DANA HILLS HS ’14: Helped his team to a 2014 Sea View Conference Championship title during his senior year and a quarter final finish in the Southern Section.

PERSONAL: Born in Arcadia, Calif… Communication major… Parents are Tom Lyford and Janice Barnes-Iverson…his mother played softball at Cal State Fullerton… has two older sister, Jordyn and Sydney, and a younger brother, Zack… Lists Sandy Koufax as his sports hero… Career plans include studying law and becoming a sports agent.