Outlook

Paul Rector is a side arm pitcher with a Frisbee breaking ball … Will be used as a set up man or called on to get right-handed hitters out in crunch time situations.

Freshman Year 2019

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference second-team honors … Made 18 appearance on the hill and logged 33.1 innings, all in relief … Finished with an ERA of 3.24 and earned five saves, which ranks tied for eighth at JCCC … Did not allow a hit of run in the first eight innings of work that spanned five games … Made his collegiate debut with an inning of hitless relief with two strikeouts in a 7-2 win over Ellsworth (2-13-19) … Did not allow a hit and struck out two to earn his first save in a 4-2 win over Metropolitan (2-25-19) … Pitched a season-high four innings and struck out a season-high six batters while allowing no hits or runs to notch his season save in an 8-3 win at Labette (3-17-19) … Shutdown Highland the final two innings of a 3-2 win to earn save number three (3-22-19) … Struck out four batters in 1.1 innings of scoreless relief in an 8-2 win over Metropolitan (4-9-19) … Allowed  one hit and struck out six over 3.2 innings in a 9-4 win at Coffeyville (5-3-19).

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coaches Austin Jarvis and Rusty Wood at Victory Christian High School in Broken Arrow, Okla. … Missed his junior year with an injury … Graduated 2018 … Earned honorable mention All-Pinnacle Conference and All-Tulsa World as a senior … Hit .342 with 25 hits, five doubles, two triples and four home runs, and was 7-3 on the mound, with 90 strikeouts in 60 innings and posted an ERA of 2.12 … Helped his team win conference and region titles and reach the semifinals in the state tournament his senior season … As a sophomore, he batted .388with 36 hits, 15 doubles, three triples, two homers and 20 runs scored … He was 4-2 on the hill with an ERA of 4.00 and 30 strikeouts in 25 innings pitched.

Personal  

Born Paul A. Rector on Jan. 21, 2000, in Tulsa, Okla. … Nickname is Pablito … Son of Bardon and Christina Rector … Has two brothers … Majoring in biology … Also recruited by Eastern Oklahoma State College, Fort Scott Community College and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College … Favorite food is chicken chimichanga …Favorite fast food restaurant is Whataburger … Favorite restaurant is Roosevelt’s … Favorite TV shows are 11.22.63 and Ozark … Favorite movie is Inglorious Bastards … Favorite sports movie is Miracle on Ice … Favorite actor is Jason Sudeikis … Favorite book is The Most Dangerous Game … Favorite music entertainer is Easton Corbin … Favorite cartoon character is Peter Griffin … Favorite athlete is Zlatan Ibrahimovic … Favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Dodgers … His greatest sports moment was making an over-the-head game-saving diving catch … The best player he played against is Ryan Vilade, a shortstop for the Colorado Rockies organization.