Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR IN 2025
Played in 19 games … went 0-1 with a 6.23 ERA … struck out 16 in 13 total innings … did not allow a run in any of his final nine appearances of the season, giving up two hits and striking out eight in 6 1/3 innings during that time … tossed a scoreless inning of relief with one strikeout at No. 17 Louisville …pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against Central Arkansas (May 2) … struck out three in one inning at Bellarmine (May 15) … Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024
Saw action in seven games … pitched a total of five innings … pitched a scoreless inning of relief against Stetson (March 28) … also tossed a scoreless inning at Morehead State (May 14) ... Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023
Made 12 appearances … was 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA over 11 innings … struck out 14 batters and allowed only two runs … held opponents to a .205 batting average … ended the season by making eight straight appearances without allowing a run, striking out 11 and allowing six hits in eight and one-third innings in that time … pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout in a win over No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast (April 15) … pitched a season-high two innings at Northern Kentucky (May 2), striking out three and not allowing a hit … picked up his first collegiate win at Central Arkansas (May 18) after pitching one and two-thirds innings of scoreless relief with one hit and two strikeouts ... Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Hit .307 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs while going 6-1 with a 1.83 ERA and 59 strikeouts on the mound as a senior in 2022 … set the program home run record … earned all-state honors after going 4-1 with a 1.95 ERA and 77 strikeouts as a junior … four-time academic all-state.

PERSONAL
Full name is Gavin Luke Faulkner … son of Lee and Holly Faulkner … has one brother – Cade … majoring in sport management.