Prior to Kent State

• Three-year letterwinner at Walsh Jesuit High School in Strongsville, Ohio, under head coach Chris Kaczmar, earning All-Cuyahoga River Baseball Conference honors.

• Named a 2011 Preseason Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America selection.

• Pitched a no-hitter with 28 straight scoreless innings during his senior year.

• Earned Akron Beacon-Journal Athlete of the Week and Cleveland Plain Dealer Player To Watch recognition.

• Also competed for Premier Baseball Academy under head coach Robert Ferns and played for Team Ohio in the Heartland Classic in Norman, Okla.

• Earned National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) World Series All-Tournament Team honors in 2011.

Personal

• Born April 4, 1993, in Rocky River, Ohio.

• Son of Mike and Debbie Faix. Sibling is Connor.

• Nickname is "Timmy."

• Enjoys spending time with his friends.

• Lists his parents as the people he admires the most.

• Is creeped out most by spiders.

• Doesn't have any pre-game rituals or superstitions.

• Would like to visit Jamaica.

• Majoring in sports administration with a minor in business.