2020: Made four appearances in relief and had one strikeout… He pitched 1.1 scoreless innings against The Citadel in which he allowed one hit and had one strikeout on February 22… Season cancelled after 10 games due to coronavirus pandemic.
2019: He appeared in six games and recorded three strikeouts.Â
2018: Â Appeared in 9 games and made one start...Allowed nine hits in 10 2/3 innings...Pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings over two games -- both Yale wins -- at Cornell.
2017: Appeared in 12 games and made seven starts in his freshman season with a 1-1 record... Tossed 25 innings and allowed only one homer with a 3.96 ERA... Earned a win in relief at Brown on April 30 after throwing 2.2 innings of scoreless relief... Struck out four in a four-inning appearance vs. Sacred Heart on April 11.Â
Before Yale: Graduated from St. George’s High School… Played four years for the Whalley Chiefs in Vancouver, British Columbia… Captain his senior year, top five in strikeouts, also had the highest batting average and homeruns… Selected as a first team all-star during his senior year, second team all-star during his junior year, named team MVP at the Best of the West tournament in Kamloops, British Columbia… Lived in four different countries before he was in eighth grade, Japan, Singapore, U.S. and Canada.Â
Personal: Son of Akiko and Peter Espig ... Father was a member of the 1986 Canadian National Championship Football team, Columbia MBA and investment banking executive ... Elder brother, Kevin, graduated from Keio University and currently works for an investment bank.