Christopher Newport University

2026 -- Senior -- Came out of the CNU bullpen 12 times in his final season with the Captains ... Registered seven scoreless pitching performances ... Recorded a 2-1 overall record with a 5.74 ERA ... Earned first win of the year with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning of relief against Averett on March 3 ... Added win with a season-high 3.0 innings pitched at Hampden-Sydney on March 22 ... Struck out a season-high five batters in 2.0 scoreless, no-hit innings of relief against Wittenberg on March 14 ... Finished year with 14 strikeouts in 15.2 innings pitched ... Appeared in two games during the NCAA Regional, pitching 3.0 innings 

2025 -- Junior -- Appeared in 13 games including six starts during his first season with the Captains ... Finished the season with a 2-4 overall record with 29 strikeouts over 36.1 innings pitched ... Earned first career win against St. Elizabeth with an eight-inning performance, allowing just four hits while striking out four on March 2 ... Also won in relief against Hampden-Sydney on April 2 ... Surrendered just one run with four strikeouts over 7.0 innings pitched against Lesley on March 23 ... Earned C2C Pitcher of the Week honors on March 3 ... Named to Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors

Before CNU -- Played for two seasons at NCAA Division I James Madison University ... Made nine career appearances out of the bullpen for the Dukes ... Pitched a career-high two innings against Richmond (Apr 10) and VMI (Apr 17) as a sophomore ... Held opponents to a .211 batting average against in 2024 ... Recorded four strikeouts in 9.2 innings pitched over two years ... Member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2023

At Hanover -- Helped lead the team to a state championship in 2022 ... Made Dean's List as a student-athlete

Personal -- Michael Chase Hustead was born in Henrico, Va. ... Son of Pete and Denise Hustead ... Most impressive person met is Mr. Beast ... Favorite food is tacos ... Aspires to become a dentist ... Majoring in Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Biology.