Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

2025 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll

2024 [SENIOR]: Redshirted following an injury.

PRIOR TO SLU: Played three seasons at Little Rock.
 
2023 [JUNIOR]: Appeared in 17 games, starting one … compiled a1-2 W-L record and a 7.52 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched … surrendered 37 base hits and 36 walks, striking out 42 batters … logged scoreless outings against Bradley (Feb. 26), UT Martin (April 6), Eastern Illinois (April 15, May 26) and Central Arkansas (April 25) … earned the win against UT Martin … suffered losses against Valparaiso (March 4) and No. 5-ranked Arkansas (April 11) … fanned a career-high 12 batters in long-relief outing against Tennessee Tech (May 13) … followed up with eight strikeouts in his next outing against Morehead State (May 19).
 
2022 [SOPHOMORE]: Appeared in 22 games, starting one … compiled a 3-4 W-L record and a 6.16 ERA in 30.2 innings of work …  struck out 31 batters … made season debut against Southern Illinois (March 4) throwing one inning without allowing a run and striking out a batter … pitched 2 innings in the conference opener at Georgia State (March 18) without allowing a hit or a run to cross the plate while striking out 2 hitters … threw a season high 4 innings in relief in a game versus UT Arlington (April 10) only allowing 3 hits during that time while limiting the Mavericks to 1 run and striking out 3 batters in the win for Little Rock … struck out a season high 5 hitters in 3 innings of relief against ULM (April 30) allowing only 1 hit and no runs to score while also picking up his 3rd win of the season.
 
2021 [FRESHMAN]: Made seven appearances with a pair of starts as a true freshman for the Trojans ... registered a 15.75 ERA over 4.0 innings with a pair of strikeouts ... made his collegiate debut at Oral Roberts (Feb. 22) ... made his first collegiate start against UAPB (March 31), pitching an inning and registering a strikeout ... tallied a strikeout in 1.0 innings at top-ranked Arkansas (April 7) ... pitched 0.2 innings and allowed no runs at Auburn (Mar. 12) … played summer ball with the Covington Lumberjacks in the Valley Baseball League.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Top 500 player nationally and the No. 5-ranked left-handed pitcher in the state of Alabama according to Perfect Game … three-year letterwinner at Mobile Christian School as both a pitcher and outfielder … helped lead the Leopards to back-to-back Alabama Class 3A state tournament appearances, winning the state title in 2018 … named to the Alabama High School Athletic Association All-Star team in 2018 … played for Team Elite club program as well as LA Knights and LA All-Stars.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Mobile, Alabama … son of Ellen and Ricky Estes … brother to Blake Dean, Grant Dean and Carter Estes … father Craig Vaught played professional baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system … enjoys hunting, fishing and playing golf … majoring in general studies at Southeastern.