Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards & Honors

• Second Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, 2019
• Third Team NJCAA All-Academic Team, 2020
• APSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll: F22, S23

2023 | Austin Peay

• Made 24 appearances, including three starts, and finished with an 0-2 record, one save, and a 5.40 ERA while striking out 45 batters in 36.2 innings pitched.
• Struck out three batters in a scoreless inning of relief in his debut against Illinois State (Feb. 18).
• Came on in relief at Vanderbilt (Feb. 28) with the bases loaded and no outs in the fifth inning and allowed only one run before closing the inning. Finished the game with 1.1 innings pitched and three earned runs allowed.
• His two starts were as a midweek opener in front of Jacob Weaver. Debuted as the “opener” at Murray State (March 22) and stretched the outing to a then-career-best 2.2 innings.
• Provided 2.2 innings of scoreless relief against Queens (April 15), striking out three batters to begin a five-game stretch without a run allowed (6.2 innings total).
• Those five games were part of a regular-season-ending stretch that saw him allow only three earned runs while striking out 26 batters over 10 appearances (17.1 IP, 1.56 ERA, 13.50 K/9).
• Closed the regular season with a career-best 5.2 innings of scoreless relief at North Alabama (May 19), including a career-best nine batters struck out while allowing only two hits.

2022 | Lamar

• Made nine relief appearances, striking out five batters in six innings.
• Did not allow an earned run in his first five relief appearances.
• Struck out two batters in back-to-back outings, tossing 1.1 innings against Pacific (April 15) and an inning at Southern (May 3).

2021 | Johnson Country Community College

• Made 12 relief appearances, finishing season with a 4-1 record and 41 strikeouts in 30.0 innings pitched.
• Notched wins in back-to-back outings against Kansas City Kansas Community College (April 3) and Highland Community College (April 9).
• Struck out a season-best eight batters over four innings against KCKCC (April 3).
• Season’s final win came in longest relief outing of the year, going 4.1 innings at Coffeyville Community College with six strikeouts.

2020 | Johnson Country Community College

• Made nine relief appearances during the COVID-19 shortened season, posting a 2-1 record and a save while striking out 37 batters in 18.0 innings.
• Notched a win in his third relief appearance, striking out eight batters over 5.0 scoreless innings against Ellsworth Community College.
• Struck out 12 batters in 5.0 innings of relief and picked up the win against Southwestern Community College (Feb. 21).

2019 | Johnson Country Community College

• Appeared in 18 games as a reliever and recorded five saves while striking out 43 batters in 33.1 innings.
• Named Second Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.
• Did not allow a hit of run in the first eight innings of work that spanned five games, closing that stretch with season’s second save after a six-strikeout performance in 4.0 innings against Labette Community College (March 17).
• Struck out six batters for the second time in 3.2 innings of scoreless relief against Coffeyville Community College (May 3).

Prep Career

• Was an outfielder and pitcher for coaches Austin Jarvis and Rusty Wood at Victory Christian High School.
• Missed his junior year with an injury but returned to earn honorable mention All-Pinnacle Conference and All-Tulsa World as a senior after hitting .342 with four home runs and going 7-3 on the mound, with 90 strikeouts in 60 innings and a 2.12 ERA.
• Helped the Conquerors win conference and region titles and reach the semifinals in the Oklahoma Class 3A State Tournament his senior season.
• As a sophomore, he batted .388 with two homers and 20 runs scored and was 4-2 on the hill with an ERA of 4.00 and 30 strikeouts in 25 innings pitched.

Personal

• Paul Anthony Rector is the son of Brandon and Christina Rector.
• Birthday is Jan. 21.
• Has two brothers: Robert and Jeremy.
• His brother, Jeremy, played baseball collegiately at Harding University.
• His grandfather, Tim Rector, play baseball collegiately at Tulsa.