Rutgers University Athletics

Why Rutgers? "I believe the entire coaching staff is the best in the game, especially with development and training. Once I got on campus, I realized that of all my offers, I aligned best with Coach Owens' mentality and what he's trying to produce."

2024 (Freshman):

Prior to Rutgers: Played four years of varsity baseball at North Atlanta for his father, Ricky Plante ... holds North Atlanta career wins record with 17 ... had a stellar senior season for the Warriors, going 8-0 with a 1.64 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 59 strikeouts in 47.0 innings pitched a .163 batting average against ... led North Atlanta to third straight appearance in Georgia 6A state tournament ... named Second Team High School All-America by Collegiate Baseball ... Georgia 6A First Team All-State ... Region Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Region for third straight season ... went 5-2 with a 4.52 ERA and named First Team All-Region as a junior ... 4-2 with a 3.64 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 32.2 innings as a junior, collecting First Team All-Region honors ... played travel baseball for Smartense Baseball ... also a standout volleyball player at the club level, named to Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) Watch List in 2020 and 2021 ... member of student-athlete leadership team all four years at North Atlanta ... part of National Technical Honor Society (2022-23) and National Business Honor Society (2022-23) ... named to principal's list honor roll all four years.

Personal: Son of Ricky and Shelby Plante ... has one sister, Bria, who plays volleyball at Long Island University.