Houston Christian University Athletics

2025 (Senior): Hit the bump 18 times with 16 coming as starts … went 9-4 on the season with a 5.76 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 86 innings pitched … led the Huskies in victories and was second on the staff in games started, innings and strikeouts … tied for the Southland lead with his nine wins, tying for ninth on the single-season charts at HCU … fifth in the SLC in innings and ninth in whiffs … won his first five starts of the season, allowing nine runs in 29 innings over that span … went 5-3 in SLC play in 10 starts, fanning 43 in 55.2 innings thrown … claimed league wins over Incarnate Word, McNeese, Nicholls, Northwestern State and finally Southeastern, where he tossed a season-high 120 pitches in 6.2 innings and struck out a season-best seven (4/26) … earned the victory with five solid innings and five strikeouts as HCU defeated UTRGV to move into the championship game of the Edinburg bracket of the Southland Conference Tournament (5/16) … notched his 100th career strikeout at New Orleans (4/19) and is now 15-8 overall spanning his time at ORU and HCU … went seven innings in three starts and five-plus in 11 of his 16 starts … named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the first time …

PRIOR TO HCU: Oral Roberts (2023/2024) played two seasons for the Golden Eagles … went 1-3 in junior season, starting 11 times in 16 outings with 17 K’s in 32.2 innings … as a sophomore in 2023 he helped club to the Summit League title, Regional and Super Regional wins and a berth in the College World Series … made 16 appearances with 10 starts, recording a 5-1 record … posted a 3.42 ERA and fanned 41 batters in 52.2 innings pitched … won his first career game allowing one hit over a career-best 5.2 scoreless innings against Tarleton State (3/1) and won his second game six days later with five shutout innings and a career-best five K’s at Wichita State (3/7) … also claimed wins in three straight outings at Memphis (3/26), Western Illinois (4/2) and at Omaha (4/7) … tossed 1.1 innings in the World Series against TCU (6/20) … named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll … Chabot College (2022) Spent his rookie campaign with the Gladiators, making 20 appearances, 15 out of the bullpen … went 2-0 with a save, posting a 4.60 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 45 innings pitched … did not allow a run in six of his final seven outings … 

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year starter and letterman for coach Greg Mugg …

PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Albert Caravalho … born July 10, 2002 … son of John and Jennifer Caravalho … brother Nate … sisters Stephanie and Kathryn … sister Stephanie played softball at North Central University … sister Kathryn played softball at Dominican University of California … majoring in Kinesiology-Sports Management …