In 2020,his junior season,he went 0–1 with a 4.50 earned run average and 26 strikeouts in 24 innings before the season was ended short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]
To begin the 2021 season,Criswell was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Central.[18] After his first start,he was placed on the injured list with a shoulder injury.[19] He missed nearly four months before being activated in late August;he pitched 12 innings during the season,giving up six earned runs and four walks while striking out 12.[20] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox after the season.[21] He returned to Lansing to begin the 2022 season.[22] In mid-June,he was promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-ATexas League,and he was promoted once again,to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-APacific Coast League,near the season's end.[23] Over 24 games (21 starts) between the three teams,he went 4–10 with a 4.03 earned run average and 119 strikeouts in 118+1⁄3 innings.[24]
Colorado Rockies
On December 6, 2022, the Athletics traded Criswell to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitcher Chad Smith.[25] For the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[26] Over 29 games (26 starts), Criswell went 5-10 with a 7.51 earned run average and 135 strikeouts in 121 innings.[24]
Criswell returned to Albuquerque to open the 2024 season.[27] On August 21, he was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[28] He made his debut later that day against the Washington Nationals, pitching a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning, allowing a hit to Keibert Ruiz in an eventual 6–1 loss.[29] On August 25, in Criswell's third career appearance, he came in to face the New York Yankees in the bottom of the seventh inning. After retiring Gleyber Torres on a ground ball to second, Criswell surrendered back-to-back-to-back home runs to Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton before Jazz Chisholm Jr. grounded out to Criswell and Anthony Volpe struck out. The Rockies lost the game 10–3.[30] In 13 games for Colorado, Criswell had a 1–0 record and 2.75 ERA with 27 strikeouts across 19+2⁄3 innings pitched.
On March 2, 2025, it was announced that Criswell would undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entirety of the 2025 season.[31][32] Criswell was transferred to the 60-day injured list on April 14.[33]
Personal life
Criswell's father Brian was also a pitcher drafted by Oakland. Brian pitched for five seasons in the minors, reaching Double-A.[15] Criswell's sister was a collegiate swimmer for the Bowling Green Falcons.[34][8]
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