2002: Became only the sixth player in NCAA-II history to record 300 or more hits ... Also sixth in NCAA-II history with 229 runs scored ... Finished with career batting average of .355 and slugging percentage of .501 ... Posted best wood bat batting average in school history at .420.
2001: Broke single-season record for runs scored with 82 ... Joined Mark Bugger as only players with 100 or more hits in a season ... Third on the team in total bases with 148.
2000: Started 54 games and batted .312 ... Led the team with 65 runs ... Recorded 65 hits, 11 doubles and 47 runs batted in.
1999: Played in all 54 games this season ... Recorded 49 hits, 12 doubles, two triples and two home runs ... Batted .292 and drove in 27 runs.
Previous: Named American Legion's 1998 Player of the Year while leading the Edwardsville Legion team to the national championship ... Led Edwardsville High School to perfect 40-0 record and state title ... Named Most Valuable Player of the state tournament ... All-Tournament and American Legion World Series selection ... First-team All-Area by Alton Telegraph and Belleville News-Democrat.
Graduated: May 2003 with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP SF SH SB-AT PO A E FLD%
1999... .292 54-53 168 28 49 12 2 2 27 71 .423 23 1 38 0 3 1 5-8 95 115 8 .963
2000... .313 54-54 208 65 65 11 5 4 47 98 .471 19 10 31 0 1 6 4-5 117 125 9 .964
2001... .380 68-68 274 82 104 15 4 7 38 148 .540 27 9 34 1 1 5 7-8 102 184 18 .941
2002... .420 53-53 200 54 84 21 2 0 21 109 .545 31 6 21 6 3 3 11-12 76 173 17 .936
TOTAL.. .355 229-228 850 229 302 59 13 13 133 426 .501 100 26 124 7 8 15 27-33 390 597 52 .950
Gallery: (7-1-2021) Chad Opel
