2013: Played in 39 games for the Cougars...Finished the year with .228 average (26-114)...Was fifth on the team with 13 RBIs...Sixth in runs scored (13) and on base percentage (.338)...Had a memorable senior day with a walk-off infield single in the 10th inning of a 3-2 victory over UT Martin May 5 at Simmons Complex...Collected career highs in both hits (4) and RBIs (4) in his final game as a Cougar May 18 at Austin Peay.
2012: Enjoyed a career year...Led the team, and was 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference in hitting with a career-best .338 batting average...Average jumped to .368 in OVC games...Recorded career highs in other offensive categories including hits (53), doubles (6), home runs (3) and RBIs (21)...Enjoyed a four-hit game (4-4) against North Dakota State March 4...Had three hits in a game twice: at Tennessee Tech April 13 and at Murray State April 28...Homered in consecutive games April 13 and 14 at TTU...Turned in 10 game hitting streak (second-longest on the team) April 20-May 6...Appeared in 44 games, making a career-high 39 starts...Appeared at four different positions and as the designated hitter during the year.
2011: Appeared in 26 games, making 22 starts...Recorded 16 hits, including two doubles in 80 at-bats...Was 3 for 5 at Bethune Cookman March 6...Added 10 RBIs during the year...Hit .200 for the season.
2010: Hit .295 in 45 games for the Cougars...Made 38 starts...Hit two home runs and added 18 RBIs...Picked up his first career hit Feb. 27 at Arkansas-Little Rock...First home run came in the first game of a double-header March 27 vs. Tenn. Tech, where he was 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs.
High School: Played three years of varsity baseball at Herscher High School...Earned team's Best Hitter Award during senior season...Named Team MVP during junior year...Drove in eight runs in a game against Peotone during junior season...Played summer baseball for Illinois Sparks...Team took second place at World Series in Jupiter, Fla...Also played four years of varsity basketball...Named IBCA Special Mention All-State and First Team All-Conference for senior basketball season. Projected Major: Undeclared
CAREER STATISTICSYearAvgGPGSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBATT2010.29545381492544502181423002011.20026228071620010108132012.33844391572153603211018012013.2283930114132650013131000TOTAL.27815412950066139180562475914ALL-TIME RANKINGS:Most times grounded into DP: t-6th (10)Most ground outs: 8th (182)
