Catcher
6-1 • 215 •
Junior • L/R
Boardman, Ohio
Okaloosa-Walton
Boardman High
School
Career Stats
2008: Batted .323 with 13 doubles, a home run and 32 RBIs... was hit
by a pitch a team-high 13 times... batted .361 with eight doubles
against Horizon League opponents... his 35 hits in league games ranked
sixth in the circuit... played in all but one game (55) and started 49 -
22 at catcher, five at first base and 22 at designated hitter... hit
.315 against lefties, .327 against right-handers, .333 with runners in
scoring position and .429 at home... had 16 multi-hit games and seven
multi-RBI games... had a nine-game hitting streak from April 25 to May
10... also hit safely in six straight from April 1 to April 5... batted
.500 over the stretch... had a career-high four hits in five at bats
against Milwaukee (April 20)... had three hits four different times,
including back-to-back games against Kent State and Milwaukee (May 13
and 15)... hit his first career home run at West Virginia (May 12)...
scored two runs in four games... registered three RBIs against UIC
(April 12) and at Milwaukee (May 16)... doubled twice against UIC (April
12) and Kent State (May 13)... had doubles in three-straight games on
April 19 and 20.
Okaloosa Walton College: Hit .275 with 11 RBIs and 10 runs scored
in 31 games for the Raiders.
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner and team captain two
years for the Spartans ... was a First-Team All-Federal League selection
as a senior and honorable mention pick as a junior ... earned the
Courageous Athlete Award ... also played football ... played summer
baseball for the Youngstown Metros along with current teammates Tom
Clayton, Corey Vukovic and C.J. Morris ... was a member of the National
Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Doug and Karen Porter ... has one sister (Adrienne)
... Judith Ann Ritz Memorial Scholarship Recipient 2008-09...major is advertising ... born June 18, 1987. |