Career Highlights: Had an impressive two-year performance with the Penguins from 2009-2010…had a .328 batting average with 138 hits in 421 at bats…belted 20 home runs and laced 30 doubles…finished with 100 runs scored and 95 RBI…was drafted in the 27th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros with the 813th overall pick.
2010 (Senior)
Played in 56 contests, starting 39 games at shortstop and 16 at third base…named First-Team All-Horizon League for the second straight season…had arguably the most productive season in YSU history…set new school single-season records with 12 home runs, 63 runs scored and 59 RBIs while batting .356…also lead the team with 14 stolen bases…had 83 hits, 13 doubles and 136 total bases on the campaign…the 83 hits are the second-most in school history and the 136 total bases were one shy of the school mark…opened the season with a two-home run, career-best six-RBI effort in a win at New Orleans…also had a double and scored three runs in the contest…had a career-high five hits in the second game of a doubleheader against Butler (3/27)…had three singles and two doubles while scoring a career-high four runs and having four RBI…that started a six-game stretch where he went 19-for-31 (.613 batting average) at the plate to raise his season average to .440…against UIC (4/2) was 4-of-6 with four RBI and two runs scored…the next day against the Flames was 4-of-6 with four RBI and three runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader…went 4-for-6 with two singles, a double and a home run against Valparaiso (5/14)…against Butler (4/25) was 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI…blasted two home runs at Kent State on March 24…had a single, double and triple against Walsh (3/12)…had two stolen bases against Milwaukee…went hitless in consecutive games on just two occasions…had 25 multi-hit games, including nine of three-or-more…had a team-high 17 multi-RBI contests…ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak…was also solid in the field, with a team-best 136 assists.
2009 (Junior)
Played in 50 games, all of which he started at shortstop...Named First-Team All-Horizon League at shortstop and to the all-newcomer team...Became the only first-team all-conference shortstop in school history, and his eight homers were the most ever by a YSU shortstop...Ranked fifth in the Horizon League in doubles (17), fifth in home runs (eight), seventh in hit by pitch (10) and ninth in slugging percentage (.521)...Had team-high totals in runs scored (37), RBIs (36), doubles, homers, total bases (98), at bats (188), games started (50) and assists (125)...Finished with 12 multi-RBI games, 16multi-hit games and seven multi-run games...Also batted .370 with runners in scoring position and .380 after the fifth inning...23 of his 36 RBIs also came after the fifth, and 14 came with two outs...Batted .370 against left-handers...Got off to a torrid start, batting .425 with eight doubles in his first 11 Division I games...Gave YSU the lead in the ninth inning on back-to-back days at VMI during the stretch...Doubled twice in both games against VMI, and homered against the Keydets in the first...Hit home runs on back-to-back days at Valparaiso on May 1-2...Also homered against Buffalo in the regular season finale, highlighting a game when he also doubled twice, scored three times and drove in a career-best four runs...Held hitless in back-to-back games only twice...Scored a season-high three runs three different times...Had three hits twice, and drove in at least three twice...Five of his stolen bases came in his final 11 games...Was also solid in the field, turning in a .952 fielding percentage to compliment a team-best 125 assists...Was part of 27 double plays.
Potomac State College: Named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-America second team...Hit.456 with 11 home runs and 15 doubles while slugging .823...Scored 52 times, 28 of his 67 hits went for extra bases and had an on-base percentage of .526...Was named the Eastern District Rawlings Big Stick award winner by finishing with the district’s top batting average...Also stole nine bases and had 67 hits...Started all 45 games at shortstop where he posted a .935 fielding percentage...Helped lead Potomac State to the Region XX finals.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner and team captain two years...Was a three-time all-conference selection and team MVP twice...Played in the senior all-star game...Was also the team MVP of his legion team and a legion all-star...Helped lead the Lions to a conference and district championship and a berth in the state quarterfinals...Also played golf and basketball...Was a member of the National Honor Society and Who’s Who Among American High School.
