2017 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Started all 45 games that he played… Made 40 starts at shortstop, two at second base and three as the designated hitter… Batted .239 with 20 runs scored, five doubles and five home runs… Tied for second on the team with 30 RBIs… Second on the team with 126 assists in the field… Recorded a hit in the first six games of the season… Had a hit in 22 of the first 26 six games in which he played… Had a hit in 33 of the 45 games that he played… Batted .378 with runners in scoring position... Recorded multiple hits in a game on eight occasions… Reached base in a team-best 20 consecutive games at one point... Went on a team-best 10-game hitting streak between March 4 and March 21… Collected multiple RBIs in a game on eight occasions… Went 2-for-4 with a career-high four RBIs and hit a home run in the second game of a doubleheader against Oakland on March 25… Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a homer at Eastern Kentucky on March 5… Recorded a season-high three hits with a double and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader at Wright State on May 6… Finished his YSU career at second all-time in assists (528), fifth in double plays (88), T-10th in walks (77), T-14th in at bats (636), T-15th in hit by pitch (16) and 16th in games played (188).
2016 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 45 games, 44 of which he started at shortstop, and pitched in five games... Batted .176 with 14 runs scored, seven doubles and 11 RBIs... Tied for the team lead with 119 assists in the field... Posted two hits six times and drove in a pair of runs on three occasions... Went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs at Northern Kentucky (5/15)... On the mound, posted a 4.91 ERA over 7.1 innings while striking out 10 batters... Six of the 10 runs that scored on him were unearned... Had two scoreless appearances against Bowling Green (4/27 and 5/11)... Combined with three other pitchers in a 2-0 win over BGSU on April 27... Struck out multiple batters in each of his last four appearances, including three against Bowling Green (4/27) and Kent State (5/17).
2015 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 48 games and started 47 at shortstop... Hit in seven different spots in the lineup, with the most frequent being 13 games at cleanup... Batted .191 with a team-high 26 RBIs, 11 runs, seven doubles, a team-high tying two triples and two home runs... Ranked third in the Horizon League with 154 assists, which was the most by a Penguin since 2008 (David Leon – 155)... Committed nine errors in 236 chances for a .962 fielding percentage... Led the Penguins with 15 RBIs during league play... Had nine multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs a team-high nine times... Tied a career high with three hits, all of which were singles, against Akron (4/29)... His first career home run was a three-run blast to left in the win over Wright State (4/25)... Added an RBI on a ground out against the Raiders for a career-high four RBIs... His other homer was a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning at UIC (5/14)... Doubled in seven different games... Walked three times against Indiana State (3/8).
2014 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team... Played in 50 games and started 48 at shortstop... Batted .194 with 21 runs scored and 11 RBIs... Led the team and ranked third in the Horizon League with 30 walks, and his .363 on-base percentage ranked third among Penguins with more than 120 plate appearances... Finished with 129 assists, which tied for the fourth-most in the conference... Batted .385 (5-for-13) with a double, triple, two RBIs and tied for the team lead with five runs scored during the Horizon League Tournament... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and triple in 7-1 win over No. 1 seed Wright State in the quarterfinals... Scored at least one run in each tournament game... Had four two-hit games and one three-hit game during the season... Scored two runs in five games... Had a six-game hitting streak from May 16 through May 23... Reached base in 13 consecutive games heading into the Bloomington Regional.
High School: Earned four letters and was team captain one year as a shortstop and third baseman for coach Brad Stoll… Batted .360 with a .430 on-base percentage… On the mound, had 42 strikeouts without a walk as a junior… Named First-Team Class 6A all-state as a closer and all-league as a senior… Also played basketball where he was the defensive player of the year… Earned a spot on the USA Baseball Midwest Team the summer heading into his senior year…
Personal: Son of Mike and Sue… Has a brother (Troy) and a sister (Laura)… Major is management.
