Career Notes: Finished his career ranking second in program history with 111 walks, fourth with 24 home runs and eighth with 121 RBIs… Became the fourth player in school history to reach 100 career walks… Became the first Penguin since Phil Lipari (2011-14) to accumulate 100 career walks… Concluded his career ranked tied for seventh in school history with 46 career stolen bases… Only player in YSU history to record at least 20 home runs, 80 walks and 35 stolen bases… One of two players in school history to hit at least nine home runs in two different seasons… One of three players in school history to earn all-league honors three times.
2021 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Started 54 games – 47 at third base and seven as the designated hitter… Named Second-Team All-Horizon League… Named Horizon League Co-Batter of the Week on May 11… Batted .360 and slugged .513 with 14 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 35 RBIs… Recorded 46 runs scored, 101 total bases, 29 walks, a .455 on-base percentage and 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts… Led the team in batting average, doubles and on-base percentage… Ranked second in the Horizon League in hits and doubles… Committed eight errors in 110 chances in the field for a .927 fielding percentage… Notched 20 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI performances… Hit safely in nine straight games from May 2 to May 21… Batted .459 with runners in scoring position… Went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, a walk, a run scored and two RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Troy (2/20)… Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/7)… Went 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in the second game of a doubleheader against St. Bonaventure (3/20)… Went 5-for-6 with three doubles, five runs scored, a walk and two RBIs against St. Bonaventure (3/21)… Tied single-game school records with three doubles and five runs scored… Became the first Penguin since 2001 to score five runs in a game… Became the first Penguin since 2010 to double three times in a game… Five hits were one shy of the school record as he became just the second Penguin since 2012 to record five hits in game… Went 3-for-5 with a triple and a run scored in the second game of a doubleheader against Wright State (3/27)… Went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored at Milwaukee (4/10)… Went 2-for-5 with a home run, a walk, two runs scored and two RBIs at Northern Kentucky (4/18)… Went 3-for-6 with a home run, two runs scored and five RBIs against Oakland (4/25)… Went 4-for-4 with a double, a walk, four runs scored, two RBIs and two stolen bases in the second game of a doubleheader against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/7)… Went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored, two RBIs and a stolen base in the second game of a doubleheader against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/8)… Went 5-for-6 with two runs scored, three RBIs and a stolen base in the second game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee (5/22)… Went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base against Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament (5/27).
2020 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in and started 12 games – 11 at third base and one as the designated hitter… Batted in the third spot in six of his starts and cleanup four times… Batted .174 with a double and two RBIs in 46 at-bats… Recorded four walks, six runs scored, nine total bases and two stolen bases in two attempts… Committed four errors in 21 chances in the field and was credited with 14 assists… Doubled, walked and scored twice at Houston (2/15)… Singled, walked, scored a run and stole a base at College of Charleston (2/22)… Singled, scored a run, drove in a run and stole a base at N.C. Central (3/8)… Had a season-high two hits and scored a run against Bowling Green (3/10).
2019 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Was the only Penguin to play in and start all 54 games… Started 46 games at third base, seven in right field and one as the designated hitter… Batted third in 36 of his starts and in the cleanup spot 11 times... Named Second-Team All-Horizon League… Named Horizon League Batter of the Week on Feb. 24 and April 8... Batted .246 and led YSU in home runs (9), RBIs (42), doubles (11), walks (39), runs scored (33), total bases (86) and at-bats (195)… Ranked second on the team in slugging (.441), on-base percentage (.379) and stolen bases (18)... Ranked top-10 in the Horizon League in home runs, RBIs, walks and steals… was the only infielder in the conference to rank top-10 in both home runs and steals… Batted .233 and slugged .456 with five doubles, six home runs and 19 RBIs in Horizon League play… Recorded 12 multi-hit games and a team-high 10 multi-RBI games... Hit safely in 11 straight games from March 27 through April 12... Reached base in a team-best 18 straight games at one point... Hit .283 with runners in scoring position... His 39 walks tied for the third-most in a single season in school history… became the second Penguin to hit at least nine home runs in two different seasons… Committed 13 errors in 164 chances in the field and was credited with 76 assists... Hit a two-run home run at nationally-ranked Mississippi State (2/16)… Went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer at nationally-ranked Florida State (2/22)… Notched a pair of doubles and an RBI at Wright State (3/31)… Went 4-for-4 with a two-run home run and five RBIs vs. UIC (4/5)… Had two hits including a home run and two RBIs against UIC (4/6)… Recorded two hits and three steals at Penn State (4/9)… Went 3-for-3 with two RBIs vs. Toledo (4/10)… Hit a pair of two-run homers against Milwaukee (4/13)… Was a triple shy of the cycle and had a career-high six RBIs in a win over St. Bonaventure (4/24).
2018 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Was the only Penguin to play and start all 56 games… His 56 games played tied for the most in a single season in school history and he was the first Penguin to play in that many contests since 2013… Started 44 games in right field, eight as the designated hitter and four at third base… Batted in the cleanup spot in 53 of his starts… Named Second-Team All-Horizon League… Led the team with a .325 batting average, 64 hits, 43 RBIs, a .558 slugging percentage and a .445 on-base percentage… Tied for the team lead with 13 doubles while ranking second with 11 home runs, 34 runs scored, 110 total bases, 39 walks and 16 stolen bases… Was a perfect 16-for-16 in stolen base attempts… Finished the season ranked in the top 10 of the Horizon League in nine different offensive categories… Committed five errors in 105 chances in the field… Batted .317 and slugged .500 with 33 hits, seven doubles, four home runs, 22 RBIs and 10 steals in league play… Recorded 16 multi-hit games and led the team with 10 multi-RBI contests… Posted four RBIs in three different games and went yard twice in the same game on two occasions… Reached base in 46 consecutive games from Feb. 24 through May 15, which was believed to be the longest streak in the country when it ended… Had a hit in a team-best 13 straight games from April 10 through April 27… His 11 home runs tied for the fourth-most in a single season in school history… Became one of four players in school history to record at least 10 home runs and 10 steals in the same season… His 39 walks tied for the third-most in a single season in school history… Batted .308 with runners in scoring position… Recorded two hits including a home run and drove in a pair of runs in the season opener at Belmont (2/16)… Notched four hits including a double and three RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader against Northern Kentucky (3/24)… Hit a pair of two-run homers in the first game of a doubleheader against Oakland (4/6)… Had two hits including a double and four RBIs at Wright State (4/14)… Went 4-for-4 with two home runs, four RBIs, four runs scored and 10 total bases against Bowling Green (4/24)… His 10 total bases tied for the third-most in a single game in program history… Hit a pair of doubles, scored twice and stole three bases while driving in the go-ahead run to help the Penguins beat Oakland in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament (5/23)… Became one of six Penguins since 2000 to steal three bases in a game… Before the season, only one Penguin had stolen at least three bases in a game since 2003.
Sinclair Community College: Batted .393 with 10 home runs, 69 RBIs, 126 total bases, 75 hits, 69 runs scored and 15 doubles as a freshman… Added a .506 OBP and a .660 slugging percentage… Helped lead the Tartan Pride to the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) regular season championship and an appearance in the regional finals… Named First-Team All-OCCAC and First-Team All-Region XII… Posted a 4.00 GPA and was named 2016-17 OCCAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year… Named NJCAA First-Team All-Academic.
High School: Earned four letters and was a team captain for two years… Three-time OVAC Player of the Year… Three-time First-Team All-State and two-time State Player of the Year... Holds the Toronto High School batting average record at .583... Also a two-year captain in football, basketball and baseball... All-time scoring leader in Toronto High School basketball history with 1,951 points... Earned 12 varsity letters.
Personal: Parents are Larry and Lynda… Has a sister (Jazalyn) and a brother (Chez)… Major is business administration... Recipient of the 2020-21 Mrozek Scholarship.
