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Career Notes: Finished his career with 218 games played to match Justin Banks’ school record that was set from 2003-06… Became just the 10th player in program history to play in at least 200 career games… Finished his career ranking tied for second in program history with 207 career games started… Became just the sixth player in school history to start at least 200 games… Finished his career ranking third in program history with 26 career sacrifice bunts and ninth with 40 career stolen bases… Finished his career ranking tied for 10th in school history with 79 career walks and fourth with 745 career at bats... Did not commit an error in 265 chances in center field over his final two seasons… Committed a total of six errors in 535 chances during his five-year career for a fielding percentage of .989.
2022 (Senior): Played in and started 55 games in center field… Batted in the leadoff spot in 24 of his starts and in the second spot in 31 starts… Batted .256 and slugged .355 with 12 doubles, three triples, one home run and 16 RBIs… Recorded 31 runs scored, 26 walks, 75 total bases, a .350 on-base percentage and a team-high nine stolen bases in 14 attempts… Tied for the team lead with seven sacrifice bunts… Batted .242 and slugged .364 with eight doubles, two triples and nine RBIs over 26 starts in Horizon League play… Did not commit an error in 133 chances in the field… Credited with six assists and 127 putouts… Recorded 12 multi-hit games and two games with multiple RBIs… Hit safely in 10 straight games from April 24 to May 15… Reached base safely in each of his final 17 games of the season… Hit safely in 16 of his final 17 games… Went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored at Bethune-Cookman (2/19)… Went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/20)… Went 2-for-6 with an RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in the second game of a doubleheader at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/20)… Went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader at West Virginia (3/25)… Went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run scored at Ohio State (4/5)… Went 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base vs. Northern Kentucky (4/10)… Went 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored vs. Niagara (4/12)… Went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Wright State (5/8)… Went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader at UIC (5/13)… Went 2-for-6 with an RBI vs. Northern Kentucky in the Horizon League Tournament (5/27).
2021 (Senior): Played in all 56 games, 55 of which he started in center field… Batted .253 and slugged .282 with five doubles and 16 RBIs… Recorded 17 walks, 28 runs scored, 48 total bases, a .349 on-base percentage and seven stolen bases in 10 attempts… Did not commit an error in 132 chances in center field… Tied for the team and Horizon League lead with six sacrifice bunts… Had 11 multi-hit games and three games with multiple RBIs… Reached base safely in 14 consecutive games at one point… Went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/5)… Went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, a walk and two RBIs against St. Bonaventure (3/21)… Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs against Wright State (3/28)… Recorded season highs with three hits, three runs scored and three stolen bases in the first game of a doubleheader against UIC (4/3)… Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two walks, a stolen base and an RBI at Northern Kentucky (4/18)… Went 2-for-2 with a run scored, two stolen bases and an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/7)… Doubled and drove in a pair of runs in the first game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee (5/22).
2020 (Junior): Started all 14 games in center field… Batted .234 with 11 hits and five RBIs in 47 at-bats… Recorded four walks, 11 total bases, two runs scored and two stolen bases in two attempts… Posted a .302 on-base percentage… Committed one error in 34 chances in the field for a .971 fielding percentage… Tied for the team lead and tied for second in the Horizon League with two sacrifice bunts… Had two multi-hit games… Went on a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 28 through March 8… Represented the team’s longest hitting streak of the season… Batted .500 with runners in scoring position… Notched a pair of singles at Abilene Christian (2/28)… Recorded season highs with three hits and two RBIs at Abilene Christian (2/29)… Singled, drove in a run and stole a base at Pittsburgh (3/4)… Hit an RBI single at N.C. Central (3/6)… Singled and scored a run at N.C. Central (3/8).
2019 (Sophomore): Played in 51 games, 50 of which he started in center field… Hit in the leadoff spot in 33 of his starts… Batted .245 with eight doubles, one triple, one home run, and 12 RBIs in 192 at-bats… Set new career highs with 47 hits, 30 runs scored, eight doubles, 60 total bases and 13 stolen bases in 18 attempts… Walked 16 times and posted an on-base percentage of .315… Made three errors in 157 chances in the field… Finished the season ranked tied for fourth in the Horizon League with six sacrifice bunts and eighth with 13 steals… Batted .235 with three doubles, eight RBIs, 14 runs scored and eight steals in league action… Recorded 13 multi-hit games… Reached base in 13 straight games at one point… Went on a career-long 11-game hitting streak from April 7 through April 23… Tied for the team's longest hitting streak of the season... Had three hits including a double and scored twice at Kent State (3/12)… Registered a season-high two RBIs and a stolen base in the first game of a doubleheader against Oakland (3/23)... Notched two hits and two runs scored while matching his career high with three stolen bases against Toledo (4/10)… Went 3-for-4 with an RBI against Milwaukee (4/12)… Matched season highs with three hits and two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Milwaukee (4/13)… Hit a solo home run, scored twice and stole a base against Eastern Michigan (5/1).
2018 (Freshman): Played in 42 games, 33 of which he started — 18 in center field, 14 in left field and one in right field… Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team… Batted .264 with seven doubles, two home runs, 14 RBIs, 19 runs scored and nine stolen bases in 10 attempts… Walked 16 times and posted an on-base percentage of .352… Made two errors in 79 chances in the field… Batted .260 with three doubles, a home run, 11 RBIs, 10 runs scored and seven steals in Horizon League action… Recorded nine multi-hit games and five with multiple RBIs… Reached base in 10 straight games at one point… Went on a six-game hitting streak from May 8 through May 15… Doubled and hit a three-run home run at Toledo (5/8)… Recorded a season-high three hits including a double and scored three times at Ohio (5/9)… Notched three hits including a double, drove in a pair of runs and stole three bases at Northern Kentucky (5/11)… 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... Registered a pair of hits including a double and two RBIs while scoring three times at Northern Kentucky (5/12)… Singled and hit another three-run home run at Northern Kentucky (5/13).
High School: Earned four letters and was a team captain for two years… Finished his senior season with a .458 batting average and 37 stolen bases… Named first-team all-county and first-team all-conference four times… Was named to the Trumbull County All-Star Team and earned second-team all-state honors as a senior… Set single-season records at Champion High School for stolen bases (36) and runs scored (34)… Helped lead the Flashes to district, regional and state championships as a senior… Was also a standout on the basketball team at Champion… Four-time first-team all-county and all-conference selection… Third-team all-state as a senior… Champion High School's all-time leading scorer… Trumbull County Coaches Association Basketball Player of the Year as a senior…. OHSAA Scholar Athlete Award recipient… Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Parents are Terri and David… Has a sister (Alexis)… Graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration... Currently enrolled in the Master of Business Administration program... Recipient of the 2021-22 Boak & Sons Scholarship and the 2021-22 Kevin and Yocelin Stefko Scholarship.
