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Career Notes: Finished his YSU career with 15 triples to surpass the previous school record of nine that had been held by Chris Durkin (1989-91) and Mark Thomas (1997-99)… Recorded seven triples in 2021 and 2023 to match the single-season program record that was set by Lou Vassalotti in 1994.
2023 (Senior): Played in and started 53 games in center field… Batted .272 and slugged .427 with 56 hits, nine doubles, seven triples, three home runs and 28 RBIs… Recorded 39 runs scored, 25 walks, 88 total bases, a .359 on-base percentage and a team-high 15 stolen bases in 23 attempts… Tied the single-season school record with seven triples for the second time in his career… Led the Horizon League in triples while ranking fourth in stolen bases… Put together a 12-game hitting streak from April 10 to May 5… Hit safely in seven straight games from March 24 to April 6… Hit safely in eight consecutive contests from May 9 to May 20… Reached base safely in 14 straight games at one point… Recorded 14 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances… Committed four errors in 172 chances for a .977 fielding percentage… Credited with one assist and 167 putouts… Batted .292 and slugged .451 with seven doubles, four triples, one home run and 15 RBIs over 28 starts in Horizon League play… Went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader at Memphis (2/25)… Went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs, a run scored and a stolen base at Baylor (3/3)… Went 2-for-5 with three RBIs at Kansas State (3/10)… Went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and three RBIs vs. Oakland (3/16)… Went 2-for-3 with a triple, two walks, two RBIs, three runs scored and two stolen bases vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/31)… Went 2-for-3 with a walk, three runs scored and three stolen bases vs. Pitt (4/4)… Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored vs. Akron (4/25)… Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored vs. Milwaukee (4/30)… Went 2-for-6 with a double, a triple, three RBIs and a run scored at Northern Kentucky (5/14)… Went 2-for-4 with a stolen base vs. Wright State (5/20).
2022 (Junior): Played in 13 games and made 12 starts… Made eight starts as the designated hitter and four in left field… Returned to the lineup on May 8 after missing the first 44 games of the season due to injury… Batted .213 and slugged .319 with one triple, one home run and 11 RBIs… Recorded four runs scored, seven walks, 15 total bases, a .309 on-base percentage and one stolen base in three attempts… Batted .200 and slugged .300 with one home run and six RBIs over nine games played and eight starts in Horizon League play… Recorded three multi-hit games… Reached base safely in five straight contests at one point… Batted .316 with runners in scoring position… Went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader at UIC (5/13)… Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk and a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader at Northern Kentucky (5/15)… Went 2-for-4 with an RBI vs. UIC (5/21)… Went 3-for-4 with a triple and five RBIs vs. Northern Kentucky in the Horizon League Tournament (5/27).
2021 (Sophomore): Started 54 games – 52 in left field and two in right field… Named Horizon League Batter of the Week on March 2… Batted .295 and slugged .541 with 13 doubles, seven triples, eight home runs and 42 RBIs… Recorded 40 runs scored, 112 total bases, 13 walks, a .342 on-base percentage and six stolen bases in nine attempts… Tied the single-season school record of seven triples that was set by Lou Vassalotti in 1994… Led the Horizon League and ranked second in the nation in triples… Ranked fifth in the Horizon League in total bases… Notched 15 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI performances… Hit safely in seven straight games from Feb. 20 to March 5 and from April 3 to April 16… Reached base safely in 11 consecutive games at one point… Went 3-for-5 with a run scored at Nicholls (2/26)… Went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base at Nicholls (2/28)… Went 2-for-4 with a home run, a run scored and three RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Wright State (3/13)… Went 2-for-6 with a double, a walk, two runs scored, three RBIs and a stolen base against St. Bonaventure (3/21)… Went 3-for-6 with two triples, two runs scored and an RBI at Milwaukee (4/11)… Tied the single-game school record with two triples… Became just the second Penguin since 1988 to triple two times in a game… Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored at Northern Kentucky (4/16)… Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against Oakland (4/23)… Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a run scored and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/7)… Went 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and two RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/7)… Went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a run scored and two RBIs at Bellarmine (5/14)… Went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI against UIC in the Horizon League Tournament (5/27).
2020 (Freshman): Played in all 14 games and made 13 starts – 10 in left field and three in right field… Batted in the leadoff spot in six of his starts… Batted .163 with eight hits including a double and eight RBIs in 49 at-bats… Recorded four walks, five runs scored and nine total bases… Committed one error in 31 chances in the field… Started the season with a four-game hitting streak from Feb. 14 through Feb. 21… Batted .357 with runners in scoring position… Singled, drove in a run and scored a run in the season opener at Houston (2/14)… Hit an RBI single at Houston (2/16) and at College of Charleston (2/21)… Singled, walked and drove in a run at College of Charleston (2/23)… Hit the go-ahead, two-run double and a scored a run at Abilene Christian (2/28)… Singled, walked twice and a scored a run at Pittsburgh (3/4)… Singled, walked and drove in a pair of runs at N.C. Central (3/6).
High School: Three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball… Earned 11 varsity letters…. Named all-section in football as a junior… Named all-section in baseball as a sophomore and junior… Ranked as the 85th overall prospect in the state of Pennsylvania by Prep Baseball Report… Coached by Dan Pomposelli at Avonworth… Played summer ball for West Hills under Jason Malatak.
Personal: Parents are Mike and Megan... Major is business economics.
