Earned All-Conference accolades for the first time in his career after leading the conference in batting...he started 42 contests and hit for an astounding .404 average...his regular season averaged was .402 at the end of the MCC season...he notched a career-high 59 hits in 146 at-bats...he scored 41 runs tallied 14 doubles, notched four triples and hit two home runs, including a grand slam...he drove in 20 runs and was hit by a pitch on 16 occasions...he finished his career with 78 hit-by-pitches and was three shy of the NAIA national record of 81...he also stole a team-high nine bases in 2011.

Junior Year (2009-10)
Started all 48 games in which he played...earned MCC Gold Glove honors at shortstop...batted .369 and was second on the team with 52 hits...finished with 26 extra-base hits including a team-high three triples...also finished second on the team with six home runs...drove in 27 runs and stole a team-high 11 bases...also had a team-high 14 multi-hit games and had the team's second-longest hit streak at 11 games.

Sophomore Year (2008-09)
Appeared in 51 games with 50 starts...had 21 RBI and a fielding percentage of .934.

Freshman Year (2007-08)
Started 22 of the 30 games he played...batted .283 with 17 hits in 60 at-bats...had three doubles and eight RBI...walked three times and was plunked six times.

High School
Was a National Honor Society member at Jennings County High School...earned an Academic Honors diploma...finished seventh in the state in wrestling...was the sectional, regional and semi-state champ in wrestling.

Personal
A physical education major born January 2, 1989, to parents Scott and Judy...has two brothers and four sisters.

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