Biography
2015: American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings second team All-Midwest Region … D3baseball.com second team All-Midwest Region … first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference … WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll … one of two players to start all 46 of the team’s games … ranked third on the team and 10th in the WIAC in batting average (.360) … ranked second on the team and tied for ninth in the conference in runs batted in (42) … ranked third on the team and sixth in the league in on-base percentage (.454) … ranked second on the team with 23 walks … tied for third on the team with 34 runs scored … finished fourth on the team with seven doubles … ranked sixth on the team with nine stolen bases … added four home runs … led the team with 363 putouts … ranked sixth on the team with 24 assists … led the team in fielding percentage (.997) and committed just one error … reached base six times, including four on hits and two on HBPs, and added four runs scored and one RBI in UW-Whitewater victories over Framingham State (N.J.) and William Paterson (N.J.) on March 19-20 in Orlando, Fla. … finished 3-for-4 with one double, one walk, one run scored and two RBI in the Warhawks’ 8-7 triumph over Rutgers-Camden (N.J.) on March 21 in Orlando, Fla. … reached base three times and hit a home run while totaling two runs scored and four RBI in UW-Whitewater’s 16-5 win over St. Thomas (Minn.) in the first game of a doubleheader on March 25 in Orlando, Fla. … reached base four times, including two on hits and two on walks, and added one stolen base and two runs scored in the Warhawks’ 11-3 victory over Keuka (N.Y.) on March 26 in Orlando, Fla. … homered and knocked in two runs during UW-Whitewater’s 4-0 triumph over St. Scholastica (Minn.) in the first game of a doubleheader on March 30 … amassed eight hits in 16 at-bats and added one walk, one stolen base, three runs scored and five RBI in the Warhawks’ four-game sweep against UW-Superior on April 2-3 … finished 3-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, one run scored and one RBI in UW-Whitewater’s 8-0 win at UW-Oshkosh in the first game of a doubleheader on April 7 … registered three hits, including a double and a home run, scored a run and drove in a pair against UW-La Crosse in the second game of a doubleheader on April 12 … finished 3-for-4 with a walk, two stolen bases, one run scored and three RBI at UW-Oshkosh in the first game of a doubleheader on April 15 … collected five hits in eight at-bats, including one double, and added one walk, three stolen bases, two runs scored and seven RBI in UW-Whitewater’s doubleheader sweep at UW-Stevens Point on April 22 … finished 3-for-4 with a home run, one walk, one run scored and one RBI at UW-Stevens Point in the first game of a doubleheader on April 29 … totaled seven hits in 18 at-bats along with one walk, one stolen base, two runs scored and five RBI in the Warhawks’ four-game sweep at UW-Stout on May 2-3 … reached base thee times (one hit, one walk, one HBP) and scored a run against Concordia Chicago in the NCAA Tournament on May 16
2014: Third team D3baseball.com All-Midwest Region … third team American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region … honorable mention All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference … NCAA Division III World Series All-Tournament team … ranked fourth on the team and fifth in the conference with 69 hits … ranked second on the team, fourth in the WIAC and 19th in the nation with 52 runs batted in … ranked third on the team and 19th in NCAA Division III with six sacrifice flies … started all 51 games … hit .345, good for sixth on the team … scored 46 runs, good for third on the team … tied for second on the team with 16 doubles … third on the team with three triples … tied for third on the team with five home runs … ranked fourth on the team with 106 total bases and a .530 slugging percentage … stole nine bases, good for sixth on the team … tallied two hits, including a double, scored twice and knocked in a run during UW-Whitewater’s 5-1 season-opening victory over Oglethorpe (Ga.) on March 19 in Florida … was a perfect 4-for-4 with a run scored and five runs batted in during the Warhawks’ seven-inning 17-3 triumph over Benedictine (Ill.) on March 20 in Florida … totaled four multi-hit games during a six-game hitting streak from March 20-25 … scored a season best-tying three runs, drew a season-high three walks and added a hit in UW-Whitewater’s 26-11 win over Union (N.Y.) on March 25 in Florida … finished 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBIs in the Warhawks’ eight-inning 21-4 victory over UW-Platteville on April 1 at home … posted five multi-hit games during a six-game hitting streak from April 1-9 … hit a home run and knocked in three runs during UW-Whitewater’s 18-3 triumph over St. Scholastica (Minn.) on April 6 at home … was 3-of-5 with a double, a walk, a run scored and four RBIs in the Warhawks’ 11-3 win over UW-La Crosse on April 12 in Whitewater … tied a season high with four hits and added a season-best two stolen bases in UW-Whitewater’s 9-3 victory at UW-Platteville on April 22 … tallied two hits, including a triple, and knocked in a run during the Warhawks’ 8-7 triumph over UW-Oshkosh on April 30 at home … registered nine hits, including four for extra bases, two walks, a stolen base, eight runs scored and seven RBIs in UW-Whitewater’s four-game home sweep over UW-Superior on May 3-4 … posted two hits, including a double, and knocked in a run during the Warhawks’ 10-inning 15-14 win over UW-Stout on May 9 in the WIAC Tournament opener in Whitewater … matched a season high in hits with a 4-for-4 performance, including a triple, a home run and a season-best six RBIs in the Warhawks’ seven-inning 17-5 victory over UW-La Crosse on May 10 in the WIAC Tournament championship contest … finished 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, three runs scored and three RBIs in UW-Whitewater’s 9-6 triumph over SUNY Cortland (N.Y.) on May 24 at the NCAA national championship round at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wis. … hit a solo home run to help the Warhawks defeat St. Thomas (Minn.) 10-4 on May 25 in the NCAA national championship round at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wis. … was 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a pair of runs scored in UW-Whitewater’s 7-0 win over Emory (Ga.) on May 27 in the NCAA Division III championship game at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wis.
Personal: Majoring in physical education … played baseball, basketball and football at Belle River High School in Ontario, Canada, where he was a four time all-conference baseball player and all-conference football player … career ambition is to be a professional angler or a physical education teacher … hobbies include fishing … favorite professional sports team is the Detroit Tigers … favorite movie is “The Sandlot” … chose to attend UW-Whitewater for the great athletics program