Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Drafted in the first round (27th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2022 MLB Draft ... The highest player ever to be drafted out of Coastal Carolina ... In his three years at Coastal, he hit .306 with 16 home runs, three triples, 34 doubles, 88 RBIs, and 113 runs scored in 123 games played ... He also posted a .501 slugging percentage and a .431 on-base percentage, while totaling 81 walks, seven sacrifice flies, and swiping 26 career stolen bases ... His .431 career on-base percentage ranks 15th all-time in Coastal's career record books.

Honors
Drafted in the first round (27th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2022 MLB Draft
2022 D1Baseball Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year
2022 Perfect Game Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year
2022 Perfect Game Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference
2021 All-Sun Belt Second Team
Sun Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Week (March 1, 2022)
Sun Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Week (May 24, 2021)

2022 (Junior)

• Drafted in the first round (27th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2022 MLB Draft
• Became the first-ever Chanticleer to be selected in the first round of the MLB Draft and the highest pick in program history
• Tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (May 1)
• Played in and started 57 games at shortstop on the season
• Missed three games due to an injury
• Hit .330 with seven home runs, two triples, 19 doubles, 40 RBIs, and 60 runs scored
• Posted a .544 slugging percentage and a .460 on-base percentage
• Walked a total of 39 times compared to just 28 strikeouts on the year
• Led the team in base hits (68), runs scored (60), doubles (19), and hit-by-pitch (14)
• Was second on the team in batting average (.330), on-base percentage (.460), and triples (2)
• Ranked third on the team in slugging percentage (.544), walks (39), stolen bases (12), and total bases (112)
• Was also fourth on the team in home runs (7) and fifth in sacrifice flies (4)
• His 19 doubles were tied for second in the Sun Belt Conference on the year
• His 60 runs scored on the season were third in the Sun Belt, while his .460 on-base percentage was fifth in the conference overall
• Led the team with 20 multi-hit games and was sixth on the team with nine multi- games on the season
• Posted a season-high eight-game hitting streak for the year
• Drove in a season-high four RBIs in the series-finale win at Arkansas State (April 3)
• Recorded a season-high four hits by going 4-for-4 with two home runs, a double, two RBIs, and two runs scored in a loss to South Alabama (May 20)
• Went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, and a run scored in the win over nationally-ranked Central Michigan (Feb. 19) on Opening Weekend
• Posted two hits apiece in each of his next five games, which included going 2-for-3 with a home run, a sacrifice fly, a walk, three RBIs, and two runs scored in a win over Rutgers (Feb. 25)
• Also went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs versus Illinois (Feb. 26) and 2-for-3 with a double and RBI against Ball State (Feb. 27) during that stretch
• Was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the home win over Wake Forest (March 8)
• Scored two runs in both games of the doubleheader split with Xavier (March 13)
• Combined to go 5-for-12 with a triple, a double, three walks, three RBIs, three runs scored, and three stolen bases in the three-game series with ULM (March 18-20)
• Reached base safely five times in the win on the road at Clemson (March 22), as he went 2-for-2 with two walks, two hit-by-pitches, an RBI, three runs scored, and one stolen base
• Went 1-for-2 with two walks, a hit-by-pitch, and two runs scored in the road win at nationally-ranked Texas State (March 26)
• Was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored in the midweek road loss at Wake Forest (March 30)
• Hit safely in all three games at Arkansas State (April 1-3), going 4-for-13 with a home run, a double, two walks, four RBIs, four runs scored, and two stolen bases in the series sweep
• Stayed hot versus Georgia State (April 8-10), as he was 6-for-14 with a home run, four doubles, a walk, two RBIs, three runs scored, and a stolen base in the three-game series
• Returned from an injury to go 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two RBIs, and a run scored in the series-opening win over UTA (April 22)
• Followed that up by going 3-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored, and two stolen bases in the game two win over the Mavericks (April 23)
• Registered one hit in each of his next four games, which included a triple and three RBIs in the road win at the College of Charleston (April 26) and one hit each in the three-game road series at nationally-ranked Georgia Southern (April 29 - May 1)
• Went 3-for-4 with a walk, four RBIs, and a stolen base in the midweek win at home over UNCW (May 3)
• Continued his hitting streak by hitting safely in all three games versus Little Rock (May 6-8), going 3-for-13 with two doubles, three walks, an RBI, and five runs scored in the series sweep
• Picked up two doubles and scored a run in the series-opening win at Troy (May 13)
• Went 3-for-5 with an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base in the game two win at Troy (May 14)
• Closed out the regular season by going 8-for-11 with three home runs, two doubles, five RBIs, nine runs scored, and a stolen base in the three-game series with South Alabama (May 19-21)
• Walked and scored two runs in the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship Tournament game versus Troy (May 27)
• Hit safely in four of the five games at the 2022 NCAA Greenville Regional, going 1-for-3 with two RBIs versus Coppin State (June 4) and 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI in the win over Virginia (June 5)
• Also went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in the win at East Carolina (June 5) and 2-for-4 with a run scored in the loss to the Pirates (June 6) at the NCAA Regional
• Named the 2022 D1Baseball Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year
• Tabbed the 2022 Perfect Game Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year
• Named to the 2022 Perfect Game Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference team

2021 (Sophomore)

• A 2021 All-Sun Belt second-team selection
• Named the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Week over the final week of the regular season (May 24)
• Led the team and was tied for the conference lead in walks with 33
• Also led the Sun Belt in fielding assists (140), as he started and played in all but one game for the Chanticleers on the season
• Played in and started 50 games overall at shortstop
• Was second on the team in hitting at .294 on the year with a team-high nine home runs, 12 doubles, and 38 RBIs
• Posted a team-high .513 slugging percentage, .413 on-base percentage, and was second on the team with 11 stolen bases
• His 42 runs scored were second on the team and seventh in the Sun Belt for the year
• Started the season with a career-long streak of reaching base safely in 22 games and also recorded a career-long 14-game hitting streak on the year
• Recorded 14 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games on the season
• One of only two Chants to have a team-high four base hits in a single game (vs. Wake Forest on May 18 and against Texas State on May 20)
• Drove in a team-high six RBIs in the win over the Demon Deacons (May 18)
• Turned in four RBIs in the home win at West Virginia (Feb. 27)
• Went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a sacrifice bunt, and a stolen base in the Opening Day contest versus Duke (Feb. 20)
• Was 1-for-5 with a walk and a run scored in the midweek extra-inning road win at Wake Forest (Feb. 23)
• Combined to go 5-for-12 with a home run, a double, a hit-by-pitch, two walks, five RBIs, and three runs scored in the CCU Baseball Tournament (Feb. 26-28)
• Also went 7-for-17 with two home runs, a triple, a double, three walks, four RBIs, six runs scored, and a stolen base at the Baseball at the Beach event (March 5-8)
• Had three base hits in game two of the doubleheader versus FIU (March 13), and went a combined 6-for-17 with two home runs, a double, a walk, five RBIs, and two runs scored in the four-game series with the Panthers (March 12-14)
• Hit a home run and drove in two RBIs (1-for-4) in game two at West Virginia (March 20)
• Was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored in the midweek win over College of Charleston (March 23)
• Was a combined 4-for-12 with two doubles, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored in the three-game conference weekend series at Louisiana (March 26-28)
• Hit safely in all three games at UT Arlington (April 10-12), going 4-for-12 with a double, a walk, three RBIs, and two runs scored in the series
• Picked up one hit in each of the three games at Liberty (April 23-25), going 3-for-13 with two doubles, two RBIs, and a run scored in the weekend series
• Plated two RBIs and scored a run on a walk and 1-for3 hitting at the plate in the road loss at UNCW (April 28)
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two RBIs, and a run scored in the series finale with Troy (May 9)
• Broke out in the midweek win over Wake Forest (May 18), as he went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, six RBIs, two runs scored, and two stolen bases
• Closed out the regular season going a combined 6-for-11 with a home run, three walks, two RBIs, five runs scored, and a stolen base in the three-game series sweep of Texas State (May 20-22)
• Hit 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI, and three runs scored in the win over Little Rock (May 25) in the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship Tournament 
• Named to the 2021 Cape Code League All-Star Team in the summer, as he hit .269 with five home runs, three doubles, 22 RBIs, 21 runs scored, and 13 stolen bases for the Cotuit Kettleers

2020 (Freshman) *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*

• Played in and started all 16 games, seeing time at both second base and third base
• Hit .259 with three doubles, 10 RBIs, 11 runs scored, and three stolen bases
• Also walked nine times and had two sacrifice bunts
• Was third on the team with 15 base hits on the year
• Recorded a .310 slugging percentage and a .377 on-base percentage
• Posted a .974 fielding percentage on the season with 20 putouts and a team-high 56 assists
• Totaled three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games on the year
• Tied for a team-high six-game hitting streak
• Posted a team-best on-base streak of 12-straight games
• Went 1-for-2 with a walk, hit-by-pitch, three RBIs, a run scored, and a stolen base in the win over Middle Tennessee (March 6)
• Was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, hit-by-pitch, two RBIs, and scored two runs in the win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 23)
• Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in the series-opening win versus Maryland (Feb. 28)
• Also went 2-for-4 with an intentional walk, an RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the Saturday victory over Maryland (Feb. 29)
• Drove in an RBI in wins over West Virginia (Feb. 23), Charlotte (March 3), and Wake Forest (March 11)
• A key part in the Chants totaling 22 double plays on the season, which was tied for second in all of NCAA DI baseball
• A member of the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 spring semester

High School

• Ranked the second-best shortstop and the No. 10 overall prospect in the class of 2019 coming out of Louisiana by Perfect Game
• Rated as high as the 85th-best shortstop nationally in the class of 2019 by Perfect Game
• Also ranked as the No. 5 shortstop and the No. 16 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana for the class of 2019 by Prep Baseball Report
• Tabbed a 2019 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason All-American and Southeast All-Region second-team pick
• Was also named a 2018 PG/Rawlings Preseason Underclassmen high honorable mention All-American
• Participated at the 2018 National Showcase event where he was named to the Showcase Top Prospect Team
• Lettered at Parkway High School
• Named the 2019 All-District 1-5A MVP
• Two-time first-team all-district, All-Parish, all-city, and all-state selection
• Guided his high school team to become District 1-5A Champions
• Led his team to a 25-10 record his senior season in 2019, the most wins by the Panthers in a single season since 1998
• Took them to the second round of the 2019 Class 5A playoffs, winning a playoff game for the first time since 2011
• Picked up the save on the mound in the first-round playoff victory
• Hit .523 with six home runs, six triples, seven doubles, and 36 RBIs over the regular season his senior year
• Batted .340 with six doubles, three triples, three home runs, and 29 RBIs as a junior in 2018
• Also played for the East Coast Sox Select team
• Earned a spot on 2018 WWBA 2019 Grads or 17U National Championship, 2017 WWBA World Championship, and 2017 WWBA Underclass World Championship all-tournament teams