Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Honors
2022 NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team
2021 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team
Sun Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Week (March 2, 2021)

 

2022 (Senior)

• Named to the 2022 NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament team
• One of just two Chants to play and start in all 60 games on the season
• Started all 60 games in the outfield on the season
• Hit .297 with eight home runs, nine doubles, 47 RBIs, and 48 runs scored on the season
• Was third on the team in hits (62), home runs (8), and RBIs (47)
• Was also fourth on the team in average (.297), runs (48), and stolen bases (6)
• Posted a .455 slugging percentage and a .422 on-base percentage on the year 
• Walked a team-high 40 times and was hit by a pitch nine times
• Was tied for the team lead with 20 multi-hit games and was second on the team with 13 multi-RBI games on the season
• Posted a season-high 10-game hitting streak on the season
• Also posted an on-base streak of 23 consecutive games
• Scored at least one run in 39 of the 60 games he played in
• Had a season-high three base hits in the home win over nationally-ranked Central Michigan (Feb. 19)
• Posted a season-high five RBIs in the road win at nationally-ranked Clemson (March 22)
• Started the season by going 2-for-5 with a run scored in the season-opening win over Kent State (Feb. 18)
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBIs, and a run scored in the win over the Chippewas (Feb. 19)
• Was 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBIs, and a run scored in the home win over Rutgers (Feb. 25)
• Drove in two RBIs in the home win over Illinois (Feb. 26)
• Recorded an RBI double and a sacrifice bunt in the win over Ball State (Feb. 27)
• Kicked off his 10-game hitting streak with a 2-for-4 day in the road loss at nationally-ranked North Carolina (March 5)
• Went 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk and a run scored in the midweek victory at home over Wake Forest (March 8)
• Hit safely with one game in each of the three games versus Xavier (March 11 & 13)
• Combined to go 4-for-9 with three walks, a hit by pitch, two sacrifice flies, two RBIs, and three runs scored in the three-game conference series with ULM (March 18-20)
• Was 2-for-6 with a double, five RBIs, and two runs scored in the road win at then-nationally-ranked Clemson (March 22)
• Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in each of the last two games in the three-game road series at nationally-ranked Texas State (March 26-27)
• Hit a home run and was 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the road loss at Wake Forest (March 30)
• Was 2-for-5 with two runs scored in the series-finale win over Arkansas State (April 4)
• Blasted a solo home run in the loss to Georgia State (April 10)
• Was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored in the game one win at App State (April 14)
• Went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in the second game of the three-game series with the Mountaineers (April 15)
• Combined to go 3-for-9 with two walks, an RBI, three runs scored, and a stolen base in the three-game series sweep of UTA (April 22-24)
• Drove in four RBIs on 2-for-4 hitting in the road win at the College of Charleston (April 26)
• Had a double and two RBIs in the series-opening win at nationally-ranked Georgia Southern (April 29)
• Went a combined 3-for-9 with a double, five walks, an RBI, and six runs scored in the three-game series sweep at home over Little Rock (May 6-8)
• Had three hits (3-for-12) with a double, a hit-by-pitch, a walk, two RBIs, and a run scored in the three-game sweep at Troy (May 13-15)
• Was 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a stolen base in the blowout win over Clemson (May 17)
• Hit a home run and drove in two runs in the series-opening win over South Alabama (May 19)
• Was 2-for-2 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and three RBIs in the regular-season finale versus South Alabama (May 21)
• Went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs 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 a combined 6-for-17 with three home runs, four walks, five RBIs, and five runs scored
• Hit a solo home run in the win over Virginia (June 5) at the NCAA Regional
• Was 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs, and a run scored in the win over East Carolina (June 5) at the NCAA Regional
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run, an RBI, and a run scored in the regional championship game versus East Carolina (June 6)

2021 (Junior)

• Earned a spot on the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship All-Tournament team
• Named the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Week (March 2, 2021)
• Played in and started 50 games on the season, seeing time in the outfield, second base, and designated hitter
• Led the team and ranked fifth in the Sun Belt Conference with 47 runs scored
• Tied for the team lead and Sun Belt Conference lead with four triples on the season
• Was tops on the team and second in the league with 11 sacrifice bunts
• Was also tied for the team lead and ranked in the top 10 in the Sun Belt with four sacrifice flies
• Ranked in the top five on the team in hitting (.279), home runs (8), doubles (10), hits (53), hit-by-pitch (9), and RBIs (34)
• Recorded a .500 slugging percentage and a .368 on-base percentage on the year
• Was also 7-for-8 in stolen bases
• Totaled 78 putouts and 35 assists in the field on the season seeing time in right field, left field, and second base
• Tied for second on the team with 15 multi-hit games on the season
• Posted eight multi-RBI games on the year, including a season-high five RBIs in the win over Texas State (May 22) in the regular-season finale
• Also tallied a nine-game hitting streak and a nine-game on-base streak on the season
• One of five Chants to hit two home runs in the same game, but the only one to do it twice - hit two home runs in the win versus the Bobcats (May 22) and in the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship game versus No. 1-seeded South Alabama (May 26)
• Blasted a grand slam and drove in four RBIs in the win over Bryant (Feb. 26)
• Opened the season with a nine-game hitting streak, going 4-for-11 with a home run, a double, two walks, two RBIs, and five runs scored over Opening Weekend versus Duke (Feb. 20-21)
• Went 1-for-6 with a run scored in the midweek road win at Wake Forest (Feb. 23)
• Hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and went a combined 7-for-14 with five RBIs, and five runs scored in the three games of the CCU Baseball Tournament (Feb. 26-28)
• Was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a sacrifice fly, two RBIs, and two runs scored in the home win over Davidson (March 5)
• Also went 1-for-4 in the win over Miami (Ohio) (March 6) and 1-for-3 with a double, a stolen base, and two runs scored in the home win over UConn (March 8)
• Hit safely in two of the three games at West Virginia (March 19-21), going 3-for-12 with a double, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, two RBIs, and three runs scored in the series win
• Was a combined 3-for-12 with a home run, a triple, a walk, three RBIs, three runs scored, and a stolen base in the three-game SBC weekend series at Louisiana (March 26-28)
• Set the offense by going 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base in the road win at UT Arlington (April 10)
• Scored two runs on 2-for-5 hitting in the road win at UNCW (April 14)
• Recorded a base hit in eight-straight games from April 16 to April 28, going 1-for-3 versus Georgia Southern (April 17), 1-for-4 with a double and run scored against the Eagles (April 18), and 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and two RBIs in a road win at North Carolina (April 20)
• Hit safely in all three games at Liberty (April 23-25), as he was 4-for-11 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored in the three-game series
• Went 1-for-2 with a run scored in back-to-back midweek games versus the UNCW Seahawks (April 27-28)
• Had two doubles and scored two runs on 2-for-4 hitting in the road win at Georgia State (May 1)
• Combined to go 2-for-6 with four walks and three runs scored in the final two games versus Troy (May 8-9)
• Was 1-for-3 with a double, a sac bunt, and a run scored in the win at South Alabama (May 14) and 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, three RBIs, three runs scored, and a stolen base in the midweek home win over Wake Forest (May 18)
• Finished the season out strong, going 5-for-10 with two home runs, three walks, six RBIs, five runs scored, and a stolen base in the three-game sweep of Texas State (May 20-22)
• Earned SBC All-Tournament team honors, going 4-for-8 with two home runs, two walks, five RBIs, and four runs scored over the Chants' two championship tournament games versus Little Rock (May 25) and South Alabama (May 26)
• Spent the summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Harwich Mariners

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

• Played in 16 games, starting 15 in right field
• Hit .271 with 13 hits, three doubles, and seven RBIs
• Scored 18 runs, which was second on the team and tied for seventh in the Sun Belt
• Walked 11 times, was hit by four pitches, and was a perfect 6-for-6 on stolen bases
• His six stolen bases were tied for sixth in the Sun Belt Conference
• Posted a .431 on-base percentage and a .333 slugging percentage on the season
• Recorded a season-high five-game hitting streak
• Turned in an on-base streak of 11-straight games, which was the second-longest on the team
• Two sacrifice flies, which was tied for second in the Sun Belt
• Drove in a season-high three RBIs in the win over West Virginia (Feb. 23)
• Scored a season-high four runs, stole two bases, and was 2-for-3 in the Saturday win over Maryland (Feb. 29)
• Was 2-for-3 with a double, walk, RBI, and three runs scored in the series-opening win over Middle Tennessee (March 6)
• Also had an RBI in the win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 23), versus Maryland (Feb. 28), and against Wake Forest (March 11)
• Closed the season out on a four-game hitting streak

2019 (Freshman)

• Played in 34 games on the season, making 12 starts
• Saw time at both third base and second base
• Hit .234 with a home run, a triple, two doubles, 11 RBIs, and 11 runs scored
• Posted a .344 slugging percentage and a .346 on-base percentage
• Walked 11 times and had four sacrifice bunts
• Made his Chant debut in the win over Campbell (Feb. 17) in the season-opening weekend
• Recorded his first career hit, an RBI double as a pinch hitter, in the win over No. 25 Illinois (March 1)
• Had a single and scored two runs in the series-finale win at ULM (March 17)
• Made his first start in the series opener versus Troy (March 22)
• Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the series finale versus Troy (March 24)
• Was 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBIs, and a run scored off the bench in the 27-2 road conference win at Georgia State (April 26)
• Hit 2-for-4 with a walk in the series opener at UT Arlington (May 10)
• Blasted his first career home run and drove in three runs in the series-opening win over Appalachian State (May 16)
• Had an RBI double in game two of the series versus the Mountaineers (May 17)
• Was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the win over the top-seed Texas State (May 23) in the Sun Belt Baseball Championship Tournament
• Went 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored in the 26-10 win over ULM (May 25) in the conference tournament
• Came off the bench to go 2-for-4 with a walk in the championship game win over Georgia Southern (May 26)
• Drove in two RBIs in two starts at the NCAA Atlanta Regional (May 31-June 2)

High School

• Drafted in the 14th round (430th overall) by the Boston Red Sox in the 2018 MLB Draft
• Ranked as high as the No. 8 shortstop and the No. 30 overall prospect in the class of 2018 for the state of Pennsylvania by Perfect Game
• A 2018 Rawlings/Perfect Game honorable mention All-American
• Also a PG Atlantic Region honorable mention selection
• A two-time underclass high honorable mention All-American (2016 and 2017)
• Lettered on the baseball team for four years at Cocalico High School
• Earned Section Three first-team All-Star honors three consecutive seasons (2015, 2016, and 2017)
• Named Section Three second-team as a freshman in 2014
• Made the “Sweet 16” All-League team as a shortstop in 2017
• Was twice named to the All-Defense team
• Hit .667 with 23 RBIs and 28 hits, including four home runs, to help lead Cocalico to the playoffs for the first time in 12 years during his senior season
• Played for the All-Star Baseball summer team
• Also lettered in basketball for three years
• His mother, Sara, played hockey at Kutztown, while his father, Matthew, played football at Kutztown
• Sister, Chloe, played field hockey at LaSalle