Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in recreation and sport management ... Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2022 with the Detroit Tigers.

Honors
2022 NCBWA Division I All-America Second Team
2022 ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region Second Team
2022 All-Sun Belt Second Team
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (May 9, 2022)
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (March 29, 2022)

 

2022 (Senior)

• Named to the 2022 NCBWA Division I All-America second team
• Earned a spot on the 2022 ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region second team
• Was named to the 2022 All-Sun Belt second team
• Tabbed the Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (May 9)
• Was recognized as the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (March 29)
• Played in 52 games, making 51 starts on the season
• Led the Chanticleers offensively all season long and finished the year hitting .357 with 19 home runs, 11 doubles, 61 RBIs, and 42 runs scored
• Also posted a team-best .754 slugging percentage and a .467 on-base percentage
• Led the Sun Belt in slugging percentage and on-base + slugging percentage (OPS) (1.221)
• Ranked second in home runs, fourth in on-base percentage, fourth in RBIs, and seventh in batting average in the Sun Belt
• Finished the season with a team-high 16 multi-RBI games and 17 multi-hit games
• Posted a career-high on-base streak of 31-straight games, reaching base safely in each of CCU's last 31 games of the year
• Hit .404 with 12 home runs, 39 RBIs, 24 runs scored, and 16 walks, in conference play
• Also posted a .828 slugging percentage in Sun Belt Conference action on the year
• Hit two home runs in the same game four times on the season - at Clemson (March 22), at Texas State (March 27), against Little Rock (May 6), and on Senior Day versus South Alabama (May 21)
• Drove in a season-high five RBIs three times on the year - at Clemson (March 22), versus Little Rock (May 8), and against South Alabama (May 21)
• Also drove in four RBIs in the win over ULM (March 19), in a loss at Texas State (March 27), and in back-to-back wins over UNCW (May 3) and Little Rock (May 6)
• Went 4-for-5 on Opening Day with two doubles, two RBIs, and two runs scored in the win over Kent State (Feb. 18)
• Was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBIs, and a run scored in the win over ULM (March 19)
• Was 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, five RBIs, and two runs scored in the win at nationally-ranked Clemson (March 22)
• Was a perfect 4-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, four RBIs, and two runs scored in a loss at Texas State (March 27)
• Combined to go 6-for-11 with a double, four walks, a sacrifice fly, two RBIs, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the three-game series sweep at Arkansas State (April 1-3)
• Hit a solo home run in losses to Georgia State (April 9) and Charlotte (April 19)
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the series-opening win at Appalachian State (April 14)
• Was a combined 3-for-9 with a home run, a walk, three RBIs, and a run scored in the series sweep of UTA (April 22-24)
• Hit safely in each of his next 10 games, starting by going 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored in the midweek road win at the College of Charleston (April 26)
• Combined to go 4-for-11 with a home run, two walks, three RBIs, and three runs scored in three games at nationally-ranked Georgia Southern (April 29-May 1)
• Stayed hot by going 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, four RBIs, and two runs scored in the midweek win at home over UNCW (May 3)
• Was on fire in the three-game series with Little Rock (May 6-8), as he was 5-for-10 with three home runs, a double, two walks, 11 RBIs, and four runs scored in the series sweep
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored in the series-opening win at Troy (May 13)
• Exploded at the plate in the final regular-season series versus South Alabama (May 19-21), going 6-for-8 with two home runs, a double, two walks, two hit by pitches, six RBIs, four runs scored, and a stolen base
• In his final home game as a Chant, he went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, five RBIs, and three runs scored versus the Jaguars
• Was 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship Tournament loss to Troy (May 27)
• Went 2-for-4 at the plate in the loss to Virginia (June 3) in the first game of the 2022 NCAA Greenville Regional
• Was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two RBIs, and two runs scored in the elimination game versus East Carolina (June 5) at the NCAA Greenville Regional
• Went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the NCAA Greenville Regional championship game versus ECU (June 6)
• Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester

2021 (Junior)

• Played in 27 games on the season, making 16 starts
• Split time at first base and designated hitter
• Hit .162 with two home runs, three doubles, 13 walks, seven RBIs, and eight runs scored
• Posted a .305 on-base percentage and a .294 slugging percentage
• Recorded a season-long five-game hitting streak from Feb. 27 to March 7
• Drive on a season-high three RBIs in the win over Miami (Ohio) (March 6) with a three-run home run
• Hit a two-run home run in his lone at-bat against Troy (May 8)
• Picked up his first career hit as a Chant, going 1-for-2 in the win over Duke (Feb. 21)
• Was 1-for-4 with a double, walk, and an RBI in the victory versus Kennesaw State (Feb. 28)
• Went 1-for-4 with a double, hit-by-pitch, and two runs scored in the win over Davidson (March 5)
• Was 1-for-3 with two walks against UConn (March 7)
• Hit 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run scored in the series opener against FIU (March 12)
• Finished 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored in the series finale against the Panthers (March 14)
• Had a pinch-hit single in the midweek home loss over UNCW (April 27)
• Was 1-for-3 with two walks versus Troy (May 9)
• Named a GLSCL South All-Star in summer league play, hitting .331 with five home runs, 15 doubles, 29 RBIs, 29 runs scored, and six stolen bases for the Richmond Jazz

Prior to Coastal Carolina

2020 (Sophomore) at Eastern Oklahoma State College *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*

• Played in 23 games on the season
• Hit .338 with 23 base hits, including six home runs, two triples, and six doubles
• Drove in 22 RBIs and scored 24 runs
• Posted a .500 on-base percentage and a .750 slugging percentage for the shortened season
• Was on a 13-game hitting streak when the season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
• Total six multi-hit games on the year
• Drove in a season-high four RBIs in a 12-11 win over Connors State College (March 7)

2019 (Freshman) at Eastern Oklahoma State College

• Saw action in 48 games on the season
• Hit .361 with 60 total hits, including 17 home runs and 10 doubles
• Drove in 50 RBIs and scored 46 runs
• Also walked 19 times and was hit by a pitch 16 times
• Stole seven bases and totaled 121 bases on the year
• Posted a .470 on-base percentage and a .729 slugging percentage for the season
• Registered a pair of eight-game hitting streaks on the year
• Totaled 19 multi-hit games on the year, including a season-high three hits six different times
• Plated a season-high four RBIs four different times
• Recorded three multi-home run games - versus Connors State College (March 7 and 8) and at Rose State College (March 23)
• A member of the Dean's List

High School

• Lettered in both baseball and football at Bentonville High School
• Rated the No. 1 first base prospect in the state of Arkansas for the Class of 2018 by Perfect Game
• Was the 15th-best overall prospect in the state of Arkansas for the Class of 2018 by Perfect Game
• Was the ninth-best prospect in the state of Arkansas for the Class of 2018 by Prep Baseball Report
• Tabbed a 2018 Perfect Game Preseason All-American high honorable mention and All-Southeast Region honorable mention
• Named first-team All-UA Today his junior season in 2016-17
• A two-time 7A West All-Conference Player of the Year (2016 and 2017)
• Was a three-time all-state and all-conference selection in baseball (2016, 2017, and 2018)
• Was also a two-time all-state and all-conference pick in football (2017 and 2018)
• A member of the 2016 7A West Conference Championship team
• Hit over .350 in each of his last three seasons at Bentonville
• Hit .359 as a junior and .444 in conference play with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs, and 15 RBIs
• Played for the Perfect Timing travel team
• Originally signed out of high school with Arkansas