2012: Appeared in and started 50 games ... batted .323/.396/.516 with
six home runs and 43 RBI ... led the team with 15 doubles ... knocked two triples ... 99
total bases ranked second on the team ... reached back in 10-straight games (2/18-3/11),
batting .370 with three home runs, three doubles and 13 RBI during that stretch ... homered
in consecutive games (2/25-2/26) ... went 2-for-5 with one home run, two walks, six RBI and
three runs scored against Tennessee Tech (2/26) ... homered and drove in four runs at
Southeast Missouri (3/4) ...collected a 10-game on-base streak (3/14-3/31) ... launched a
home run and drovein a pair of runs versus Webster (3/25) ... tallied two hits and drove in
four runs against Eastern Illinois (4/3) ... collected three hits and drove in three runs
against Wichita State (4/7) ... went 2-for-3 with a home run andadded three RBI at Illinois
(4/17) ...went 2-for-3 with one triple against Bradley (4/21) ... reached base in
15-consecutive games (4/21-5/24).
Heartland Community College: As a sophomore, started all 65 games ...
All-Midwest Athletic Conference third baseman ... hit .318 with a 55-to-22
walk-to-strikeout ratio ... slugged four home runs ... amassed 61 RBI, 82 runs and 26
stolen bases ... helped the Hawks to a Mid-west Athletic Conference championship, a Region
24 title and a sixth-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) Division II World Series ... contributed to a 54-11 overall record and a
first-place national ranking at the end of the regular season ... as a freshman, played in
54 games ... All-Midwest Athletic Conference third baseman ... batted .358 with six home
runs and 47 RBI ... helped Heartland to a Mid-west Athletic Conference title ...
contributed to a 45-11 overall record ... two-time all-academic honoree.
Normal Community High School: Did not play baseball during his senior
year because of shoulder surgery ... hit .350 as a junior with two home runs, nine doubles
and 36 RBI ... All-Big 12 Conference selection at shortstop ... as a sophomore, hit .327
with one home run, 10 doubles and 23 RBI ... helped Normal win its regional championship
... batted .420 as a freshman, and helped the Ironmen win a regional title ... also played
football ... helped Normal win the state championship as a sophomore ... All-Big 12
Conference quarterback selection as a senior ... Big 12 Scholar-Athlete ... Illinois High
School Association (IHSA) Scholastic Achievement award winner.
Personal: Born 10-20-90 in Bloomington, Ill. ... son of Timothy and
Cynthia ... has one sister, Jessica ... father, Timothy, served as the pitching coach at
Illinois State ... major: Biology