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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Red Oak, Texas
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| High School:
Red Oak High School
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| Last College:
Howard College
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 215
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| Position:
INF
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| Experience:
1L
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| B/T:
L/R
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2009 (Junior):
• Played in 51 games and made 47 starts.
• 38 of his starts came as the designated hitter, the other nine at first base.
• Posted a .315 batting average and a .444 slugging percentage.
• Of his 51 base hits, 10 were doubles, one triple and three home runs.
• Drove in 31 runs, worked 27 walks and was hit by the pitch four times.
• Tallied a base hit in 36 games and reached base in 43 contests.
• Racked up 11 multi-hit games and nine multiple-RBI contests.
• Opened the season with a seven-game hit streak that saw him hit .370.
• Was 5-for-12 in series at Cal State Fullerton.
• Tallied four RBIs and two home runs to earn Mountain West Conference Hitter of the Week.
• Hit his third home run of the season at Texas State on March 10.
• Collected three RBIs in the contest.
• Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in win over Stephen F. Austin on March 24.
• Put together a torrid four-game stretch that saw his average raise from .267 to .327.
• Hit .625 (10-for-16) during that stretch, including a streak of seven straight base hits.
• Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs in series finale at UT Pan American on April 11.
• Keyed a Frog victory over Texas Tech on April 13 with a 4-for-4 day at the plate.
• Scored three runs and drove in four in the 12-5 win.
• Picked up two more hits at Oklahoma on April 14.
• Commenced a career-long 12-game hitting streak against BYU on April 30.
• Hit .415 in that stretch with 17 base knocks.
• Streak started with a 2-for-3 day at the plate against the Cougars.
• Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in series-opener at UNLV on May 14.
• Recorded a hit in each of the games of the Fort Worth Regional.
• Drove in two runs in the opening game of the Regional against Wright State.
• Was 2-for-2 as a pinch hitter with a triple and two walks.
• Tallied 12 two-out RBIs.
Junior College:
• Played two seasons at Howard College for head coach Britt Smith.
• Was a first-team all-conference performer both seasons.
• Twice broke the school record for doubles in a season with 28 as a freshman and 32 as a sophomore.
• Appeared on the NJCAA State and National All-Star teams.
• Named third-team All-American as a sophomore.
• Hit .425 with 10 home runs and 70 RBIs as a freshman.
• Followed with a .451 average, 20 home runs and 90 RBIs as a sophomore.
• Drafted in the 37th round of the 2008 draft by the Pittsburg Pirates.
• Rated by Baseball America as the No. 75 prospect in the state of Texas.
High School:
• Was a three-year letterwinner at Red Oak High School for Pete Hampel.
• As a senior he was named to the North Texas All-Starts.
• Earned first-team all-state accolades as well as all-area honors.
• Was a two-time first-team all-district performer.
• Hit .420 as a junior and .566 as a senior.
Personal:
• Parents are Doug and Glenda.
• Has an older brother, Josh, and a younger sister, Katelyn.
• Majoring in Communications.
• Brother, Josh, played baseball at Dallas Baptist.
