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Senior
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| Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
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| High School:
W.T. White High School
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| Last College:
North Central Texas College
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 190
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| Position:
C
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| Experience:
2L
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| B/T:
R/R
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2009 (Junior):
• Named second-team all-conference.
• Appeared in 57 games and made 54 starts.
• Batted .300 with 61 base knocks.
• Ranked third on the team with 10 home runs, nine of which came in conference play.
• His 48 RBIs on the season ranked third on the squad.
• Tied for the team lead with 23 RBIs in conference play.
• Paced the league with 32 runners caught stealing.
• Posted the seventh-best fielding percentage in the league at .990.
• His three pickoffs tied for the team lead and ranked fourth in the league.
• Was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen bases.
• Tied for the team lead with 11 sacrifices (7 sac bunts, 4 sacrifice flies).
• Hit safely in 43 games and reached base in 48.
• Posted 16 multi-hit contests and 13 multiple RBI games.
• Tallied three hits in the Cal State Fullerton series, including two in the series finale.
• Tripled and drove in two on two hits at Ole Miss on Feb. 28.
• Followed with a three-RBI contest on March 3 at UT Arlington.
• Was 4-for-10 in series against Wichita State March 6-8.
• Commenced an eight-game hitting streak on March 14.
• Was 9-for-29 (.310) with nine RBIs.
• Also posted a six-game RBI streak in that stretch.
• Homered in back-to-back games at Utah on March 21 and 22.
• The second home run was of the pinch-hit variety in the eighth inning.
• Tallied four hits in the San Diego State series March 27-29.
• Homered and doubled in the second game of the series on March 28.
• Put together an impressive five-game hitting streak in which he hit .350 (7-for-20).
• Hit a two-run home run and drove in another on April 5 against New Mexico.
• Was 2-for-2 with two doubles and two RBIs on April 11 at UT Pan American.
• Hit .368 (7-for-19) during a six game hitting streak April 21-28.
• Was 1-for-1 with a two-run double in final appearance off the bench against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 22.
• Hit a three-run home run against San Diego State on April 24.
• Connected on another two-run home run in the series finale against the Aztecs.
• Earned MWC Hitter of the Week honors after hitting .400 with eight RBIs on the week of April 21.
• Went on another seven-game hitting from May 1-15.
• Hit .345 (10-29) with eight RBIs and four home runs.
• Streak started with a 3-for-5 day against BYU on May 1.
• The three hits included a walk-off home run in the 10th inning.
• Hit back-to-back home runs on May 11 at Dallas Baptist and on May 14 at UNLV.
• Closed out the season on a nine game hitting streak.
• Hit .371 during that stretch with 13 hits and six RBIs.
• Was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in the Fort Worth Regional championship game on May 31.
• Had four hits in the NCAA Super Regionals at Texas June 6-8.
• Ranked second on the team with 20 two-RBIs.
2008 (Sophomore):
• Played in 62 games and made 59 starts (55 at catcher, four at first base).
• Named first-team all-conference at the catcher position.
• Ranked fourth on the squad with a .311 batting average to go along with 68 hits.
• Tallied 12 doubles, two triples and one home run.
• Collected 41 runs driven in, fourth-most on the team.
• Was ranked 54th in the nation in toughest to strikeout with one in every 14.6 at-bats (15 K's in 219 at-bats).
• Posted a fielding percentage of .993 (just three errors in 460 chances).
• Didn't commit an error in the final 50 games of the season spanning 416 chances.
• Hit .356 in conference play with 17 RBIs.
• Played flawless defense in league play spanning 175 chances.
• Tallied a base hit in 42 of 62 games and reached base in 49.
• Recorded 17 multi-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI contests.
• Ranked first in the league catching 21 batters stealing.
• Drove in the game-winning runs in the 12th inning at Minnesota with a two-run sacrifice bunt.
• Following the game, commenced a season-long eight game hitting streak in which he hit .444 (12-for-27).
• Collected three hits and an RBI against Pepperdine on March 1.
• Tallied four hits and four RBIs in the series against No. 2 Ole Miss March 8-9.
• Had three hits and two RBIS in the series-opener against New Mexico on March 20.
• Commenced a seven-game hitting streak on March 22 with three hits in the series finale against New Mexico on March 22.
• Hit .452 (14-for-31) during the streak.
• Drove in three runs on three hits against Dallas Baptist on March 24.
• Rounded out the streak with another three-hit performance at UNLV on March 30.
• Drove in the winning runs in the bottom of the ninth in the series finale against Air Force on April 6.
• Lone home run of the season came on April 21 at Dallas Baptist, a three-run shot that tied the game at four.
• Drove in four of the Frogs' five runs scored in that contest.
• Tallied a career-high four hits in the series finale at San Diego State on April 27.
• Collected five hits and five RBIs in the series against Utah May 2-4.
• Hit safely in five straight games from May 12-21 with three doubles and six RBIs.
• Picked up two RBIs in the NCAA Stillwater Regional contest against Western Kentucky on May 31.
• Drove in 11 runs with two outs.
At North Central Texas College:
• Played one season for Scott Harp at North Central Texas.
• As a freshman his team was a 2007 Region 5 Finalist.
• Was one of eight Lions to earn all-conference honors as a freshman.
• Hit .348 with 10 doubles, three home runs and 24 RBIs.
W.T. White HS:
• Lettered four years for Head Coach David Shepperd at W.T. White HS.
• Earned all-state honors as a junior and senior.
• Named Freshman and Sophomore of the Year.
• Was selected as the MVP as a junior and senior.
Personal:
• Parents are Frank and Laura.
• Has an older brother, Bobby, and an older sister, Lacy.
• Majoring in Marketing.
