Fifth-year senior who will start in the outfield after spending his first three seasons exclusively behind the plate ... Will also serve as the team's designated hitter at times ... Has perhaps the team's most power potential ... Will be asked to produce at a higher level in 2010 offensively ... Has belted eight home runs and 12 doubles during his career ... Has logged time in 76 career games(50 starts).
Summer 2009: Played in the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League for the Waikiki Surfers ... Batted .243 with 10runs scored, six doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI in 21 games (18starts) ... Forged a .405 slugging percentage.
2009 at Gardner-Webb: Started 17 games and played in 24 games as a redshirt junior ... Batted .242 with four doubles, five home runs and 11 RBI in 62 at bats ... Had one stolen base ... Went 3-for-5 with three runs and a tape-measure home run at VMI (4/11) ... Had a pair of hits at North Carolina A&T(3/12) and vs. Liberty (4/18) ... Hit home runs vs. VMI,Presbyterian, Rider, Longwood and North Carolina A&T.
Summer 2008: Played for the Fairfax Nationals of the Clark Baseball League...Played in 23 games and made 18 starts behind the plate...Batted .307 with three doubles, a triple,two home runs, 18 RBIs, and 12 runs.
2008 at Gardner-Webb:Â Appeared in 29 games making 23 starts behind the plate...Batted .253 with four doubles,two home runs, and 14 RBIs in 87 at-bats...Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs in a win over Evansville (2/24)...Went 2-for-5 with a double, four RBIs, and a run in a win over Asheville (2/26)...Went1-for-4 with a go-ahead three run homerun in a win against Stetson(3/14).
2007 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 23 games, with10 starts ... Batted .277 with 13 hits, four doubles, a home run and nine RBI ... Had a .426 slugging percentage ... Successful on lone stolen base attempt ... Went 5-for-5 with three RBI and a double vs. Murray State (3/3) ... Went 3-for-4 witha home run and three RBI vs.
Columbia (3/15).
Summer 2006: Played for American Legion Post 82in Shelby.
2006 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.
High School: Played at Crest(N.C.) High ... A first-team All-Conference selection as a junior and senior ... Batted .398 with seven home runs as a prep senior ... Was a key cog for Post 82 in 2005, batting .403 with seven home runs ... Batted .328 with six home runs and 28 RBI for Post 82in 2004.
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