Veteran infielder who is expected to settle in at third base asa senior in 2010 ... A preseason All-Big South Conference choice byRivals.com ... Has good power, and has hit for both average andpower since becoming a regular in the GWU batting order ...Excellent defensive player on both corners ... Has a good arm,quick hands and very good instincts in the field ... Is a career.342 batter with 82 hits, nine home runs and 52 runs batted in 52career starts heading into his final campaign ... Has All-Big SouthConference potential.
Summer 2009: Played for the Kamuela Paniolos ofthe Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League ... Started 24 games andfinished third on the team with a solid .306 batting average ...Had seven doubles and 15 RBI ... Collected 30 base hits.
2009 at Gardner-Webb: Enjoyed a career year atthe plate as a junior ... Batted .370 with eight home runs, 60hits, 34 runs scored and 39 runs batted in 39 starts ... Saw actionin 42 games ... Finished third on the team in batting ... dded ninedoubles and a pair of triples ... Had 18 multiple hit games ...Went 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI at Appalachian State (4/15) ... Was3-for-4 with an RBI at VMI (4/11) ... Had a home run in eightdifferent games ... Was 2-for-5 with a home run and a season-highfour RBI vs. Charleston Southern (3/21) ... Had a home run andthree RBI vs. UNC Asheville (4/17).
Summer 2008: Played for the Fairfax Nationalsof the Clark Griffith Baseball League...Played in 31 games and made26 starts...Batted .233 with six doubles, three homeruns, 18 RBIs,and 20 runs.
2008 at Gardner-Webb: Started 13 games as a DH andplayed in 32 games...Batted .301 with one homerun, two doubles, and13 RBIs...Batted .462 in 39 at-bats against left-handedpitchers...Went 2-for-4 with a homerun and two RBIs againstLipscomb (3/21)...Went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, and a runagainst USC Upstate (4/6)...Went 2-for-6 with three RBIs in theA-Sun Tournament Championship against Lipscomb (5/25).
High School: Played at state private schoolpower Charlotte Christian (N.C.) High ... Also a standout forPineville American Legion Post 337 ... Batted over .350 as a seniorfor the Knights ... Helped team to their eighth CharlotteIndependent Schools’ championship in a row ... Twin brother,Max, is a freshman at High Point University.
