Senior (2020): Named to the All-University Athletic Association Team for the second-straight season… Started all 10 games at first base for the Spartans during the season… Was second on the team with a .361 batting average, collecting 13 hits in 36 at bats, including a double… Walked a team-leading nine times, and was second on the squad with a .468 on base percentage while striking out just once during the campaign… Scored five runs and drive in seven… Stole a base on his only attempt during the season… Registered three multiple-hit games and a team-leading two multiple-RBI efforts… Ended the campaign on a nine-game hitting streak… Hit .444 (four-for-nine) against left-handed pitching and .400 (six-for-15)… Went three-for-four with a double, a walk, a run and two RBIs against Roger Williams on March 8… Drove in the game-winning run with a walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth inning against Alfred State on March 9… Ended his season with a two-for-three performance against Roger Williams on March 12, walking three times, scoring three runs and driving in one… Batted .308 over his career with 44 RBIs, and ranks eighth in program history with a .986 fielding percentage.
Junior (2019): Named to the All-University Athletic Association Second Team following the season… Played in 32 games at first base, including 24 as a starter, while also pitching in seven games and making six starts on the mound… Batted .303 with one home run and 15 RBIs… Added four doubles for a .374 slugging percentage, while walking seven times for a .354 on base percentage… Also scored 10 runs and stole four bases on as many attempts… 40th among Division III players and third in the UAA with 19.8 at bats per strikeout… Hit .407 (11-of-27) against left-handed pitching and .340 (18-of-53) with the bases empty… Reached base at a .560 mark when leading off an inning… Notched a .996 fielding percentage, committing just one error during the year… Went 2-2 on the mound with a 7.20 ERA… Struck out 13 batters and walked 12 over 25 innings of work… Recorded a nine-game hitting streak from March 24 through April 7, the second-longest hitting streak by a CWRU player during the season… Had nine multiple hit games and three multiple RBI games during the year… Hit .333 (five-for-15) with a double and two RBIs during the Spartans’ four postseason games… Batted .261 over 12 starts in the field during the Spartans’ UAA schedule with two doubles, three RBIs and four runs scored… Also went 1-0 on the mound with a 5.27 ERA during three starts on the mound in conference play… Collected a season-high three hits against Saint John Fisher on March 24, going three-for-five with a run and two RBIs… Went two-for-five with a run, five RBIs and a grand slam against Wooster on April 18… Was two-for-three with two RBIs and a run in an NCAA postseason win over Rochester on May 18.
Sophomore (2018): Saw time both on the mound and in the field for the Spartans during his sophomore season… Started nine games on the mound, going 3-1 with a 3.49 earned run average, while holding the opposition to a .245 batting average… Threw 38.2 innings, striking out 28 batters… Limited right-handed hitters to a .236 average, and held opposing hitters overall to a .227 average with runners on base… Also appeared in 21 games as a position player, including 17 starts at first base, collecting 17 hits in 62 at bats, including a pair of doubles, while scoring nine runs and driving in eight… Stole two bases on as many attempts… Had a .438 on base percentage when leading off an inning… Allowed three runs over seven innings to earn a win against Emory on March 31… Pitched five shutout innings, yielding just three hits and no walks with five strikeouts, in a victory against Washington University (Mo.) on April 22… Had three multiple hit games and three multiple RBI games during the year… Registered a five-game hitting streak from March 24 to April 1… Drove in a pair of runs during the team’s season-opening win over Washington and Jefferson on March 3… Was three-for-four with a walk against Rochester on March 15… Added a three-for-four day at the plate with a run and two RBIs in the team’s season-final against Chicago on May 13.
First-Year (2017): Made an immediate impact during his freshman year as a two-way player… Pitched in 10 games, making six starts, going 3-0 with a 7.93 earned run average and striking out 26 batters in 36.1 innings… Went 2-0 with a 5.66 ERA in four UAA starts… The team went 5-1 during his six starts… Started an additional 16 games (15 at first base and one as the designated hitter) and played in another 22 total, batting .319 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, 14 runs batted in and 14 runs scored… Hit .429 (six-for-14) against left-handed pitchers, .361 (13-for-36) with runners on base, and .409 (nine-for-22) with runners in scoring position… Had four multiple-hit games and three multiple RBI games… Ended the season on a nine-game hitting streak, the fourth-longest by a CWRU hitter during the year… Picked up his first collegiate victory against Brandeis on April 2… Allowed just one run in seven innings against Washington (Mo.) on April 15, striking out three batters and surrendering just four hits… Went three-for-four with an RBI against NYU on April 9… Drove in three runs against Chicago on April 22… Hit the first home run of his career the next day in a win over Chicago… Went one-for-four with a triple and three RBIs against Wooster on April 25.
Personal: Was a four-year member of the Amherst Steele High School baseball team, serving as a team co-captain during his senior year... Was coached by Matt Rositano... Named to the All-SWC First Team in 2016 and the Second Team in 2015... Was First Team All-Lorain County in 2016... Went 5-1 as a pitcher his senior year... Helped lead his team to sectional championships from 2013-16 and the District Championship in 2016... Named to the honor roll each year from 2013-16 and was a member of the National Honors Society... Received the David S. Bourne Scholarship... Also played basketball in high school... Born May 3... Son of Allan and Barbara... Father played baseball at the University of Akron.
