As a Senior (2017)
Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team...selected to D2CCA All-Region Team...named All-GLIAC Second Team selection...set the NCAA Division II career saves record with his final save of the season, passing former Laker Brad Zambron with a 40th career save...appeared in 45 games as a position player, splitting time between first base, outfield and designated hitter...batted .293 on the season and accrued 46 hits, 31 runs scored and 24 runs batted in...made 22 pitching appearances, compiling a 2.70 ERA across 30.0 innings pitched and striking out 54 batters...registered 10 saves overall and held opponents to a .198 batting average...had two doubles and drove in a run against Alderson-Broaddus (2/25)...knocked in a run and had two doubles versus St. Joseph’s (3/7)...had two hits and drove in two runs against Minnesota-Duluth (3/8)...tripled and drove in two runs versus Pace (3/14)...scored three runs and had two hits versus Ohio Dominican (4/9)...registered three hits, two runs scored and one batted in against Ohio Dominican (4/9)...hit a home run and had another hit while driving in a season-high five runs at Lake Erie (4/15)...tallied three hits and scored twice against Ashland (4/19)...recorded scoreless saves against Trevecca Nazarene (2/24) and Alderson-Broaddus (2/25) to open season...struck out four on the way to a save against Pace (3/14)...fanned three in earning the save against Lewis (3/29)...struck out four in earning save against Ohio Dominican (4/9)...pitched three innings and struck out seven to earn save versus Hillsdale (4/23)...pitched two innings to save game against Wayne State in GLIAC Tournament (5/11)...shut down Hillsdale College for his tenth save of the season in GLIAC Tournament (5/13).
As a Junior (2016)
Named to ABCA All-America Team....received CCA All-American honors...named to NCBWA All-America Team....ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team honoree...HERO Sports All-American honoree...All-GLIAC First Team selection....GLIAC All-Tournament Team honoree... finalist for 2016 Brett Tomko Award....finalist for 2016 Josh Willingham award...saw action in 51 games for the Lakers as both a position player and pitcher...set GVSU single season record for saves in a single season and tied the NCAA Division II single season record...compiled a 0.84 ERA in 32 pitching appearances across 43.0 innings of work....struck out 56 batters while allowing just four earned runs all season....converted 20-22 save opportunities...moved into second place on GVSU career saves list, with 30 career saves...recorded a string of 26 scoreless appearances stretching across 32.1 innings during the season... pitched a season high 2.2 innings against SVSU (Mar 26), striking out four...struck out five in two innings versus Northwood (Apr. 20)...saved all four Laker wins in GLIAC Tournament, earning the program’s 11
th tournament title...batted .295 for the Lakers, tying for the team lead in hits (57) and home runs (6) as well as finishing second in runs scored (37) and multi-hit games (17) and third in RBI (33)...led team in putouts (278)...hit two doubles, scored a pair of runs and drove in a pair against Marysville (Feb. 27)...compiled three hits (two doubles), a run scored and drove in one run against Minnesota-Crookston (Mar. 13)...hit a triple and drove in a season high three runs against Wayne State (Apr. 11)...collected three hits and scored twice against Northwood (Apr. 13)...notched five hits (two doubles) and drove in five runs in a doubleheader with Hillsdale (May 1)...scored three runs and drove in another in GLIAC Tournament victory over Wayne State, also earning a save (May 14).
As a Sophomore (2015)
Voted onto the NCBWA All-Region First Team ... earned an All-GLIAC First Team laurel ... named the GLIAC Tournament Most Valuable Player ... played 26 games, starting 23 as a designated hitter, outfielder and first baseman ... made 27 appearances, posting a 4-2 record, 2.97 ERA and a GLIAC-best 10 saves in 30 1/3 innings ... ranked second on the team with 36 strikeouts ... allowed just two earned runs in his final 25 1/3 innings of the season ... had more RBIs (14) and tie for the most hits (11) by any Laker in a GLIAC Tournament ... became the first Laker since at least 2000 to have a hit, score a run, drive in a run and collect a save in the same game (at Aquinas, March 16) ... went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and two runs against No. 17 Minnesota State (March 5) ... finished 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI at Wayne State (April 3) ... scored two runs during a 2-for-5 outing at Lewis (April 28) ... went 6-for-11 with three runs, 13 RBIs and a pair of grand slams in the two GLIAC Tournament games versus Ashland (May 9 & 10) ... notched a pair of RBIs in the NCAA Midwest Regional versus Drury (May 14) ... recorded a six-out save with two scoreless innings against Saginaw Valley State (March 31) ... fanned four batters in one inning during a win over Northwood (April 8) ... held Lake Erie (April 12) hitless and did not allow an earned run in a six-out save ... nabbed a six-out save with two scoreless innings at Hillsdale (April 26) |
Game-by-Game Stats
At Northern Illinois (2014)
Posted a 4.56 ERA and 0-2 record in 17 appearances, including one start, as a pitcher ... tossed 23.2 innings and yielded 14 hits, 12 earned runs and 24 walks ... tallied 15 strikeouts ... also appeared in four games as a fielder, making one start ... went 2-7 (.286) with one run and one RBI at the plate ... recorded six putouts, two assists and a perfect (1.000) fielding percentage ... played wide receiver for the Northern Illinois football team in 2012 and 2013 ... saw action in 10 games as a receiver and punt returner and finished with six receptions for 109 yards in 2013.
High School
Prepped at Geneva High School, where he was an All-Upstate Eight Conference pitcher and outfielder ... also a two-time All-Conference quarterback for the Vikings ... named to the Eastern Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 7A All-State andÂ
Daily Herald Tri-Cities All-Area teams in 2011 ... helped Geneva claim conference championships as a sophomore (2009) and junior (2010).
Personal
Also plays wide receiver on the Grand Valley State football team.
