Western Carolina University

Notes: Will carry a nine-game hitting streak into the 2026 season.
 
2025 (Sophomore): Played in 55 games on the season with 50 starts, each coming in right field … Closed the year with a career-best .310 batting average (62-of-200), including 17 doubles, two triples, and four home runs … Batted .400 against left-handed pitching (18-of-45), and was 7-for-12 (.583) with the bases loaded … Posted multiple hits in 14 games with 11 multiple RBI efforts, including a team-best two with five or more RBI … Scored 39 runs while driving in 47, including a team-high tying 25 two-out RBI … Collected his first collegiate base hit in the blowout loss to Maryland (Feb. 22), with a run-scoring double for his first career extra-base hit … Hit his first career home run dramatically, clearing the batter’s eye in centerfield with a game-winning, walk-off, three-run homer against Maryland (Feb. 23) … In the four-game set against Rider (Feb. 28-March2), hit 8-for-17 (.471) with three doubles, two home runs, and 14 RBI, including consecutive games with five runs driven in … the hits in the Maryland and Rider games were part of an eight-game hitting streak … Also had a pair of nine-game hitting streaks, closing the season with hits in nine-straight games.

2024 (Freshman): Played in 30 games with one start coming in centerfield … Went hitless through 15 official plate appearances with a walk … Recorded two RBI on the season … Made his collegiate debut on opening weekend against Iona (Feb. 17) … Drew his first base on balls at Florida State (Feb. 24), also collecting his first RBI … Drove home a run on a sacrifice fly against Georgia State (March 2) … Earned his first start against Gardner-Webb (May 7), recording six putouts.

Prior to Western Carolina: Played his prep baseball as an outfielder at Houston County HS … In 42 games as a senior, played in 42 games with a .345 batting average, collecting 41 hits including eight doubles, three triples, and two home runs as part of a .512 slugging percentage … Added 14 walks and seven HBPs to bolster his .440 on-base percentage … Selected second-team All-Region as a senior.

Career Game Highs:

• At Bats: 6, at Georgia State (3/8/25)
• Hits: 4, vs. Rider, Gm1 (3/1/25)
• Runs: 4, vs. Rider, Gm1 (3/1/25)
• Doubles: 2, twice – MR: at Georgia State (3/8/25)
• Triples: 1, twice – MR: vs. Wofford (4/17/25)
• Home Runs: 1, four times – MR: at UNC Asheville (4/23/25)
• RBI: 5, twice – MR: vs. Rider, Gm1 (3/1/25)
• Walks: 2, vs. VMI, SoCon (5/21/25)
• Stolen Bases: 1, eight times – MR: vs. The Citadel (5/9/25)