Western Carolina University

2024 (Senior): Played in 41 games with 38 starts, each coming behind the plate at catcher … Batted .242 on the year (29-of-120), collecting seven extra-base hits with five doubles and two home runs … Scored 14 runs with 23 runs batted in … Finished with six two-hit efforts and multiple RBI six times, posting a season-best three twice – at Presbyterian (April 9) and against Mercer (May 10) … Posted a career-long seven-game hitting streak from April 7 through April 20 … Drew 15 walks and was plunked once .. Collected 18 two-out base hits and 14 two-out RBI … Drove home three in the road win at Presbyterian (April 9) … Reached base three times with a single and a pair of walks against UNCG (April 12) and hit his first home run of the season in the same series with the Spartans (April 14) … Homered as part of a two-hit, three RBI effort in the home win over Mercer (May 10).

2023 (Junior): Played in 38 games with 32 starts behind the plate at catcher … Hit .228 (23-for-101) on the season with two doubles and a home run … Had six multiple-hit games and multiple RBIs three times, finishing the season with 12 runs driven in … Batted .360 (9-for-25) against left-handed pitching … Drew 18 walks and was plunked twice … Collected his first hit at WCU in his second at-bat in the season-opener against Akron (Feb. 17) … Reached base four times with two hits and a pair of walks in a 2-for-2 performance in the win over Akron (Feb. 18) … Opened a four-game hitting streak with a WCU career-best three singles (3-for-4) in a neutral field contest against Davidson (March 14) … Doubled against Radford (March 18) and at nationally-ranked Oregon State (May 18) … Hit his first home run on a grand slam at ETSU (April 28).

Prior to Western Carolina: Transfer from The State College of Florida after starting his collegiate career at Indiana State ... Was awarded second-team All-Sun Coast Conference in 2022 ... Hit .326 with 5 home runs, 6 doubles, and 36 RBI ... Led the team in conference play, posting a .380 batting average ... Also threw out 10 base runners in 2022; At Indiana State: Saw action in two games in the COVID-shortened season, batting 1-for-2 in 2020 with his first collegiate hit against Ohio State ... Played in six games in 2021 with a double against Southern Illinois; High School: Played his prep baseball at Scott County High under head coach Scott Willard ... Helped the Cardinals to back-to-back Regional Championships ... was a Johnny Bench Award finalist at catcher.

WCU Career Game Highs:

• At Bats: 5, five times (MR: at VMI, 5/16/24)
• Hits: 3, vs. Davidson (3/14/23)
• Runs: 3, AKRON-2 (2/18/23)
• Doubles: 1, seven times (MR: at at VMI, 5/17/24)
• Home Runs: 1, three times (MR: MERCER, 5/10/24)
• RBI: 4, at ETSU (4/28/23)
• Walks: 2, five times (MR: UNCG, 4/12/24)
• Hitting Streak: 7 games (2024)