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2026 Catamount Baseball Roster

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  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 175
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown High Point, N.C.
  • High School High Point Christian

Biography

2026 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 24 games on the season, making eight starts in the outfield, six coming in center and two in left field ... Finished the year with a .160 (4-for-25) batting average with limited ABs, while bolstering an impressive, team-best .475 on-base percentage with eight walks and seven hit batters ... Reached base three times at UNC Asheville (March 24), walking twice and was hit by a pitch, scoring twice ... Hit his first career collegiate home run at VMI (April 18), finishing a career-best 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored ... Legged out his first career double in a 1-for-2 effort agains UNC Asheville (May 5), reaching twice in the home win adding an HBP.

2025 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in 12 games with two starts, one in center field and the other in left field … Finished with a .188 batting average (3-for-16) with three singles and one RBI in his limited action … Drew three walks and laid down one sacrifice bunt … Recorded his first career base hit against Rider (Feb. 28) with a sixth-inning single through the right side and came around to score after entering in the top of the frame as a defensive substitution … Earned his first career start in left field against Eastern Illinois (March 14) … Started in centerfield at UNC Asheville (April 23), finishing 1-for-5, delivering a run-scoring single in the second inning in WCU’s 14-13 road victory.

2024 (Freshman): Did not see game action, taking a redshirt.
 
Prior to Western Carolina: Named to the All-Conference team for the 2023 PTAC Champion squad … Received 2023 NCISAA All-State honors … Selected to play in the Triad All-Star game as a senior.

Career Game Highs:
  • At Bats: 5, at UNC Asheville (4/23/25)
  • Hits: 2, at VMI (4/18/26)
  • Runs: 2, twice - MR: at VMI (4/18/26)
  • RBI: 2, at VMI (4/18/26)
  • Doubles: 1, UNC ASHEVILLE (5/5/26)
  • Home Runs: 1, at VMI (4/18/26)
  • Walks: 2, twice - MR: at UNC Asheville (3/24/26)
  • Stolen Bases: 1, vs. Radford (3/7/26)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2024Freshman

    Outfield
    5'8" 170 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025Redshirt Freshman

    Outfield
    5'8" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2026Redshirt Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'8" 175 lbs
    2