Biography
2015: American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings third team All-Midwest Region … first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference … National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American for athletic accomplishments, dedication to strength and conditioning and strong academic standing … appeared in 45 games (all starts) … ranked second in the conference in the NCAA’s “Toughest to Strike Out” category (one every 21 at-bats) … ranked third on the team in doubles (8) and RBI (33) … finished fifth on the team with 10 stolen bases … ranked sixth on the team in batting average (.280) and runs scored (32) … added one triple, two home runs and 13 walks … ranked second on the team with 290 putouts … finished fourth on the team with 37 assists … recorded a fielding percentage of .988 … finished eighth in program history in career at-bats (590) … finished 2-for-4, including one triple, with two walks, two stolen bases, four runs scored and two RBI in UW-Whitewater’s 22-1 win over William Paterson (N.J.) on March 20 in Orlando, Fla. … posted two hits, including a double, one stolen base, one run scored and three RBI in the Warhawks’ 11-3 victory over Keuka (N.Y.) on March 26 in Orlando, Fla. … amassed six hits, three stolen bases, three runs scored and one RBI in UW-Whitewater’s four-game sweep against UW-Superior on April 2-3 … collected four hits, three walks and three runs scored in the Warhawks’ doubleheader sweep at UW-Oshkosh on April 7 … finished 2-for-3 with one walk, one run scored and one RBI in UW-Whitewater’s 7-5 triumph over UW-La Crosse in the first game of a doubleheader on April 11 … registered five hits, including three doubles and a home run, one walk, four runs scored and six RBI in the Warhawks’ doubleheader sweep at UW-Stevens Point on April 22 … plated three runs in UW-Whitewater’s 5-1 win at UW-Stout in the first game of a doubleheader on May 3 … finished 2-for-4 with one walk and two RBI in the Warhawks’ 10-5 victory over UW-Stevens Point in the WIAC Tournament on May 9 … recorded two hits, including a home run, one run scored and two RBI against Ripon in the NCAA Tournament on May 13
2014: Second team D3baseball.com All-Midwest Region … second team American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Midwest Region … first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference … ranked fifth on the team with a .346 batting average … ranked second on the team and tied for second in the league with 15 stolen bases … started all 43 games he appeared in … hit eight doubles, two triples and a home run … ranked sixth on the team in runs batted (32) and on-base percentage (.401) … led team with six sacrifice hits … fielded .993 playing primarily behind the plate … posted two hits, including a double, stole a base and scored a run in UW-Whitewater’s 11-5 win over Benedictine (Ill.) on March 20 in Florida … doubled and knocked in two runs in the Warhawks’ 7-1 victory over St. Olaf (Minn.) on March 26 in Florida … finished 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a stolen base, a run scored and a season-high four RBIs in UW-Whitewater’s 18-3 home triumph over St. Scholastica (Minn.) on April 6 … tallied six hits, scored two runs and knocked in four in the Warhawks’ doubleheader sweep of UW-Oshkosh on April 9 in Whitewater … registered two hits in UW-Whitewater’s 13-inning 5-4 win over UW-Stevens Point on April 17 at home … was 3-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, one run scored and three RBIs in the Warhawks’ 7-0 victory at UW-Platteville on April 22 … mashed eight hits and knocked in eight runs in UW-Whitewater’s four-game home sweep over UW-Superior on May 3-4 … totaled a season-high four hits, including a home run, scored twice and matched a season high with four RBIs in the Warhawks’ 10-inning 15-14 triumph over UW-Stout on May 9 at home in the team’s Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament opener … finished 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in UW-Whitewater’s 13-3 win over UW-La Crosse on May 15 in the NCAA Tournament regional round at home … reached base twice, scored once and knocked in two runs in the Warhawks’ 9-6 victory over SUNY Cortland (N.Y.) on May 24 in the NCAA Tournament championship round at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wis.
Personal: Majoring in finance … collegiate academic achievements include the Dean’s List … other collegiate activities include the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee … played baseball and football at Central High School in Brookfield … career ambition is to do commercial real estate … hobbies include hunting and fishing … favorite professional sports teams are the Milwaukee Brewers and the Green Bay Packers … favorite movie is “Jeremiah Johnson”
