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2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Junior): Appeared in 27 games with 10 starts as Tech’s reserve catcher … Hit .333 (45 at-bats) with 15 hits, two doubles and seven RBI with five walks … Went 2-for-5 in the second game of the doubleheader against Virginia Tech (March 13) … Rode a four-game hitting streak in four-straight starts against Kennesaw State (March 23) and at NC State (March 25-27) … Went 3-for-4 with a double at Akron (May 16) … Went 2-for-2 with an RBI at Pitt (May 20) … Recorded a hit against Pitt (May 24) in the ACC Tournament … Made two appearances in the NCAA Knoxville Regional (Alabama State, June 4; Campbell, June 5).
Before Tech (Emory): Appeared in 92 games, making 86 starts in four years at Emory … Hit .294 for his career with 42 RBI … Went 27-for-33 in stolen bases for his career … A two-time All-University Athletic Association selection (2018 and 2020) … Played the first six games in 2021 before being shut down for the remainder of the year with an injury…Collected six hits with two doubles, one home run…Drove in six runs and scored seven times…Tied for second on the team with seven walks…Drew one HBP to extend his school record total to 39 in his career…Went 2-for-5 with a double and a season-best three RBI in the team’s 11-8 defeat at LaGrange on March 20 … Named to the All-University Athletic Association Team in 2020 after registering a .380 average in 15 games (14 starts) with two doubles, one triple, seven RBI and eight stolen bases…His .475 on-base percentage led all Eagles with at least 10 games played while his six hit-by-pitches helped him move into sole possession of first place on the Emory all-time career list…Ranked 27th among Division III leaders in getting plunked to go along with six multi-hit efforts…Recorded six multi-hit games over his final nine contests, highlighted by a five-hit afternoon against Covenant on February 29 … Entered his junior season tied for the program record with 32 hit-by-pitches …Was one of two Eagles to play in all 39 games in 2019 as he made 36 starts as a sophomore…Batted .270 with 22 runs scored, five doubles, one home run, 15 RBI, eight walks and 17 hit-by-pitches…Ranked third on the team with 14 stolen bases…Had eight multi-hit games including a team-high two four-hit contests…Launched his first career home run on March 12 at Birmingham-Southern…Registered back-to-back four-hit contests with three runs and a double in wins over Brandeis on March 30 and 31 … All-University Athletic Association Second Team as a freshman in 2018 …Led all freshman with 32 games played including 30 in a starting role…Batted for .286 average (28-for-98) with 11 runs, seven doubles and 14 RBI … Ranks second all-time in a single season with 15 hit-by-pitches…Added four walks and four stolen bases…Went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in his collegiate debut at Piedmont on February 3 …Drove in a career-high three runs against Brandeis on April 14 …Ranked fifth on the team with eight multi-hit games.
High School: Was a four-year varsity letterwinner for the Pace Academy baseball program under Head Coach Seth Lafera … Served as a team captain during his senior season … Named First Team All-Region as a senior after batting .346 with three home runs and 34 RBI while slugging .667 to go along with a .509 on-base percentage … Six-time Perfect Game All-Tournament Team Selection … Also participated in football.
