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2022 Unanimous First-Team All-American
2022 Johnny Bench Award Winner
2022 Buster Posey Award Winner
2022 First-Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region
2022 District 4 Player of the Year
2021 Freshman All-American (D1Baseball, Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game)
2021 Second-Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region
2021 Third-Team All-ACC
2021 Freshman All-ACC
2020-21 All-ACC Academic
2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll
ACC Player of the Week (March 1, 2021)
2021 (Freshman): Made 48 starts behind the dish as a true freshman en route to consensus freshman all-American honors … Led the ACC in hitting the first half of the season, hitting better than .400 until April 10 … Finished hitting a team-best .318 for 70 hits, 20 doubles, two triples and nine home runs for 42 RBI … Led the ACC through NCAA Regionals with 20 doubles … Ranked third on the team with 18 multi-hit games and ranked second with 11 multi-RBI games … Recorded four four-hit games on the season – only two other ACC players recorded even three … Made his collegiate debut and first start on Feb. 20 against Eastern Kentucky, going 1-for-4 with a two-RBI double … Went 4-for-4 for four RBI against Mercer (Feb. 24) before going 4-for-4 in the next game against eventual College World Series participant and then-No. 8 NC State (Feb. 26), also grabbing a triple, a double and two RBI … Finished 4-for-4 with a double and RBI against then No. 1- Louisville (March 6) … Recorded five-straight multi-hit games from March 6-14 (vs. Louisville and Pitt) … Went 4-for-5 with a double and RBI against Virginia (April 1).
Before Tech: Ranked as No. 4 catcher in the country, No. 6 player overall in the state of California … Rated as having “sound fundamentals that he repeats very well, … quick release on throws, makes accurate throws and throws out runners” … Recorded a 6.72 60-yard dash at the 2019 National Showcase, as well as a 1.65 10-yard split, 1.85 pop time and 82 mph throw to second … Invited to the 2019 Perfect Game All-American Classic … Earned high honorable mention All-America honors in 2018 before garnering first-team honors in 2019 … A six-time all-tournament team selection … Named to showcase’s Top Prospect Team five times … A two-time tournament most valuable player (2018 Perfect Game Fall National Championship; 2018 WWBA World Championship) … A WWBA Champion (2018) … Appeared in 46 showcase games over the last three years … Finished with a .390 batting average, amassing 53 hits, 12 doubles, three triples, six home runs for 49 RBI … Also drew 14 walks and stole seven bases … Was unconscious at the plate in 2019, hitting .524 in 21 at-bats for 11 hits, three doubles and one homer for 13 RBI … He finished with a .565 on-base percentage for a 1.375 OPS … Hit above .360 all three years, while launching five home runs and driving in 32 RBI in 2018 … A three-year letterwinner at Loyola, had an outstanding junior campaign that saw him hit .447 in 27 games, amassing 34 hits, 11 doubles, three triples and four homers for 28 RBI … Also drew 19 walks for a .556 on-base percentage … Has recorded back-to-back seasons with .970 fielding percentages in 132 (2018) and 133 (2019) chances … Currently holds a .367 career batting average in high school.
