Before Tech: Played four years at Mercer … In 57 starts in 2022, hit .252 with 55 hits, 14 doubles, one triple and 10 home runs, giving him 40 for his career in Macon … Also drove in 53 runs and drew 29 walks … Tallied 16 multi-hit games for the Bears, including a four-hit game against Samford in the SoCon Tournament that included two home runs … Also recorded four hits against UNC Greensboro (April 14) … In 2021, started in all 57 games he appeared in, posting a .266 batting average with 14 doubles and a team-high 15 home runs, slugging .563 for the year with a .398 on-base percentage … In 2020, started and appeared in all 16 games, starting at first, second and third base … Batted .328 with 21 hits, nine extra-base hits and seven RBI … Also recorded two home runs … Tallied a .427 on-base percentage with 10 walks … In 2019 as a freshman, played in 64 games with 62 starts at first base … Collected all-Southern Conference second-team and all-freshman team honors … Also named a 2019 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American … Hit .289 with 66 hits and 13 home runs for 43 RBI … Slugged .509 with an on-base percentage of .396 … Ranked second on the team with 19 multi-hit games … Recorded eight hits in the postseason en route to Mercer’s SoCon Championship title … Prior to Mercer, a three-year letterwinner in baseball and football at Brookwood High School … Batted .320 with three home runs and 71 RBI in his prep career … A three-time Region 7-AAAAAAA first-team selection … Rated as the top third baseman in the state of Georgia’s 2018 class by Perfect Game … Starred at quarterback for the Broncos … Set the school records for most passing yards and touchdowns in a single game … Finished with 5,102 passing yards and 46 touchdowns in three years … Father, Angelo, played baseball at Alabama in 1986.
