Bio: Three-year letterman...has started 78 of98 career games...has hit well over .300 in each of his first threeseasons...holds a career batting average of .364, a sluggingpercentage of .512, and on-base percentage of .424...has a terrificeye at the plate and makes solid contact with the ball...has hitsafely in 71 games and has 28 multi-hit games in his career.
Junior Year (2010): Started 36 of 38games...batted .359, with a team-leading 12 doubles, two home runs,and 40 RBI...was voted first-team all-Landmark Conference in avoted conducted among the league's seven head coaches...his 47 hitsand 40 RBI were career highs...hit safely in 28 games and had 15multi-hit games...drove in at least one run in 20 games and had 12multi-RBI games...batted .389 (21-for-54), with six doubles and 21RBI, during a season-long 14-game hitting streak from March 31 toApril 23...hit his first home run of the season and finished withtwo hits and three RBI in an 8-7 loss to Millikin in the first gameof a non-conference doubleheader on March 17 in Ft. Myers,Florida...broke open a close game by belting a 3-run home run andfinished with two hits in a 7-2 victory over Juniata in the firstof a three-game Landmark Conference series on May 1 at Connell Park(Juniata, however, won the next two games to beat Scranton out forthe final Landmark Conference tournament berth)...batted .667(6-for-9), with two doubles, a home run, and six RBI in the seriesagainst Juniata and hit .634 (7-for-11), with a double and threeRBI in a 3-game Landmark Conference sweep of the United StatesMerchant Marine Academy on March 20-21 at Connell Park...his 12doubles are tied for the seventh most and his 40 RBI is tied forthe third most on the Royals's single-season list...had two hits,including a double, and drove in a season-high four runs in a 19-15loss to DeSales University on April 6 at Connell Park...playederror-less baseball in 33 of 36 games and finished with a .893fielding percentage...finished tied for fifth in both doubles andRBI in the final Landmark Conference statistical rankings.
Sophomore Year (2009): Appeared in 33games and started 30 times...raised his batting average 18 pointsfrom the previous season and finished sixth on the team in hittingwith a .374 average...finished third on the team in RBI with37...hit safely in 26 games and had 10 multi-hit games...drove inat least one run in 20 times and had 11 multi-RBI games...batted.625 (15-for-24), with four doubles and three home runs and drovein 17 runs, during a 8-game hitting streak from April 4 throughApril 14...placed among the Royals' single-season leaders in threecategories: RBI (37, 5th), doubles (11, tied for 8th), andhits (40, tied for 21st)...drove in a season-high four runs in a10-10 tie against King's College on April 14 and in a 24-6 win overBaptist Bible on April 21...batted .433 (26-for-60) in his final 17games of the season...hit the first home run of his career, a 3-runblast in the top of the ninth inning as the Royals overcame a 4-1deficit to defeat Misericordia University, 8-7, in Dallas,Pennsylvania, on April 8...also belted a solo home run and drove intwo runs in an 11-8 win over Catholic University on April 11 andsmacked another home run and had two RBI in a 9-8 win over Catholicthe following day in the second game of a doubleheader at ConnellPark...was named the Landmark Conference Player of the Week and TheUniversity of Scranton Athlete of the Week for the period April6-12; during that span, he batted .500 (7-for-14), with three homeruns and a double, as the Royals won four games to extend theirseason-long winning streak to seven...played first-base,left-field, and was a designated hitter.
Freshman Year (2008): Appeared in 27games and started 12 times, including the final two games of theLandmark Conference tournament...finished third on the team inhitting with a .356 batting average and eighth in RBI with 18...hadthe highest batting average of the Royal freshmen...hit safely in17 games and had three multi-hit games...drove in at least one runin 11 games...came off the bench and had three hits, including adouble, and drove in a season-high four runs in a 20-16 loss toKing's on April 16...batted .389 (7-for-18) during a season-longseven game hitting streak from March 29 through April 17...batted.333 (4-for-12), with four runs scored and an RBI in four games ofthe Landmark Conference tournament...had two hits, scored twice,and drove in a run in a 14-13 victory over regular-season championJuniata in the semifinals of the Landmark Conferencetournament.
Awards & Honors
Landmark Conference 1st-Team Selection (2010)
Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010)
Landmark Conference Player of the Week (Apr. 12, 2009)
University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Apr. 12, 2009)
