Washburn University Athletics

2017: Named an MIAA Scholar Athlete ... started 48 games, making an appearance in all 49… hit .286 (48-168), scoring 38 runs and knocking in 27 runs ... had a .435 slugging percentage as part of his 48 hits, eight doubles, four triples and three home runs ... led the team in walks with 36 ... tied for second on the team in steals with 14 on 16 attempts ... had a .978 fielding percentage with 129 putouts and three errors, adding two assists ... against Central Missouri, went 1-1 with a home run and two RBIs, adding four walks.

Background: Graduated from Neosho County CC (Chanute, Kan.) in May 2016 … a two-year player for the Panthers … started half the games as a freshman on a team that went 42-16 … as a sophomore finished with a .358 batting average, two home runs, 18 stolen bases and 91 runs scored, the second most in program history … team went 51-11 and finished third in Region VI tournament … Phi Theta Kappa member … Superior Academic Achievement award winner … graduated in May 2014 from Booker T. Washington HS (Tulsa, Okla.) … four-year letterwinner in baseball … named All-Metro as a sophomore, junior and senior and All-State as a senior … National Honors Society member.

Personal: Born in Tulsa, Okla. … brother James played football at Langston and brother DeVaughn played football at Central Oklahoma … majoring in kinesiology.