Washburn University Athletics

Awards & Honors:
» All-MIAA Second Team (2019)
» MIAA Gold Glove: 1B (2019)
» Team MVP (2019)

2019 (Senior): Started all 46 games at first base ... had single-season career-bests in hitting (.293), runs scored (31), hits (55), doubles (13), home runs (11), slugging (.559) and on-base percentage (.340) ... finished regular season among MIAA top five in home runs (t-3rd) and RBI (5th) ... accorded for 302 putouts and fielded at a career-high .991-clip ... had a season-high three-hits in five games ... went 2-for-4 against Rockhurst (2/13), including his first career grand slam ... had another four RBI performance at Missouri Southern (3/9) as he went 2-for-4 ... had 13 multi-RBI games ... notched 16 multi-hit games ... had a 10-game hit streak (3/17-4/5) ... among the program's single-season top 15 in double plays turned (11th/32) and home runs (t-12).

2018 (Junior): Started in all 46 games he appeared in ... batted .242 with 46 hits, 23 runs and drove in 29 more ... had 13 extra base hits including six doubles ... was tied for second with six home runs and was fourth in slugging (.379) ... posted a .976 fielding, accounting for 242 putouts and 46 assists ... went 4-for-5 at Southeastern Oklahoma (3/19) with two runs and four RBI, repeated the 4-for-5 outing on March 23 against Northwest Missouri ... recorded 11 multi-hit games ... tied for 10th-best single-game performance with 16 putouts at Southwest Baptist (4/21) ... had a career-best seven-game hit streak from April 7-20.

Before Washburn: Played two seasons (2016-17) at Hutchinson CC (Hutchinson, Kan.), helping the Blue Dragons to a consecutive 35-win seasons … finished as a .326 career hitter with 80 runs batted-in with 39 extra base hits including 16 home runs … in 2017, went 56-for-179 (.313) at the plate with 46 RBI and 12 long balls ... was named to All-KJCAA First Team.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Maize HS (Maize, Kan.)… as a senior, led the Eagles to a runner-up finish in the Kansas 6A state tournament … two-time all-state selection at first base including first team honors in 2014.

Personal: Son of Bob and Paula and Kris and Mark … has two siblings, Kurtis and Brook … his father, Bob, played baseball at Pratt CC (Kan.), while Kurtis played for Hutchinson CC … majoring in sports management.