Washburn University Athletics

Awards & Honors:
• MIAA All-Tournament Team selection (2022)
• CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
• All-MIAA Third Team (2025)
• MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• MIAA Scholar-Athlete (2025)
• MIAA Academic Excellence (2022, 2023)
• MIAA "A Game" Scholar Award (2023, 2024)

As a senior in 2025: Played and started in 44 games hitting .293 with an .890 OPS across 174 at-bats ... slashed nine home runs with 10 doubles for 46 RBI ... also had three stolen bases and a .384 OB% ... had 13 multi-hit games with three games of 3+ hits ... set new career bests with two home runs and four hits while also driving in four on January 31 against Henderson State ... made 67 putouts and three assists in the outfield ... earned All-MIAA third team honors ... tabbed as a CSC Academic All-District selection ... also named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and as an MIAA Scholar-Athlete  

As a junior in 2024: Appeared in 17 games making 16 starts before missing the rest of the season due to injury ... picked up 22 hits with two home runs and nine RBI while batting .314 ... had three hits in three games including a 3-5 outing at Missouri Western on March 9 that included a home run ... selected as the 2024 MIAA “A Game” Scholar-Athlete ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll  

In 2023: Played in all 52 games and made 51 starts ... wrapped up the season batting .274 with 54 hits that included 11 doubles (third-most on the team), six home runs (second on the team), and a triple ... ranked third on the team in runs scored with 41 and drove in 39 runs ... drew the second-most walks on the team with 29 ... recorded 10 multi-RBI games ... tied the program's single-game doubles record against No. 11 Missouri Southern (March 19) with three doubles ... at Fort Hays State (Feb. 25), he went 2-4 with a home run, walk, four RBI, and two runs scored ... earned the first MIAA Baseball "A Game" Scholar Award, given to the student-athlete in that sport with the highest GPA ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and MIAA Academic Excellence list ... also earned a place on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.

In 2022: Started 30 of the 33 games he played and finished the year batting .333 with 42 hits, three homers, six doubles, and a triple ... scored 27 runs and collected 21 RBI ... at Newman (March 4), he was 3-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles, a walk, two RBI, and two runs scored ... against No. 4 Central Missouri in the MIAA Tournament (May 14), went 3-5 with a home run, walk, five RBI, and two runs scored ... selected to the MIAA All-Tournament Team ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and earned a place on the MIAA Academic Excellence list.

High School: A two-year member of the Kearney High School baseball team ... was named all-conference as a senior ... also played three seasons of basketball ... academically, was a member of the National Honors Society and received the President's Education Award ... was academic all-conference and all-state in both sports twice.

Personal: Son of Michael and Tera Bruce ... has one sister, Merrick ... his father, Michael, played baseball at Hastings College ... majoring in business management.