Biography
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
ABCA first team All-West Region…D2CCA first All-West Region…NCBWA first team All-West Region…First team All-PacWest as a first baseman…Team MVP…San Diego Hall of Champions Star of the Month in February…NCBWA West Region Player of the Week after going 10-for-15 with two doubles, two home runs (one grand slam), 14 RBI and six runs scored in a series against ENMU…Also earned PacWest Player of the Week (Feb. 24)…Hit .371 with 13 home runs, 59 runs batted in, seven doubles, 31 walks, 40 runs scored and six stolen bases…He had 112 total bases and he reached base safely in all 48 games, to extend his streak to 68 straight (dating back to 2015)…Ranked in the top 10 in the PacWest in batting average (sixth, .371), home runs (third, 13), hits (fifth, 66), walks (second, 31), on-base percentage (third, .468) and slugging (fourth, .629)…Struck out just 21 times…Had a .992 fielding percentage…His 59 RBI tied him for sixth in school history for a single season…His 13 home runs moved him to 10th…Now ranks seventh all-time at PLNU in RBIs (109)…Hit four grand slams (in just eight bases loaded at-bats)…Hit grand slams against Dixie State (two), Eastern New Mexico and Academy of Art.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Third team All-PacWest selection…Two-time PacWest Player of the Week (Mar. 23 & Apr. 6)…San Diego Hall of Champions Star of the Month in April…Team's Offensive Player of the Year…Hit .315 with 21 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 35 RBI…Ranked 17th in the NCAA with 21 doubles…Led Point Loma with 37 runs scored, 58 hits, 97 total bases and a .527 slugging percentage, along with doubles and RBIs…Also posted a .397 on-base percentage…Had game-winning hits in back-to-back games against Hawaii Pacific with a single in the ninth in game 2 and a home run in ninth in game 3…In the series vs. HPU he went 9-for-16 with four doubles, seven RBI, a home run and six runs scored…Walked 19 times, was hit by eight pitches and struck out just 18 times…Had two different eight-game hitting streaks…Had 15 multi-hit games including a 4-for-4 four runs scored performance against Cal State San Marcos…Had 11 multi-RBI games.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
PacWest Newcomer of the Week for week of Feb. 18-24…Named the Sea Lions' Defensive Player of the Year…Started 33 games and played in two others before his season was cut short by injury…Hit .292 with 33 hits in 113 at-bats…Hit five doubles, one triple, one home run and knocked in 15 runs…Walked 19 times and struck out only 12 times…Had a .381 slugging percentage and a .407 on-base percentage…Also stole four bases…Posted four three-hit games, and 10 multi-hit games…Knocked in a run in four straight games…Scored a run in seven straight games…Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a double, a home run and three RBI against Bethesda.
PRIOR TO PLNU
2013 graduate of El Camino High School…Lettered twice in basketball and four times in baseball for the Wildcats…Named second team all-state by Max Preps …First team all-league selection as a senior after earning second team honors as a junior… Hit .360 with eight home runs as a senior…Hit .330 as a junior.
PERSONAL
Born in Cypress, Calif…Business Finance on a major…Parents are Lisa and Dave…Has a sister named Rachel.
OTHER STUFF
People I admire most: My parents and grandfather
Reasons I came to PLNU: Coaching staff, academics & great location
