Biography
Concordia Career:
2019: Was named to the NSIC spring All-Academic team, was listed as one of the Central Region’s Player’s to Watch at the beginning of the season, was 12thin the NSIC 167 putouts and was second on the team with 232 putouts … was second on the team with a .271 batting average, third on the team with 155 at-bats, second on the team with 42 hits, led the team with 26 runs scored, third on the team with seven doubles, fourth on the team with a .341 on-base percentage, fourth on the team with a .348 slugging percentage, hit one home run and drove in 10 runs, was fourth on the team with a .980 fielding percentage with 19 fielding assists while playing in 44 games and 43 starts, threw out 10 base stealers in 50 steal attempts … finished his career batting .324 in 167 games, posted 183 hits in 565 at-bats, hit eight home runs and drove in 78 while hitting 32 doubles and two career triples, had s .430 slugging percentage, 53 base on balls with a .388 on-base percentage, had a .979 fielding percentage with 702 put-outs and 61 fielding assists … scored at least one run in 20 of the 44 games he played in this season, collected a season high three hits in three games this season, most recent was game one of a double at Wayne State (4/24), went two for four with two RBI’s two walks and a double while scoring a run in game two of a double header at Minnesota Duluth (3/31), scored three runs on three hits with a double and a RBI vs Wayne State (3/05).
2018: NSIC All-Tournament Team … NSIC All-Academic … Appeared in 41 games, starting 38 in outfield, two at catcher, and one at DH … led the team with a .371 average, ranking tenth in the conference … also led the team with a .432 on-base percentage and a .457 slugging percentage, which ranked 13th and 36th in conference respectively … recorded a team leading 17 multi-hit games … tied for second on the team with 23 runs scored and 64 total bases … led the team with seven sacrifice bunts … hit .386 with runners on base … recorded nine doubles and a home run … started off the season strong, hitting .404 over the first 17 games … finished the season on a seven game hitting streak, going 11-28 with seven RBI … went 3 for 5 with a RBI and two runs scored against Minnesota Crookston Mar. 18 … recorded two doubles in five plate appearances , as well as a run scored and an RBI in an NSIC tournament win over Minnesota State (May 9) … collected three hits, as well as two runs scored and a run batted in five at-bats against Augustana in the NSIC Tournament on May 12.
2017: All-NSIC Second Team Catcher … NSIC All-Academic … NCBWA Central Region Player of the Week and NSIC Player of the Week (2/27-3/5/17) … Appeared in all 49 games, starting 48 at catcher and one in center field … ranked second on the team in both batting average (.343) and on-base percentage (.413) … … led the team in both multi-hit games (17) and multiple RBI games (9) … led the team with 34 runs batted in while hitting .368 with runners in scoring position … contributed seven doubles and two home runs to a total of 57 hits on the season, culminating in a .422 slugging percentage … batted .517 in the first nine games of the season, collecting 15 hits and 11 RBI … reached base in 11 straight games from April 7 to April 28 … reached base five times at against Grand View Mar. 3, going 4 for 5 with six runs batted in, three runs scored, a walk, and a stolen base … went 3 for 4 with two RBI and double on Mar. 27 against Minot State … recorded a perfect 3 for 3 against UMary on April 11, picking up four RBI, three runs scored, a home run, and a walk … notched his team leading second four hit game of the season against Sioux Falls April 29, going 4-6 with two runs scored
2016: Appeared in 33 games while making 30 starts as a freshman for the Golden Bears … hit .308 (32-104) on the year while adding nine doubles which tied for fourth on the team, one triple, four homeruns and 18 RBI which contributed to his .529 slugging percentage … went 1-1 on stolen base attempts, scored 18 runs and finished with a .362 on-base percentage … had seven multi-hit games on the year including four three-hit games … recorded his first collegiate hit against Southwest Minnesota State on Mar. 5 going 1-2 with an RBI double … went 3-5 with a double, RBI and two runs scored at Minnesota Duluth on Apr. 17 … had his best outing of the season going 2-3 with two homeruns, four RBI and two runs scored against Minnesota State on Apr. 23 … went a combined 5-9 in the double-header at Winona State on May 6 with four RBI, four runs scored, two doubles and one triple … was 3-5 with two RBI, one run scored and a homerun against Minnesota State on May 12 … notched his fourth three-hit game of the year against Minnesota Duluth on May 14 going 3-5 with a double and two runs scored.
Chaska High School: Has earned 10 combined letters for the Hawks with four each in baseball and hockey along with one in football and one in trap shooting … is hitting .415 for the Hawks in 2015, helping the team to a 20-5 record and Metro West Conference Championship … an All-Metro West Conference baseball selection and also two-time All-Metro West Conference honorable mention performer on the diamond … a three-time All-Metro West Conference honorable mention hockey performer … has earned Metro West Conference All-Academic honors for baseball and hockey … has also secured a pair of academic letters.
Personal: Interested in sports medicine as an academic path at Concordia … a President's Scholarship recipient.
