Oklahoma Christian University Athletics

Sports, wellness and recreation management major … Durable player who spent much of junior season as OC’s starting first baseman … Runs well and hits for power … 2013: Played in 51 games (49 starts), hitting .280 with one home run and 23 RBIs … Led team in games played … Nearly one-third of his hits (15 of 47) went for extra bases … Tied for second on team with 13 doubles … In Heartland Conference stats, finished fifth in doubles … Opening-day starter at first base, going 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in 14-2 win at Schreiner (Texas) … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in 4-3 win over Central Methodist (Mo.) … Named as the Heartland Conference and South Central Region hitter of the week after leading Eagles to five straight wins over Tabor (Kan.), McMurry (Texas) and MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (three times), going 12-of-18 (.667) with seven RBIs, two doubles, three runs scored and a .778 slugging percentage … Had three consecutive three-hit games in a 5-4 win over Tabor, a 13-2 win over McMurry and a 7-5 win over MidAmerica Nazarene … Hit bases-loaded single in bottom of the 10^th to drive home decisive run against Tabor … Hot streak continued into the next week with a 2-for-5 outing with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in 12-6 loss at Newman (Kan.) … Hitting eventually streak reached 13 games, through a 5-3 win over Division II No. 5-ranked St. Mary’s (Texas) … Had a pair of two-hit games against East Central during that run … Only home run of season was a solo shot in 12-6 loss at Central Oklahoma … Had two of OC’s four hits in 3-1 loss at Bacone … Posted another two-hit outing in 14-13 win at McMurry, and two more the next day in a doubleheader split at Texas-Permian Basin … In the second game, a 6-5 OC win, he doubled twice, including delivering the game-winning hit in the 10^th inning … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in 5-1 win over Ecclesia (Ark.) in NCCAA Central Region title game … Previous school: Attended Rose State College in Midwest City, where he hit .405 with seven home runs and 45 RBIs as a sophomore … As a freshman, hit .341 with three home runs and 29 RBIs … Before junior college, attended Blanchard High School … Received honorable mention on The Oklahoman’s Little All-City honor list as a senior … Named to the Oklahoma City Area Baseball Coaches Association all-star team … Also played quarterback for Blanchard’s football team and earned honorable mention on The Oklahoman’s Little All-City team as a senior … Named as an Oklahoma Coaches Association Class 3A football All-Star.