Finance major … Transfer from NCAA Division I Texas Tech who made an immediate impact on the program, becoming a fixture in right field … Has pop and power in his bat and is able to find ways to get on base even when he’s not hitting … Also a stellar defender, able to throw out runners … Played for OC coach Lonny Cobble in high school … 2013: Played in 47 games (all starts), hitting .280 with three home runs and 27 RBIs … Led team in doubles (15), walks (16) and hit-by-pitch (9), posting a slugging percentage of .435 and an on-base percentage of .369 … Stole nine bases (in 11 attempts) … Made only two errors in 86 defensive changes, a fielding percentage of .977, second-best among OC’s everyday players … Also had five assists, tied for the lead among OC’s outfielders … In Heartland Conference stats, finished first in doubles and ninth in runs scored (32) … Named as the most valuable player of the NCCAA Central Region tournament … Also named as an NCCAA Scholar-Athlete … Opening-day starter in right field against Schreiner (Texas), a game in which he went 2-for-4 and scored twice … Keyed a two-run 10th inning for OC in 4-3 win at Texas A&M-Kingsville with an RBI double, after which he came around to score what proved to be the decisive run … Scored three runs, including the game-winner in the 10th inning of a 5-4 win over Tabor (Kan.) … Had a pair of hits and scored twice in 13-2 win over McMurry (Texas) …Homered and doubled as part of a 3-for-4, three-RBI, three-run performance in 11-5 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State … Doubled and scored in a decisive three-run eighth inning during 8-7 win over NAIA No. 5-ranked Rogers State … Doubled and had two RBIs in 5-0 win over East Central … Homered to left-center field as part of a two-run 10th inning as OC rallied for 8-6 win at Northwestern Oklahoma State … Finished that game 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored … Went 2-for-4 with a double, two stolen bases, two RBIs in 10-5 loss at Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) … In a 14-13 win at McMurry, had two RBIs, scored twice and threw out a baserunner at home plate to end the eighth inning and preserve the Eagles’ lead … In 8-3 loss at Texas-Permian Basin, went 3-for-4 with a double and scored once, then went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored as OC won the second game of the doubleheader 6-5 … Walked to lead off bottom of the seventh inning and eventually scored the winning run in a 5-4 win over Central Baptist (Ark.) in an NCCAA Central Region tournament elimination game … Doubled and tripled earlier in that game … Had two hits and three RBIs in a 15-2 win over Ecclesia (Ark.) in the next game, then two hits in the title game, a 5-1 OC win over Ecclesia … During regional tournament, went 6-for-11 with two doubles, a triple, five RBIs and four runs scored to earn most valuable player honors … Named as the NCCAA student-athlete of the week as well … Hit a two-run homer in seventh inning of OC’s 7-3 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) in NCCAA World Series … 2012: At Texas Tech, played in 42 games (30 starts), hitting .253 with eight RBIs … Drew 19 walks and had a .420 on-base percentage … Also had seven sacrifice bunts … Had two two-hit games and two three-hit games … Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage … 2011: Took a medical redshirt year at Texas Tech after undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery … Played in 11 games (two starts), hitting .143 with one RBI … Went 1-for-7 at the plate and scored three runs … Made career debut starting as the designated hitter against Brigham Young on Feb. 25, going 0-for-2... Scored first career run as a pinch runner against No. 8 Texas Christian on March 6 ... Entered as a defensive replacement while going 1-for-2 with an RBI and a hit-by-pitch at No. 14 Baylor on March 19 … Final game played before suffering season-ending injury was against Nebraska on March 27 as a defensive replacement... Member of the 2010 Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll ... Member of the 2011 Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll … Previous school: Attended Edmond Santa Fe High School, where he was a rare four-year starter for current OC coach Lonny Cobble ... As a senior, received Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association All-State honors after hitting .427 with six home runs, 32 RBIs, four triples, 10 doubles and 17 stolen bases and leading the Wolves to a 36-5 record … Named to Oklahoma’s Heartland Classic roster in 2010 … As a junior, he helped Santa Fe reach the Class 6A title game, hitting .422 with nine home runs, 26 RBIs, nine doubles and 45 runs scored while posting a .540 on-base percentage … As a senior, was named to Oklahoma’s Heartland Classic team and The Oklahoman’s All-State and Big All-City first-team honor list … As a junior, received honorable mention on The Oklahoman’s All-State team as well as Big All-City first-team honors … In 10-1 loss to Owasso in 2009 Class 6A state title game, went 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, a home run and a stolen base … Famously hit a home run in the first at-bat of his first start as a freshman.
