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2011: Starting catcher ... durable player who started 45 of team's 53 games ... 44 starts at catcher ... hit .268 with three home runs and 28 RBIs ... had hits in seven of final nine regular-season contests ... five multi-hit games during that stretch ... fifth on squad with 14 multi-hit games overall ... hit .364 (12-for-33) over final nine games ... posted career-best seven-game hitting streak in late April ... helped Bison to 23-21 when starting at catcher ... 92 of 168 at bats came from the fourth spot in the lineup ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for second straight year. 2010: Appeared in the lineup mainly as a designated hitter ... saw action in 27 games, making 19 starts ... hit .254 with three home runs and 11 RBIs ... was hitting .318 when he suffered an ankle injury during Spring Break trip to Florida ... missed three weeks and had to work to get swing back ... had two hits, three RBIs and a home run in Patriot League Tournament ... played in both NCAA Tournament games, starting at DH vs. Virginia Tech ... tied for third on team with four sacrifice bunts ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2009: Backup catcher who appeared in six games ... had hits in final two at bats ... was 0-for-3 as a pinch hitter... saw action in one game after April 1 ... first career extra-base hit was a double in a win over Bloomsburg. Personal/High School: Graduate of South Lakes High School where he lettered four times in baseball and three times in football ... biggest asset is his arm strength ... was a four-year varsity starter ... named to the all-district second team in 2007 and to the all-district first team in 2008 ... also tabbed an all-region first team selection in 2008 ... served as team captain as a senior ... led the team in RBI both junior and senior seasons ... also paced the squad in batting average (.500, 32-for-64), runs scored (21), on-base percentage (.549) and slugging percentage (.828) as a senior ... had a 20-game hitting streak ... in football, was the starting quarterback in 2007 and served as team captain ... threw for 1,380 yards and 14 touchdowns on the way to all-district honors ... majoring in international relations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||