University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

CAREER NOTES
89 games as a Loper, all starts ... .314 with 16 HR's and 77 RBI's ... 28 doubles and three triples ... 89 runs ... .575 slugging percentage .... 541 putouts and 42 assists ... 2-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... 2014 All-MIAA

AS A JUNIOR (2014)
Second-team All-MIAA at catcher ... played in 45 games, all starts  (22 at catcher, 21 at first base and two in left field) ... mainly batted in the five hole ... finished at .301 with seven HR's and 39 RBI's ... led team in HR's, RBI's, walks (22), triples (three) and slugging percentage (.575) ... also had four sac flys, 15 doubles and scored 42 runs ... team-best 11 multi-RBI games ... 14 multi-hit efforts ... had a streak of 19 straight games reaching base ... .986 fielding percentage with a team-best 326 putouts ... threw out 13 would-be base stealers ... season-high of three hits happened twice ... on Feb. 27th vs. SW Bapstist, went a combined 5 for 6 with four runs, three doubles and an RBI ... in the final game of the series, 2 for 3 with two runs and three RBI's ... in final three games of the Ft. Hays series, a combined 7 for 14 with six runs and five RBI's ... went 4 for 7 with three runs and three RBI's in back-to-back games vs. Central Missouri ... had three-run homers vs. Missouri Western and Northeastern State ... in April, had seven RBI's in two games vs. Pittsburg State ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... in the summer of 2014, played for the Willmar (Minn.) Stingers of the Northwoods League ... had four HR's and 21 RBI's over 42 games

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013)
Played in 44 games, all starts ... alternated between catcher, left field and first base ... also started three games at DH ... batted .327 with nine HR's and 38 RBI's ... 13 doubles and a team-high 47 runs scored ... plunked 25 times ... .572 slugging pct. and a .453 on-base pct. ... mainly was the Lopers lead off hitter (25 games) ... also batted cleanup 12 times .. team-best 14 game hit streak ... 13 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI efforts ... hit safetly from Feb. 16 - March 9 ... went 1 for 1 with four runs scored vs. NW Missouri ... 1 for 2 with three runs and four RBI's vs. Truman ... 3 for 5 with two runs and two RBI's vs. Central Missouri ... later in the year, 3 for 5 with two runs and five RBI's vs. Emporia ... in an April 13 doubleheader at UCO, a combined 2 for 5 with four RBI's ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... in the summer of 2013, played for the Joplin (Mo.) Outlaws of the M.I.N.K League

PRIOR TO UNK
Appeared in 10 games, starting two, for the UNO Mavericks … first collegiate start came in the outfield ... scored his first career run against Jacksonville State on March 18th … also started at DH vs. Oakland (Mich.) on April 21st

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner in baseball and basketball and a two-year winner in football ... on the diamond, two-time all-conference catcher ... also three-time Class A honorable mention all-state ... as a freshman, part of the Islanders state championship team ... two years later, helped team win the district and finish as state runners up ... played for GI Home Federal in the summer, winning a a state title ... MVP of the regional American Legion tourney ... four-year starter in basketball ... three-time all-state ... graduated with a 4.00 cumulative GPA

PERSONAL
Son of George & Jacalyn