University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Third-team All-American, at utility, by the CCA (Conference Commissioners Assoc.) and NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America) ... sixth Loper in the D2 era (1991-2018) to earn All-American status ... first-team All-Central Region by the CCA, NCBWA and ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Assoc.) ... also tabbed the CCA and NCBWA Central Region Player of the Year ... MIAA Player of the Year ... first-team All-MIAA as a utility player and h.m. All-MIAA as a starting pitcher ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... started games in right field, first base, third base and DH ... was mainly third or fifth in the lineup ... finished at .413 with 13 doubles, 15 HR's and 57 RBI's ... 6-1 on the mound with a 4.45 ERA over 11 starts ... 55 K's in 62.2 innings ... ended season on a 12-game hit streak ... had a 19-game hit streak earlier in the year, part of a 30-game stretch where he reached base safely ... 27 multi-hit games ... 18 multi-RBI efforts ... led UNK in batting average, runs (56), slugging pct. (.714), on-base ptc. (.481) and total bases (147) ... tied for the lead in HR's and second in hits (85), walks (28) and RBI's ... 3 for 5 with three runs and four RBI's in third game of series with MIAA champ Central Oklahoma ... hit three HR's in the loss ... lone multi-homer game ... in three games vs. Lindenwood, went 7 for 11 with four runs and 11 RBI's ... on the mound, at least five K's in seven of 11 appearances ... threw 121 pitches twice ... beat NCAA qualifier Pittsburg State ... win at Missouri Western on May 4 was the Lopers last in program history ... played for the Western Nebraska Pioneers (Scottsbluff) in the summer of 2018

PRIOR TO UNK
Spent time at Western Nebraska C.C. and Garden City C.C. ... as a sophomore, first-team Omaha World-Herald All-JUCO first-team as a utility player ...  also first-team all-region ... batted .384  while playing first and third base, outfield and pitcher ... 30 runs scored and 24 RBI's over 57 games ... also 12 doubles, one triple and one homer ... team-high .458 on-base pct. thanks to 24 walks ... on the mound, struck out 43 over 54.2 innings ... 12 appearances with 11 starts ... three wins ... helped Cougars win 29 games, including 24 in conference ... as a freshman, batted .293 with 23 runs and 15 RBI's in 39 games played ... was at third base and pitcher ... also had four doubles and drew 14 walks ... at a pitcher, had a win and a save over nine appearances ... 23 K's in 26.2 innings... in 2015, took a redshirt season at Garden City 

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time all-league player for the Cougars ... named first-team all-city as a senior in 2014 ... threw over 80.1 innings over two varsity seasons 

PERSONAL
Son of Greg and Amy