Biography
2025: Second-Team All-RMAC shortstop ... CSC Academic All-District ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Started all 47 games at shortstop for Mines ... Closed the year batting .350 with 33 runs on 57 hits including 14 duobles, one triple, three home runs, and 23 RBI ... Also walked 15 times, was hit four times, stole seven bases, and laid down a team-high 11 sacrifice bunts ... Defensively, fielded .914 in the hole on 209 chances and helped turn 17 double plays ... Ranked first on the team in sacrifice hits, third in triples and doubles, and had the second-most hits ... In the RMAC, ranked first in sacrifice hits and second in assists ... Nationally, was ninth in sacrifice bunts and 10th in sacrifice bunts per game ... Tied the program record for stolen bases in a game by swiping three at MSU Denver on March 22 ... Scored three runs against New Mexico Highlands on March 15 and again against #22-ranked Colorado Mesa on March 29 ... Put together four different three-hit performances including a 3-for-3 day at #5-ranked Point Loma ... Drove in four runs against UCCS on April 17 thanks to a double and a home run ... Worked two doubles against Fort Hays State on Feb. 14, added a triple at Adams State on March 9, and hit home runs against Adams State on Feb. 22 in Colorado Springs and against New Mexico Highlands on March 15 ... For the season, churned out 19 multi-hit performances, had multiple RBI in four games, put together a six-game hitting streak, and recahed base safely in 17 consecutive games ... Finished his Oredigger career batting .348 with 66 runs on 117 hits including 25 doubles, three triples, and six home runs with 51 RBI, 25 walks, 12 stolen bases and 17 sacrifice bunts in just two seasons at Mines.
2024: CSC Academic All-District ... Appeared in all of Mines' 50 games at shortstop with 49 starts ... Finished his first season as an Oredigger batting .347 on the way to 33 runs thanks to 60 hits including 11 doubles, two triples, and three home runs which fueled 28 RBI ... Also walked 10 times, laid down six sacrifice bunts, and stole five bases ... Mines debut came on opening day against Arkansas-Monticello and resulted in a 2-for-4 performance with one run and one stolen base ... Top performance of the spring was arguably his 4-for-5 day against CSU Pueblo on March 24 that resulted in one double, four runs, and two RBI ... Hit his first home run for the Orediggers against CSU Pueblo on March 23 ... Posted four RBI and two runs thanks to two hits including a home run at MSU Denver on April 28 ... Smacked multiple doubles in a single game three times including against Adams State, at Regis, and against UCCS ... Also homered against Adams State in the RMAC tournament ... Had triples against Colorado Christian and at Regis ... Ranked fifth in the RMAC in successful sacrifice bunts ... Overall, tallied 18 multi-hit games, seven performances featuring multiple RBI, and put together a streak of eight games reaching base safely.
CLARK COLLEGE (2022-23): Started his collegiate career at Clark College of the NJCAA in Vancouver, Wash. … As a freshman in 2022, appeared in 27 games with 15 starts … Hit .258 with eight runs on 16 hits including two doubles with 11 RBI … Also walked three times, was hit twice and stole three bases … Sophomore season saw him hit .329 in 45 games and 43 starts … Scored 28 runs on 51 hits with three doubles and one triple along with 27 RBI … Total junior college career numbers include a .309 batting average with 36 runs, 67 hits, five doubles, one triple, 38 RBI, 21 walks, and 11 stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played baseball at Mountain Vista High School in Colorado and earned one varsity letter playing on the infield … As a senior, batted .381 with a .474 on-base percentage in 20 games on the way to the 5A state title … Tabbed Second-Team All-Continental League for his efforts … Graduated summa cum laude.
