Biography
2026: Received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in May 2026 ... D2CCA Honorable Mention All-America third base ... ABCA First-Team All-Region third base ... D2CCA First-Team All-Region third base ... NCBWA First-Team All-Region third base ... First-Team All-RMAC third base ... RMAC All-Tournament team ... CSC Academic All-District ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... NCBWA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Region ... Preseason All-RMAC first baseman ... Started all 54 games for the Orediggers with work a third base and first base ... Finished the season hitting .410 with 58 runs on 86 hits including 19 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, and 67 RBI ... Also walked 19 times and was hit by a pitch 24 times with three stolen bases ... Nationally, was 45th in batting average, 54th in doubles, 15th in hit-by-pitch, 34th in total hits, 26th in hits per game, and top-50 in RBI ... In the RMAC, had the fourth-most hits and ranked top-10 in batting average, on-base percentage, RBI, doubles, at-bats, and hit-by-pitch ... Would have broken the program record for hits in a season if not for teammate Brody Duvall ... Top performance of the regular season arguably came at Fort Hays State on Feb. 14 when he went 4-for-5 with one run and five RBI thanks to a home run ... Also had a record-tying three doubles against MSU Denver on March 22 ... During Mines' RMAC Tournament run to the championship game, batted .409 with nine runs on nine hits including two doubles, one triple, one home run, and six RBI ... Was hit by a pitch four times and posted a .500 on-base percentage during the postseason ... Boasted 25 multi-hit games and tied for the team high with 18 multi-RBI games ... Put together a team-best, 16-game hitting streak and reached base safely in 23 consecutive contests ... Closed his Mines career listed 19 times in the program record book including third for all-time batting average, second for hits in a season, tied for first for runs in a game amd doubles in a game, and third for RBI in a season ... For his career as an Oredigger, batted .407 with 126 runs on 209 hits including 48 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 141 RBI ... Also walked 52 times, was hit by a pitch 40 times, and stole 15 bases.
2025: RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Utility player for the Orediggers who played in all 47 games including 45 starts with appearances at third base, first base, in the outfield, and at designated hitter ... Closed the year hitting .391, touting 38 runs on 68 hits including 12 doubles, one triple, and four home runs with 37 RBI ... Also walked 12 times, was hit by a pitch 11 times, tallied two sacrifice flies, and stole seven bases on 12 attempts ... Ranked first on the team in hit-by-pitch and batting average among everyday hitters while tying for first on the team in total hits ... Runs scored and RBI were third-most for Mines as well ... His 145 putouts were second-most for the Orediggers ... Tied for 15th in the program record book for hits in a single season ... Also ranked top-10 in the RMAC in hit-by-pitch and was top-70 in the nation in batting average ... Churned out three four-hit performances and five three-hit outings ... Potentially best game of the season was a 4-for-4 day against New Mexico Highlands on March 15 which resulted in three runs on three hits with one home run, one walk, and one stolen base ... Additionally, against New Mexico Highlands on March 17, posted another four-hit day with a double and four RBI ... Finished the NMHU series touting a total of seven runs on 13 hits with two doubles and 10 RBI ... Other home runs during the campaign came at Adams State, at MSU Denver, and at Colorado Christian ... Another notable performance featured one run on three hits with four RBI and a double at Colorado Christian on April 25 ... Overall, posted 19 multi-hit games which tied for second-most on the team, had nine games with multiple RBI which ranked second on the team, put together a team-best 15-game hitting streak and ended the season on an eight-game hitting streak ... Reached base safely in 15 consecutive games as well.
2024: Honorable Mention All-RMAC designated hitter ... Designated hitter and left fielder who was a machine at getting on base for the Orediggers in his first collegiate campaign ... Appeared in 40 of Mines' 50 games and made 35 starts ... Finished the season batting .426 with 30 runs on 55 hits including 17 doubles and two home runs which fueled 37 RBI ... Also walked 21 times, was hit five times and stole five bases ... Posted a slugging percentage of .605 and on-base percentage of .523 which ranked first on the team, second in the RMAC and 24th in the nation ... Batting average was first among everyday players for the Orediggers, third-best in the RMAC and 15th in the nation ... Ranked 15th in NCAA Division II in doubles per game and his 17 doubles were 15th in program history and 10th in the RMAC for the season ... Collegiate baseball debut came against Southern Arkansas on Feb. 4 ... First collegiate hit came against Minot State on March 2 when he went 2-for-2 with one run, one RBI, and one double ... First home run as a collegiate was at Regis on April 13 as part of a 2-for-4 day featuring two runs and four RBI ... Top performance of the spring was arguably his 4-for-6 outing at New Mexico Highlands on March 28 which resulted in two runs, two RBI, and one double ... Recorded a double in four straight games from April 7-13, spanning the series with Adams State and at Regis ... Came across the plate three times on a three-hit day against UCCS on May 3 ... Second collegiate home run was against CSU Pueblo in the RMAC Tournament ... Overall, turned in 13 multi-hit games, closed the season riding a 19-game hitting streak, and notched 11 games with multiple RBI.
2023: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Two-sport athlete at Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif., competing as part of the baseball and football teams earning three varsity letters … Served as a right-handed pitcher, outfielder and first baseman for the baseball team while playing defensive end and linebacker on the football team … As a junior, hit .358 with a .570 on-base percentage while racking up 12 RBI on 19 hits and 21 walks … Also recorded 15 strikeouts on the mound and held opposing hitters to .130 at the plate … Named All-League as a utility player thanks to his efforts his junior season … Helped guide his team to a league championship for the first time since 1988 … Served as a senior captain on the baseball team … Played four years of club ball for NorCal Baseball … Academically received the Freshman Scholar Athlete Award thanks to an unblemished GPA … Was a member of the National Honor Society and served as president of the Veterans Appreciate Club … Plans to major in civil engineering at Mines.
