Biography
2025: Received a bachelor’s degree in computer science in May 2025 ... CSC Academic All-District ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Mines' primary catcher, totaling 43 appearances and 40 starts both behind the dish and at designated hitter ... Finished the year hitting .286 with 27 runs on 40 hits including 10 doubles, six home runs and 28 RBI ... Also walked 17 times, was hit by a pitch four times, hit five sacrifice flies and stole one base ... Ranked first on the team in chances in the field with 218, third on the team in home runs, and third in walks ... Tied for fourth in the conference in sacrifice flies and in runners caught stealing as well ... Nationally ranked top-100 in sacrifice flies ... Produced a trio of three-hit performances including a 3-for-4 day against Adams State on Feb. 22 in Colorado Springs which featured two runs, two RBI, two doubles, and one walk ... Smacked two doubles and scored three runs against Fort Hays State on Feb. 14 ... Another notable outing was two runs and two RBI on a one-hit (home run) day at CSU Pueblo on April 6 ... Added long balls at #5-ranked Point Loma, against New Mexico Highlands, at MSU Denver, against #22-ranked Colorado Mesa, and at Colorado Christian ... Overall, churned out 10 games with multiple hits, touted multiple RBI on seven occasions, put together a six-game hitting streak, and reached base safely in nine consecutive games.
2024: Second-Team All-RMAC catcher ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Significant part of Mines' catching rotation, touting 33 games with 24 starts and some time as a designated hitter as well ... Closed the spring batting .344 with 20 runs on 31 hits including 10 doubles and seven home runs which fueled 30 RBI ... Also walked 16 times while boasting a slugging percentage of .689, on-base percentage of .439, and OPS of 1.128 ... Only committed one error behind the plate for a fielding percentage of .991 while catching five runners on the base paths ... Hit his first collegiate home run against Minot State on March 2 as he went 1-for-2 with one run and two RBI on the day ... Smacked his first collegiate double two games after his inaugural long ball, also against Minot State ... Top performance of his sophomore season was arguably a 3-for-6 day at Regis on April 12 when he scored three runs and had six RBI thanks to one double and one home run, coming just a triple short of hitting for the cycle ... Also notable was his 3-for-3 outing at MSU Denver on April 29 which resulted in one double, one home run, one run, and four RBI as he fell just a triple short of hitting for the cycle again ... Hit a home run in three straight games at MSU Denver ... In his last 13 games of the season, combined to hit six home runs and five doubles ... Overall, produced six multi-hit games, put together a 10-game hitting streak, and tallied seven games with multiple RBI.
2023: Reserve catcher for the Orediggers with multiple appearances at designated hitter and as a pinch hitter as well ... Played in 16 games with two starts as a true freshman for Mines ... Finished the season hitting .238 with two runs on five hits and four RBI ... Also walked once and hit a sacrifice fly ... Defensively had zero errors and no passed balls behind the dish ... Did not surrender a stoel nbase while catching either ... Collegiate debut came on Feb. 11 at #21 Cal Poly Pomona ... First collegiate hit also came in his best outing of the season, going 1-for-1 with a run and a RBI at Colorado Christian on March 11 ... Also had hits against New Mexico Highlands, Regis, and at UCCS ... Scored his second run against New Mexico Highlands on April 2 ... Notched two RBI at UCCS on May 6.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Four-time varsity letter winner as a baseball player at Ann Sobrato High School in California … Lined up at catcher and in the outfield … Hit .301 with a .358 on-base percentage and notched 17 hits for extra bases including two home runs while fielding .991 … Two-time First-Team All-League BVAL in 2019 and 2021 … Played his club ball for Show California … National Merit Scholarship winner … Earned AP Scholar status with distinction … Plans to major in computer science at Mines.
