Awards & Accolades:
-Big South Second Team All-Conference (2025)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2026 / HIGH POINT): Limited to 30 games played, finishing 23-of-103 (.223 batting average) after sustaining an injury during the course of the season … dropped in seven doubles along with five home runs, resulting in 21 RBI and 21 runs scored … came through with a .437 slugging percentage and a .357 on-base percentage, drawing 20 walks … played in six games, earning the starting nod in four of those contests, against Big South Conference opponents … finished 5-of-16 at the plate, resulting in two doubles and four RBI, scoring three runs in the process … posted a .625 slugging percentage and a .450 on-base percentage in league action for the Panthers … put together a four-game hitting streak with a 2-for-4 outing, which resulted in a home run against Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 14) … wrapped up a solid outing at Wake Forest (Feb. 17) with two doubles and two runs scored … came through with a hit against Maine (Feb. 20) … stretched his streak to four games by going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored, highlighted by his second home run of the season against Maine (Feb. 21) … established his single-game season-high in RBI (four) after finishing 2-for-3 with two runs scored after cracking his third home run blast against Binghamton (Feb. 28) … added one hit and one RBI in the series finale against Binghamton (March 1) … began a five-game hitting streak in the second game against No. 9 Florida (May 7), scoring one run in the victory … capped off the No. 9 Florida (March 8) series by going 2-for-3 with two RBI, three runs scored and a pair of doubles … ran the streak to three games with a 1-for-3 outing at College of Charleston (April 3), scoring one run and two RBI by virtue of his fourth home run … served as designated hitter against College of Charleston (April 4), closing 2-for-4 with a run scored … delivered two RBI after finishing 1-for-3 at the plate against N.C. A&T (April 7) … posted his seventh multi-hit game (2-for-4) of the season against Radford (April 12), following a pair of doubles … slammed his fifth home run of the season, which resulted in three RBI and scored two runs, in a clash at Charleston Southern (April 17) … had singles in clashes with Charleston Southern (April 18 / April 19) and VMI (April 24) to finish out the season with 23 hits.Â
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025 / HIGH POINT): Appeared in all 58 games, making 55 starts ... .321 hitter recorded 15 home runs, nine doubles, three triples and drove in 62 runs ... an OPS of 1.080 and a .400 average against conference opponents ... a perfect 8-for-8 swiping bags ... season-high four hits at Radford (March 29) ... tallied a season-high six RBI at Longwood (April 13) .... registered 13 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games ... boasted a .988 fielding percentage in left field while making an appearance at #3 on Sportscenter Top-10 for a home run robbery.Â
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024 / ILLINOIS): Appeared in 12 games on the season ... went 1-for-9 at the plate with a run, double and RBI ... picked up his lone hit and RBI of the season on Feb. 23 at #25 Coastal Carolina.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023 / ILLINOIS): Slashed .281/.343/.469/.812 in 16 games, eight starts in his first season at Illinois ... made Illini debut on Feb. 26 at Southern Miss ... went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a triple at Sam Houston on March 3 ... fell just a triple shy of the cycle ... also drew one walk in the contest ... had two hits, including one double, and two runs scored on March 10 at Coastal Carolina.
FRESHMAN (2022 / VANDERBILT): Redshirted. Did not make an appearance
PREP: Attended Grady High School (Atlanta, Ga.) ... the No. 21 overall prospect in the state of Georgia according to Perfect Game ... rated the third-best outfielder in Georgia ... 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-America ... 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America ... Perfect Game Top 500 National Rank ... batted .365 as a senior, including eight doubles, two triples and five home runs ... posted a .409 average during his junior season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... helped lead Grady to the state playoffs in 2021, marking the program’s first appearance in 10 years.Â