Samford University Athletics

2023 SoCon Coaches Freshman of the Year
2023 All-SoCon Freshman Team 
2023 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American

2023 (Freshman): Played in 61 games, starting in 57 … led the Bulldogs in both slugging percentage (.635) and OPS (1.039) … knocked 64 hits in 203 at-bats for an average of .315 … registered an on-base clip of .404 … finished second on the team with 16 home runs and 51 runs batted in … added 15 doubles and one triple for 32 extra-base hits, the second-most on the squad … scored 43 times … knocked multiple hits 16 times while driving in two or more runs 10 times … drove in a season-high six runs at ETSU on March 24, a game in which he slugged his first collegiate grand slam … went 4-5 with a pair of homers and four runs driven in as part of a 14-8 win at Mercer on May 20 to clinch the outright SoCon Regular-Season Championship.

High School: Played catcher and first base at nearby Hoover High School . . . batted .303 with 11 home runs, 11 doubles, three triples and 47 RBI . . . had an impressive slugging percentage of .645 . . . was ranked the second-best catcher in Alabama and a top 500 national player . . . was named All-South Metro, All-Over the Mountain and All-State honorable mention . . . played in the AHSADCA North-South All-Star Game, and was named Hover High School's Offensive MVP.