Samford University Athletics

Returns as the starter in center field . . . was named the MVP of the prestigious Cape Cod League over the summer . . . was named preseason All-American and preseason SoCon Player of the Year.

2012 (Sophomore): Started all 64 games in center field . . . named first team All-SoCon by the league’s coaches and second team by the media . . . finished third on the team with a .327 batting average . . . led the team in doubled with 18, and finished third in both home runs with 10 and RBI with 52 . . . had 23 mutli-hit games and 12 mutli-RBI games . . . had a team-best 16-game hit streak during the season . . . went a combined 4-for-10 with a double and two RBI in three games at South Alabama . . . went 3-for-5 at Troy . . . went a combined 5-for-10 with a double and two RBI in three games against Penn State . . . went 5-for-13 with three RBI in a series at UNC Greensboro . . . went 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles at Alabama . . . went 3-for-5 with two RBI in game two versus Furman . . . drove in five runs in game two at Wofford . . . drove in six runs and hit a walk-off grand slam in a win over Auburn . . . had four hits and two RBI in game two versus Elon . . . went 4-for-5 at Auburn . . . went a combined 6-for-12 with seven RBI in three games at Davidson . . . went a combined 6-for-12 with two RBI in series at GSU . . . had three hits and an RBI in the win over Western Carolina in the SoCon Tournament . . . had a home run and four RBI, going 3-for-4 against Furman in the SoCon Tournament.

2011 (Freshman): Saw action in 57 games, including 55 starts, mostly in center field . . . led the team with a .371 batting average . . . had 15 doubles and 41 RBI . . . tallied a team-high 26 multihit games . . . had a team season-best 19-game hit streak . . . named Freshman All-American . . . also named first-team All-SoCon by the media and second team by the league’s coaches . . . went two for three with a home run, a double and four RBI against Alabama A&M . . . had a three-for-three performance in game one against Toledo . . . went a combined four for 10 with an RBI in games one and two at The Citadel . . . went two for four with an RBI in game two against Georgia Southern . . . went four for six with a double, a home run and four RBI in game two at Elon . . . went two for three with a home run and four RBI in a 4-2 win at Alabama . . . went a combined four for 10 in games two and three at Western Carolina . . . went two for four with a home run, a double and five RBI in an 8-0 win at Auburn . . . went two for five with two RBI and drove in the game-winning run in an extra-inning home win over Auburn . . . went three for four with two doubles and two RBI in game one against Wofford . . . went two for four with an RBI in game one against College of ­Charleston . . . was two for four with two RBI on day one of the SoCon Tournament against Appalachian State.

High School: Played baseball, football and basketball at Leroy High School . . . played on state championship teams for baseball and football . . . batted .427 with 11 home runs and 33 RBI as a junior.

Personal: Born July 15, 1992 . . . son of Samson and Carrie Ervin . . . majoring in sociology.