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Preseason All-Big South Conference
selection by Rivals.com ... All-America candidate ... Named to the 2010 Johnny
Bench Award Watch List in the preseason by the Greater Wichita Area Sports
Commission, the award given annually to the nation's top catcher ... Has emerged
as one of the top catchers in the nation through hard work and dedication ...
Surprising power has produced 21 career home runs and 79 RBI in 117 games
played (87 starts) ... A career .309 hitter (108-of-350) ... Also has 23 career
doubles, four triples and 10 stolen bases ... Will be at the heart of the
Gardner-Webb offense again in 2010.
Summer 2009: Played for the
Edenton Steamers in the Coastal Plains League (CPL) ... Batted .174 with 13 runs
scored, seven doubles, three home runs and 20 RBI in 37 starts ... Played in 44
games ... Posted a .264 on base percentage.
2009 at Gardner-Webb: Enjoyed a
career year at the plate ... Batted .309 with 37 runs scored 10 doubles, two
triples, 15 home runs and 45 RBI in 48 games played ... Home run total tied Hall
of Famer Wes Gentry for the most by a catcher in a single season at Gardner-Webb
... Total was second-best in school history overall ... Established a new
career-high total with 54 base hits ... Batted .385 against lefthanded pitchers ...
Batted .364 with runners in scoring position ... Collected multiple hits in 12
different games ... Had a season-high 4-for-5 effort vs. North Carolina A&T
(4/29) ... Drove in four runs in that game ... Went 2-for-6 with a pair of home
runs and five RBI vs. Liberty (4/26) ... Was 3-for-4 with a home run, triple and
five RBI vs. Presbyterian (3/6).
Summer 2008: Was an
All-Star Selection at catcher for the Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plains
League...Played in 53 games and made 50 starts behind the plate...Batted .251 with
nine doubles, three homeruns, 29 RBIs, and 26 runs...Went 1-for-2 with an RBI in
the Coastal Plain League All-Star Game.
2008 at Gardner-Webb: Started
38 games behind the plate, and played in 45 games...Batted .327 with 6 homeruns,
13 doubles, 2 triples and 33 RBIs which were all career highs...Posted a .543
slugging percentage...Had a .390 on base percentage...Forged a .984 fielding
percentage behind the plate making only four errors on the year...Went 5-for-5
with 2 RBIs and a double against NC A&T (2/27)...Went 3-for-4 with four RBIs
and a triple against Mars Hill (3/12)...Went 2-for-4 with 2 homeruns, three RBIs,
and three runs against USC Upstate (4/6)...Went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs,
and three runs against ETSU (4/11)...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, an
RBI, and two runs against Norfolk St. (5/11).
Summer 2007: An All-Star selection for the Fairfax Nationals of the Clark Griffith Baseball League ... Finished among the league leaders with a .329 batting average, a .490 slugging percentage and a .391 on base percentage ... Had 30 RBI and 26 runs scored ... Belted eight doubles, three home runs and three triples ... Struck out just 17 times in 143 at bats.
2007 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in 24 games, and made two starts behind the plate ... Batted .077 in 13 at bats ... Had one RBI on the season ... Went 1-for-2 on the base paths.
2006 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.
High School: Played at Surry (N.C.) Central High ... An All-State selection by NCPreps.com as a senior ... Batted .489 with 16 doubles and four triples... A three-time All-Conference choice ... Led team in hitting as a sophomore and senior.
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