Honors & Awards
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1st Team All American First Baseman (2011)
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Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year (2011)
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Jayhawk Conference Freshman of the Year (2011)
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1st Team All Jayhawk Conference First Baseman (2011)
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1st Team All Jayhawk Conference Pitcher (2011)
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1st Team All Region First Baseman (2011)
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2nd Team All Region Pitcher (2011)
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NJCAA National Pitcher of the Week (March 16)
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Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week (April 3, April 10)
2011 (Freshman): Started all 60 games, including 12 starts on the mound…Hit .396 on the season with 17 doubles, 18 homeruns, and 102 RBI’s...Posted a .492 on base percentage and a .786 slugging percentage…On the mound he posted a 10-1 record with a 2.10 ERA...Struck out 83 batters in 83.1 innings of work…Held opponents to a .224 batting average…Set or tied 4 school records including, Single Season RBIs(102), Game Winning RBIs(11), Wins(10), and Single Game Strikeouts(17).
Personal:
Status: Single
What’s on TV: The Mentalist, NCIS, SportsCenter, Tosh.0
What’s on my iPod: John Mayer, Ne-Yo, Lil Wayne, Wiz, Kid Cudi, Drake, Rascal Flatts, Lupe Fiasco, Keith Urban
What I’m reading: In the Zone, Baseball America, ESPN the magazine and Sports Illustrated
What I drive: 2004 Pontiac Grand AM GT
Favorite flicks: Miss March, Hall Pass, The Blindside
Magazine subscriptions: Baseball America, ESPN the magazine, Sports Illustrated
Bookmarks: Facebook, Twitter, Perfectgame.org, ESPN
Superstitions: Never step on the foul lines
Worst Habit: Procrastination
On my dorm room walls: Baseball Signs and Posters
Love to trade places for a day with…: Jason Heyward, he is a great young talent playing outfield for the Atlanta Braves in front of thousands of fans a night.
First Job: Intern for Bio-Microbics
Talents I’d most like to have: I would love to be able to golf
Favorite Dinner: My mom’s chicken fettuccini or my grandma’s homemade spaghetti and meatballs.
Favorite athlete to watch in another sport: Denard Robinson
Favorite City to visit: Detroit, Michigan
Favorite team as a kid: Detroit Tigers
Favorite values in others: Honesty and being humble
My greatest love: God and my family
My Hero: Angelo Giacalone, he is a great coach and a great dad. He has been a great role model in my life so far and will continue to be.
My bucket list: Visit all MLB stadiums, skydive, become a baseball coach someday
My motto: Work hard and have fun and the winning will take care of itself.
