Neosho County Community College

2011(Freshman): Started 34 games while splitting time behind the plate with Conference Defensive Player of the Year Thomas Keith…Posted a .266 batting average with 4 doubles and 5 homeruns while driving in 23 runs…Threw out 11 of 37 would be base stealers while only allowing 1 passed ball.

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Personal:
Status: In a relationship
What’s on TV: ESPN
What’s on my iPod: Eli Young Band, Eric Church, and Casey Donahew
What I’m reading: My homework
What I drive: 2004 Chevy Silverado
Favorite flicks: Remember the Titans, Sandlot, and She is out of My League 
Magazine subscriptions: Baseball America, ESPN the magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Eastbay
Bookmarks: facebook.com, mlb.com, espn.com, and cbssports.com
Superstitions: Never step on the foul line and always have a lucky charm of some sort in my back pocket
Worst Habit: Biting my finger nails
On my dorm room walls:  Baseball posters and rules to the room
Love to trade places for a day with…: Pug Rodriguez or Joe Mauer
First Job: Labeling bottles at Gemini paint company
Talents I’d most like to have: I’d like to be able to fly
Favorite Dinner: Anytime my family grills out steak, brats, and grilled chicken or when we have rigatonis
Favorite athlete to watch in another sport: Peyton Manning
Favorite City to visit: San Diego, California
Favorite team as a kid: Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Oklahoma Sooners
Favorite values in others: Honesty and trust
My greatest love: Family, friends, and baseball
My Hero: My family, they have taught me everything I know
My bucket list: Play pro ball and go parasailing
My motto: The expert in anything was once a beginner