Career Accolades
- 2022 All-PSAC West First Team
- 2021 All-PSAC West Second Team
- NCBWA Atlantic Region Player of the Week (4/11/22, 5/1/22)
- PSAC West Athlete of the Week (4/29/19, 4/11/22, 5/1/22)
CAREER RECORDS: Enters his final season ranking among the career leaders in numerous categories … set the career record for home runs last year and enters 2023 with 29 … ranks third in career slugging percentage (.571) and is sixth in career RBIs (105) and is close the top ten in several other categories … has two of the top three single-season home run totals with 12 in 2019, good for second, and 11 a year ago, which ranks third … is tied for second in career fielding percentage (.990) and owns two of the top fielding percentage season figures, tied for first at 1.000 in 2020 and 2021 … also has two of the top season records for putouts, tied for second in 2019 (299) and sixth in 2022 (292).
2022: Started all 46 games as the team’s first baseman … was a first team All-PSAC West selection after leading Gannon in numerous offensive categories … was second on the team with a. 307 batting average while leading the Golden Knights in runs (38), home runs (11), RBIs (41), and slugging percentage (.587) … in addition tied for the team lead in hits with 46 and was fourth in doubles with nine … his 11 home runs were third all-time in a season at Gannon and he also holds the second-highest total with 12 in 2019 … was tied for tenth in the PSAC in home runs … led team with a .587 slugging percentage and was second in on-base percentage (.407) … … 38 ranks scored is tied for tenth in a season and 41 RBIs are tied for seventh … had a team-high 20 walks and was second on the team with eight HBPs … also an outstanding fielder, committing just three errors in 305 chances for a .990 fielding percentage … his 292 putouts rank sixth in a season … was named the NCBWA Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week and was the PSAC West Athlete of the Week for the week ending May 1 and also earned both awards during the second week of April … set school record for career home runs in dramatic fashion, hitting a three-run homer to left center for the winning runs as Gannon scored six runs in the top of the seventh for a 6-4 win at IUP (4/30/22) … the home run was the 28
th of his career to break the school record … earned the awards after going 9-for-15 with seven runs and 10 RBIs, with three doubles and three home runs … previously earned the NCBWA and PSAC honors in April while going 13-for-28 in eight games with a 1.071 slugging percentage … drove in 13 runs and had five home runs during the period … had 15 multiple-hit game including three games with three hits … after a slow start was incredibly hot from early April until the end of the season … in final 29 games had 14 multiple-hit games and hit .373 (38-of-102) with 10 HRs and 37 RBIs … had eight multiple-RBI games, driving in six runs vs. Walsh (4/26/22) … went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs vs. the Cavaliers … added five RBIs vs. Slippery Rock (4/8/22), going 2-for-4 with a homer and a double, and had four RBIs vs. Pitt-Johnstown (5/8/22) with three hits in three at bats.
2021: Appeared in and started 22 games for the Golden Knights…Paced Gannon in batting average (.369) and slugging percentage (.615)…Registered a team-best 1.000 fielding percentage, which ranks first on the Gannon all-time single season list…Only player in program in program history to log a 1.000 fielding percentage in back-to-back seasons…Contributed 40 total bases, 24 hits and 11 RBI… Connected on three home runs…Posted six multiple hit games and four multiple RBI games…Closed the season on team-best eight game hit streak from April 30 to May 12…Delivered a season-best three hits with two RBI in the win over Pitt-Johnstown on May 1.
2020: Appeared in 11 games for the Golden Knights…Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage, which tied him for first place on the Gannon all-time single season list…One of eight players in program history to notch a 1.000 fielding percentage on at least 50 opportunities…Notched a team-high 16 RBI…Connected on a team-best three home runs… Contributed 12 hits, seven runs and three doubles…Posted a .293 batting average… Totaled a team-high five multiple RBI games…Notched his second-career multi home run game with two against University of Sciences on March 3.
2019: Started in 48 of 49 games he appeared in as a freshman… Third on the team with 47 hits… Second on the team with 12 home runs, the second most in a single-season in Gannon history… Fourth in the PSAC in home runs… Also notched a .984 fielding percentage with 299 putouts along the infield… Named PSAC West Athlete of the Week on 4/29/19… Smacked nine doubles and drove in 39 runs… Collected 12 multi-hit games and eight games with multiple RBI… Played in 48 of the team’s 50 games at first base… Batted in the fifth spot 24 times and the sixth spot 24 times… Hit .295 (41-139) against right-handed pitching… Posted a .533 average (8-15) with runners on third and less than two outs… Fourth on the team with a .544 slugging percentage… Third on the team with 92 total bases… Led team with 169 at-bats as a freshman… First career hit at Gannon was a home run in season-opener against Glenville State on Feb. 22… Hit two home runs in the second game of the year, driving in four runs against Northwood on Feb. 22… Hit another home run in the third game of the year to conclude opening weekend with four home runs and seven RBI… Laced a double and added a home run and four RBI in the Russ-Matt Invitational against The Sciences on March 3… Went 3-for-5 with a double against Wayne State on March 9… Had at least one knock in every game of the Seton Hill series… Had six hits and seven RBI in a home doubleheader against Cal U on April 27… Had a home run in two of the final four games of the regular season against Mercyhurst on May 3-4… Had hits in the PSAC Tournament against East Stroudsburg on May 8 and Seton Hill on May 10… Notched a run-scoring single against West Chester in the NCAA Atlantic Regional on May 17.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Tim Bruzdewicz at Cannon-McMillan High School… Captain of baseball team and assistant captain of the hockey team… First Team All Section in 2017 and 2018… 2018 WPIAL and State Champion… Had a .455 batting average in high school.
PERSONAL: Business Administration major… son of Lisa and Jack… has one brother (Drew).
