2005: Named to the MVC All-Conference
Honorable Mention squad at second base ... Started all 54 games
in which he played ... Posted a .285 batting average with seven
doubles and five triples ... Led the team with 25 walks and was
fourth on the team with 33 RBI ... Tallied eight stolen bases
in 10 attempts ... Posted three hits, including a double and home
run, with three runs and four RBI to lead ISU to a 14-1 victory
over Missouri State (April 23) ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs
and an RBI in 9-4 win over Wichita State (May 14) ... Hit second
home run of the season against Illinois State ... Third on the
team with eight multi-RBI games ... Recorded multiple hits in
17 contests.
2004: Earned Missouri Valley Conference
Honorable Mention honors ... Hit .299 with a team-best 12 doubles
... Led ISU with a .336 batting average during MVC action ...
Posted four triples and 23 RBI ... Nine-game hitting streak early
in conference play ... Hit safely in 27 of final 34 games ...
Finished the season with a 3-for-4 effort against Wichita State
in the MVC tournament ... Season high four hits against Bradley
(Apr. 10), were a part of a weekend series where he went 10-for-14
(.714) ... First collegiate round-tripper was a three-run home
run against Ball State (May 12) ... Stole six bases ... Played
in 56 games and started 51.
High School: Named all-conference
four straight years in baseball at Pendleton Heights (Ind.) High
School ... An all-state honoree in 2003 ... Earned all-county
honors twice ... Three-time semi-state qualifier in wrestling
... Named all-conference in football in 2001 and 2002.