C-USA Hitter of the Week (May 7, 2018)
2017 All-C-USA Second Team
2017 C-USA Preseason Team
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17)
CAREER NOTES: Finishes four-year career (2015-18) ranked no. 1 with 19 sacrifice hits on the program’s all-time list … ninth Miner to reach 100-plus RBI, ranking ninth on the all-time list with 101 career RBI … ranked sixth in hitting (.335) and on-base percentage (.405) … ranked eighth in runs scored (94), 10th in at bats (547), sixth in hits (183), tied for sixth in triples (five), tied for eighth in home runs (18), sixth in total bases (274), seventh in walks (58) and 10th in putouts (401) … played in 198 games, ranking tied for eighth on the program’s all-time list.
2018 (SENIOR): Played in all 54 contests, making 53 starts … started in 26 games behind the plate, 25 contests in the outfield and a pair of starts as the designated player … ranked second on the team in hitting (.348), hits (56), slugging (.509), runs (29), at bats (161) and RBI (26) … ranked tied for second in doubles (10) and triples (two) … ranked third on team with four home runs … added 13 walks, four sacrifice hits and a stolen base … defensively, recorded 170 putouts (second most on team) and 29 assists (.985 fielding percentage) … ranked second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and tied for second with six multi-RBI contests … hit .333 with two home runs, 10 RBI and 14 runs scored in 24 league only games … named Conference USA Player of the Week on May 7 after hitting .625 (10-16), with five extra base hits (three doubles, triple and home run), five runs scored, six RBI, two walks, 17 putouts and three assists during a five-game span, including the Senior Weekend sweep of LA Tech … went 2-for-3 with first home run of season and three RBI during a win against Saint Mary’s College … produced a 3-for-5, two-RBI outing in a victory at UNLV … tallied three RBI on a pair of hits during a come-from-behind win against South Dakota … went a combined 3-for-7 with four RBI, four runs and a home run against Portland State in back-to-back games (Feb. 24-25) … went 3-for-4 with a career-high four runs scored during a 16-13 triumph over UAB … produced RBI during a game two win against UTSA … connected on a two-run home run, while going 3-for-3 with three RBI in game one at WKU … singled and scored a run during a come-from-behind win in game two at WKU … finished a combined 4-for-5 with four runs and a RBI during a April 14 two-game sweep of North Texas … went 3-for-3 with a run, double and RBI in game one against Ole Miss, followed with a 1-for-3, one-run outing in second contest against Rebels … produced four hits during a two-game set against Texas Tech … finished season strong, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run, RBI and triple in game one against LA Tech, while following with another single, run and RBI in the second contest against the Lady Techsters … capped career with a 2-for-4, three-RBI performance that included a three-run home run during the sixth to tie game three against LA Tech as UTEP rallied from 5-0 down to win 6-5 … entered March 30 game against UTSA hitting .286 and finished the last 20 games (March 30-May 6) hitting .444 (28-63) with 14 runs, 13 RBI, six doubles, a triple and two home runs.
2017 (JUNIOR): Named to All-Conference USA second team after stellar junior campaign … played in all 48 games, making 45 starts … led team with 51 hits … ranked second on team (13th in C-USA) with a career-high .354 batting average (51-144), while also ranking second in RBI (28) and home runs (five) … produced 22 runs, seven doubles and a triple … drew 11 walks and was hit by a pitch four times … registered 85 putouts and 14 assists, playing outfield and at the catcher position … produced career-high five RBI on a 3-for-3 effort in a win against Southern Miss (3/25) … went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs during a victory at New Mexico (3/8) … connected on career-best two home runs on a 3-for-4, three-run, four-RBI performance in a win at Incarnate Word (4/3) … tallied a pair of RBI in a win against Siena (2/24) … went 2-for-3 and scored a run during a triumph at rival NM State (3/1) … produced big numbers in series win against Middle Tennessee (3/18-19), going 4-for-9 with six RBI and two runs scored … opened MT series with a three-RBI effort in game one win; produced two more RBI in game two, and another RBI in game three victory… went 1-for-3 with a run in a win against WKU (4/8) … went 6-for-9 with three runs in first two games against Florida Atlantic (5/6) … scored a run during win against Florida Atlantic (5/7) … hit .469 (23-49) with 15 RBI, four doubles and 10 runs during team-best 15-game reaching base streak (March 8-April 2) … connected on at least one hit in 14 of the 15 contests during that span.
2016 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 55 contests … led the Miners in walks (23), while ranking in the top 10 in Conference USA … ranked second the team with a .350 batting average (57-of-163), while also ranking second in slugging (.521), on-base percentage (.437), runs scored (31) and tied second in hits … ranked third on the squad in RBI (31) … added eight doubles, a triple and six home runs … registered 17 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI contests … tied career high in hits (3-of-3) and runs scored (three), while connecting on a two-run home run during a victory against Incarnate Word (2/11) … tied career best in hits (3-of-5) and tallied three RBI in a victory against Grand Canyon (2/21) … went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI and a solo home run during a victory against Mount St. Mary’s (3/5) … hit a three-run home run at Marshall (3/13) … tallied a pair of RBI on a 3-for-5 performance during a triumph against LA Tech (3/19) … registered three RBI on a 2-for-4 effort, including a two-run jack during a win against North Texas (4/30) … produced four RBI and four hits during the series sweep against UNT … broke out with a career-high four RBI that included a one-run double and a fifth-inning three-run home run that gave UTEP the go-ahead 5-4 lead and eventual first round win against FIU at the C-USA Tournament (5/11) … went 2-for-3 versus Southern Miss (5/11) … hit .423 (11-of-26) during an eight-game hitting streak (March 12-21) with a home run, seven RBI, five runs and a double.
2015 (FRESHMAN): Played in 41 games, starting 28 behind the plate and as the designated player … hit .241 (19-for-79) with three home runs, 16 RBI, 12 runs scored, two doubles and a triple … recorded 91 putouts and 10 assists (.990 fielding percentage) … threw out five base stealers (23-28) … hit a pair of jacks with nine RBI in league games only … recorded first collegiate hits (two) and RBI (two) against Portland State (2/7) … went 1-for-2 with a run during a 4-1 win over Indiana (2/13) … tallied a pair of hits (2-for-3) and two runs against UT-Arlington … connected on first collegiate home run – a three-run jack – in the fourth inning during a 12-2 win over Middle Tennessee (3/8) … hit a solo home run at rival NM State (3/18) … went 2-for-2 with two runs in game two against No. 19 Arizona State (4/7) … matched season high with three RBI on a 2-for-3 performance (2B, 3B) and two runs during a game two, 10-5, triumph over Marshall (4/25) … connected on a long ball at North Texas on national TV … registered a hit, run and an RBI during a 9-1 victory over FIU (4/12).
PRIOR TO UTEP: Played in 29 games during senior season ... hit .457 (43-for-94) ... tallied six home runs, 28 RBI, 26 runs scored, 10 doubles and four triples ... posted 13 multi-hit games and four three-RBI games ... had zero errors during the season ... recorded 124 putouts and nine assists ... efforts helped the Chancellors reach the City Section Division I championship game ... started the 2014 campaign with a 22-game hitting streak ... went 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored during a win over Grant ... was 3-for-4, hit a home run and scored three runs in a victory over Thousand Oaks ... scored a season-high four runs in a triumph over Taft ... posted a season-high 14 putouts against Westlake ... had three assists versus Highland ... during junior season, hit 10 long balls, tallied 44 RBI with a .505 batting average ... earned multiple accolades during junior season, including All-City first team, West Valley first team, MVP and Offensive Player of the Year ... posted a career-best six RBI on a 4-for-4 (four doubles) performance against Heritage Christian ... finished career with a .488 batting average (161-for-330), 26 home runs, 112 RBI, 102 runs scored, 29 doubles and nine triples ... club team was the So Cal 3D coached by George Colon.
