Biography
AT ST. OLAF
2024-25 (Junior) – D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region 9… MIAC Max Molock Baseball Co-Player of the Year… All-MIAC… American Baseball Coaches Association Region 9 All-Defensive Team… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Chi Alpha Sigma inductee… Academic All-MIAC… Fall 2024 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Started all 39 games at shortstop… Hit .386 (51-for-132) with a .484 on-base percentage and .553 slugging for a 1.037 OPS… Recorded nine doubles, two triples, three home runs, 27 RBI, 31 runs scored, 21 walks, and seven stolen bases… Committed just one error on 136 chances and was part of 24 double plays defensively… Led the team in batting average, on-base plus slugging, hits, triples, total bases, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage, second in runs, walks, stolen bases and assists, third in doubles and home runs, tied for third in hit-by-pitches, fourth in RBI, and tied for fourth in at-bats… Ranked sixth in the MIAC in on-base percentage, seventh in batting average and on-base plus slugging, tied for 10th in hits, 11th in slugging percentage, tied for 11th in walks, 12th in total bases, tied for 12th in triples, 13th in assists, tied for 15th in runs and home runs, tied for 17th in doubles, tied for 18th in hit-by-pitches, tied for 21st in RBI, and tied for 23rd in at-bats and stolen bases… Led the team with 19 multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances… Was 3-for-4 with a walk, one RBI, and three runs scored in 13-4 game-two win at Simpson on March 2… Went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, and season-high four RBI in 17-4 victory over Colby on March 24… Was 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in 5-2 loss to Bethel in the MIAC Playoffs on May 9.
2023-24 (Sophomore) – College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… Fall 2023 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Ranked tied for eighth in the MIAC in walks, tied for ninth in at bats, and tied for 23rd in hits… Started all 44 games… Hit .300 (45-for-150) with seven doubles, one triple, 25 RBI, 28 runs scored, 21 walks, and four stolen bases… Posted a .911 fielding percentage on 191 chances at shortstop… Went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and three RBI in 15-10 win over Schreiner on March 2… Was 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, and three runs scored in 7-6 loss to Concordia (Wis.) on March 3… Season-long eight-game hitting streak from April 9-21… Had 12 multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances.
2022-23 (First Year) – Started 18 of the 23 games he played in… Hit .306 (19-for-62) with a .362 on-base percentage… Recorded two doubles, two triples, seven RBI, 10 runs scored, six walks, and one stolen base… Posted a .932 fielding percentage on 73 chances and was part of five double plays… Went 3-for-5 with a triple, a run scored, and an RBI in 15-8 win over Carleton on May 2… Was combined 4-for-7 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI in twin bill at Saint John’s on May 3… Went 3-for-5 with a triple and season-high three RBI in 11-7 victory at Concordia-Moorhead on May 9.
AT STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of baseball and three years of football... Teams won two Suburban East Conference championships, two Section 4AAAA championships, and one Class 4 state championship... All-conference, all-section, and all-state tournament team selection... Team captain... Academic all-state... Member of National Honor Society... Four-time academic letterwinner.
PERSONAL
Parents Wiley and Erica... Has one sibling, Austin... Double-majoring in biology and education.
