2017 (RS Junior): After an inspirational recovery, Ivey returned to the field and made 18 starts for WKU with 24 other appearances at first base or as a pinch hitter ... Led Hilltopper reserves with 15 runs batted in, while tying Tyler Robertson for 5th on the team with 4 multi-RBI games ... Excluding 14 at-bats in the month of February, slashed .273/.372/.424 over his final 34 games (15 starts) ... Went 7-for-18 with a team-best 5 doubles and 8 runs batted in during a 7-game span from March 1-10 ... His 2 biggest swings of the year came in late-game opportunities; a pinch-hit, walk-off double in the bottom of the 9th vs. Belmont on March 2 for a 3-2 WKU victory and his 1st career homerun May 2 vs. Eastern Kentucky - a solo shot in the bottom of the 8th ... Joined Chris Rogers as 1-of-2 players on the club with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 199 total chances.
2016 (Junior): Missed the season while recovering from injury and redshirted.
At Chattahoochee Valley CC: Played 101 total games in his 2 seasons with the Pirates and slashed .341/.390/.473 ... He amassed 112 hits, 53 runs and 64 runs batted in with 13 stolen bases - against 1 caught stealing ... Of his 112 hits, 32 went for extra bases (26 doubles, 1 triple and 5 homeruns), which added up to 155 total bases ... Chattahoochee Valley went to the JuCo World Series in both seasons, while Ivey earned ABCA/Rawlings Region 22 Gold Glove honors in 2015.
At Winder-Barrow HS: Lettered all 4 years for the Bulldoggs, earning All-Region honors as both a junior and senior ... Won a 14U gold medal with Team USA ... Named a Perfect Game Preseason All-American.
Personal Info: Born May 30, 1995 ... Son of Shannon and Amy Ivey ... Studying Pre-Nursing at WKU.
