Year at WKU: 3 | Year in College Baseball: 3 | Eligibility Remaining: 3
Pronounced: rife
WKU Dean’s List (Fall 2020)
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in 37 games while making 23 starts primarily at shortstop … Produced a .197/.303/.276 slash line … Added 15 hits, 14 runs, nine walks, seven RBI, three doubles and one home run … Tallied three multi-hit and two multi-RBI games … Recorded 62 assists and 25 putouts in the field … Hit 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs against Charlotte (3/28) … Went 2-for-3 with a double against Marshall (4/11).
*2020 (Freshman): Appeared in 13 games while making 12 starts at third base … Produced a .231/.289/.282 slash line … Added nine hits, nine RBI, seven runs and four walks … Recorded 27 assists and 10 putouts in the field … Racked up three multi-hit and two multi-RBI games … Tallied a season-high four RBI against Austin Peay (2/25) … Went 2-for-4 with one run and one double against Purdue (3/6) … Hit 2-for-4 while scoring a run at USC Upstate (2/28).
At Paducah Tilghman HS: Lettered four times in baseball while also playing basketball and soccer … Led his team in batting average three times … Cranked 12 home runs as a senior … Four-time All-State and All-Conference honoree … Perfect Game Preseason All-American … National Honor Society member.
Personal Info: Born September 7, 2000 in Paducah, Ky. … Son of Bobby, a civil engineer, and Michelle, a teacher … Has three siblings: Matthew, Sam and Davis … Majoring in Business Administration at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports was hitting a grand slam in the Regional Tournament … Favorite athlete is Francisco Lindor because he is clean at shortstop … Chose WKU because he’s always wanted to play baseball here … Plans to pursue a career in business after college … His dad had the biggest influence on his athletic career because he always pushed him to be the best he could be … Hobbies include baseball, gaming and hanging out with friends.
* The 2020 season did not count against athletic eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
