Graduated from Mosley High School in Lynn Haven, Fla. Named All-State as a senior in 2017. Graduated with academic excellence compiling a 3.9 GPA...Played five years of NCAA Division I baseball starting his career with four years at Mercer University and his final year at Mississippi State...Earned a Masters of Science in Workforce Educational Leadership from Mississippi State...Played 197 games at shortstop while at Mercer...Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year at Mercer in 2018, batting .324 with six HR, 42 RBI and hit a two-run home run to help the Bears beat No. 1 Florida on April 24...Led Mississippi State with 18 home runs and 56 RBI during his graduate student year in 2022. Played second base in 50 of 55 games. Named Third Team All-American and First Team All-SEC. 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American...His father, Ryan, played baseball at Gulf Coast State College and was drafted out of high school by the Boston Red Sox in the 29th round of the 1997 MLB Draft...Resides in Panama City Beach, Fla.
2024
Played the entire season at Springfield (AA) appearing in 113 games...Started 78 games at first base, 22 at third base and seven as the designated hitter...Posted single-season career highs in homers (15), while tying his career best in RBI (65) for the second straight season...Tallied an RBI in 8-of-first-9 games to begin the season...Collected a season-high four RBI at Frisco (8/15) and at Wichita (8/29). Matched his career-high with four hits vs. Tulsa (5/23)...Appeared in five Major League Spring Training games batting .500 (4-8) with four RBI, including an RBI in his final three games, two Cactus League games in Mesa vs. the Cubs (3/25 & 3/26).
