Western Michigan University Athletics

2026: National Batting Champion … NCBWA All-America Third Team … College Baseball Foundation All-America Honorable Mention … Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist … ABCA Midwest All-Region Second Team … CSC Academic All-District … All-MAC First Team … All-MAC Defensive Team … Academic All-MAC … Started all 50 games he played in center fielder and as WMU’s leadoff hitter … Led all of NCAA Division I with a .446 batting average, the highest average by a Bronco since 1965 … Set single-season program records with 87 hits and a .554 on-base percentage … Finished second nationally in on-base percentage and in hits per game at 1.74 … Ranked as the 18th-toughest hitter to strike out in in the nation … His 87 hits ranked 25th in NCAA DI … Led the team and tied for seventh in the league with 58 runs scored, tied for the fourth-most in a season in program history ... Also paced the Broncos in hit by pitches (23), which ranked 27th in the nation and tied for the second-most in a season in program history … Stole a team-high 19 bases … Was second on the team in doubles (12) and tied for second in walks (24) … Drove in 19 runs … Recorded multiple hits a team-leading 27 times, with nines games of three-plus hits and three games with four or more … Had a 17-game hitting streak, WMU’s second-longest of the season … Went a perfect 5-for-5 and tied career high with four RBIs in the sweep-clinching victory over UMass … Reached base four times and scored a career-high four runs in the win at Valparaiso … Stole a career-high three bases in the series opener at Eastern Michigan … Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage and had a pair of outfield assists … Finished the season owning the highest career on-base percentage (.499) and second-highest career batting average (.400) in WMU history.

2025: CSC Academic All-District … All-MAC Defensive Team … Academic All-MAC … Started all 50 games he played, primarily as Western Michigan’s center fielder and leadoff hitter … Hit .356 with a .444 on-base percentage, both of which were team highs … His .356 batting average ranked fourth in the MAC, while the .444 on-base percentage was 12th-best … Batted .378 and reached base at a .452 clip in conference play … Led the Broncos in hits (73) and runs scored (50) … Tied for the team lead in both triples (3) and hit by pitches (20) … The 20 hit by pitches equaled the third-most in a season in WMU history … Collected 11 doubles, second-most on the team … Finished second on the team and tied for eighth in the league with 16 stolen bases … Drove in 20 runs and drew 13 walks … Registered multiple hits a team-leading 23 times … Had a 20-game on-base streak, tied for WMU’s longest of the season … Recorded a season-high four hits and reached base five times in game two of the Opening Day doubleheader against Michigan State … Collected four hits again and picked up a career-high four RBIs in the win over Eastern Michigan … Scored a season-high three times twice, including in the sweep-clinching victory over Akron … Posted a .973 fielding percentage with five outfield assists … Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in conference play and threw out a pair of runners at home plate.

2024: Appeared in seven games, primarily as a pinch hitter and at second base … Made collegiate debut on Feb. 25 at Pepperdine … First collegiate hit was a pinch-hit double against Western Carolina … Scored for the first time as a collegian following that double … Also scored in the five-run ninth in the comeback win at Michigan … Notched a pinch-hit single on April 19 against Ball State.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for coach James Chiappetta at Naperville North High School ... Two-time team captain ... Named a First Team All-Conference selection after both sophomore and junior seasons ... In 2022, led his team in nearly every statistical category, including hits (40), batting average (.456), on-base percentage (.520), slugging percentage (.698) and fielding percentage ... Earned First Team All-Area honors for that season ... Two-time Academic All-Conference selection ... Carried a 3.95 GPA ... Played summer ball for the Midwest Hitmen and coach Jorge Acosta.

Personal: Parents are Kevin and Analee ... Has a twin sister, Tess, and a younger brother, Zach ... Majoring in Advertising & Promotion.