AT NKU: Begins his first season with the Norse…extremely gifted athlete that could make an immediate impact in an already talented pitching staff…will be a second-generation Norse baseball player as his father Mike played from 1980-82 and ranks seventh all-time in career batting average (.376).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Middletown Madison High School…helped lead the Mohawks to a district semifinal appearance before losing to eventual OHSAA Division III runner-up Hamilton Badin…compiled a 4-1 record on the mound as a junior with a staunch 0.49 earned run average as a pitcher and a .517 batting average with five home runs and 32 RBIs at the plate…was named to the All-Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first-team during his senior season for both baseball and golf...coached by Bob Evick in baseball.