MLB Draft
2024 – Cincinnati Reds, 4th round (No. 117 overall)
Junior (2024)
» ABCA/Rawlings All-American (Third Team)
» ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region (First Team)
» All-SEC (Second Team)
» Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Became the 34th All-American in program history after earning third-team recognition from the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings … All-SEC honoree … One of the Razorbacks’ three team captains for the second consecutive season … Started all 48 games played in (45 at second base, three as designated hitter) after suffering a broken foot in a preseason scrimmage and missing the first 12 games of the year … Slashed a team-leading .340/.409/.535 with nine home runs and 38 RBI during his junior campaign … Finished as the team leader in base hits (68), doubles (12), batting average (.340), slugging percentage (.535) and on-base plus slugging (.944) … Recorded a team-leading 19 multi-hit games … Logged 10 multi-RBI games … Defensively, committed just two errors in 160 total chances (.988 fielding percentage) and assisted in turning 20 double plays on the year … In SEC play, slashed .315/.390/.512 with six homers and 20 RBI over 30 games … Led the Hogs in hits (39) and doubles (9) in conference play … Reached base in his first 20 games back from preseason injury … Made his season debut against McNeese (March 9) and hit a three-run homer in game two of the doubleheader … Recorded his second career five-hit game against Missouri State (May 1).
Sophomore (2023)
» Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
One of the Razorbacks’ three team captains … Started all 38 games played in at second base before suffering a season-ending injury … Slashed .253/.330/.393 with five home runs and 31 runs batted in … Scored 30 runs … Racked up 38 hits, including four doubles and one triple … Drew 15 walks and was hit by five pitches … 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts on the year … Posted 10 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games, including a pair of four-RBI efforts … Recorded a season-long seven-game hitting streak … Had a season-long reached base streak of 12 games … Defensively, logged a .982 fielding percentage with three errors in 168 total chances … In SEC play, slashed .193/.263/.277 with two homers and 14 RBI over 21 games … Committed just two errors in league play, finishing with a .981 fielding percentage … Drove in two runs and drew a season-high two walks vs. #9 Oklahoma State (Feb. 19) in the College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas … Stole a season-high two bases against Grambling (Feb. 21) … Collected a season-high three hits, including his first home run of the season, against Illinois State, finishing 3-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI … Had his second consecutive three-hit game of the year against Wright State (March 3), hitting a home run and driving in a season-high four runs … Finished a home run shy of the cycle against Louisiana Tech (March 11), going 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and an RBI … Had three RBI and scored two runs against Louisiana Tech (March 12) to help power the Razorbacks to the series sweep … Delivered a two-hit game and an RBI in a series-opening win at #1 LSU (March 24) … Went 3-for-5 with a home run, his first of SEC play, and two RBI in the second game of a doubleheader at Ole Miss (April 7) … Swatted a grand slam against Texas A&M (April 27) … Named a preseason All-American by Baseball America … Also earned a spot on the preseason Coaches All-SEC Team.
Freshman (2022)
» NCAA Stillwater Regional All-Tournament Team
» First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Played in 52 games with 51 starts (48 at first base, three at second base) as a true freshman … Slashed .295/.373/.425 with six homers and 31 runs batted in … Scored 40 runs … Had 59 hits, including eight doubles, on the year … Tallied 85 total bases … Drew 19 walks and was hit by six pitches … Went a perfect 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts … Recorded 18 multi-hit games, including five three-hit games and one five-hit effort … Had 10 multiple RBI games, including two three-RBI performances and one four-RBI efforts … Season-long 11-game hitting streak was tied for second longest on the Hogs … Season-long reached base streak of 17 games … Finished the season ranked fourth on the Razorbacks in batting average (.295) … Defensively, committed only two errors in 441 total chances (.995 fielding percentage) to help Arkansas set a new school record in team fielding percentage (.982) for the year … Tied with C Michael Turner for the team lead in fielding percentage … Helped turn 26 double plays … In SEC play, posted a .218/.322/.346 slash line over 21 games … Hit two home runs with eight RBI … Totaled 17 hits, including four doubles, and 13 runs scored … Defensively, committed only one error against SEC opponents … Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Illinois State (Feb. 18), earning the start at first base … Collected his first two collegiate hits, including a double, against Illinois State (Feb. 20) … Socked his first collegiate home run against Omaha (March 2), driving in two runs … Had a three-hit game with two RBI against Grambling (March 16) … Homered against Kentucky (March 19), the first SEC home run of his career … Drew a season-high two walks against Mississippi State (April 1) … Scored a season-high four run against UCA (April 5), also swatting a home run in the Hogs’ win … Tallied three hits, including two doubles, at Texas A&M (April 24) … In the NCAA Tournament, slashed a team-leading .429/.451/.571 with two homers and 13 RBI in 11 games … Tied with C Michael Turner for the team lead in hits (21) during the postseason … Earned a spot on the NCAA Stillwater Regional All-Tournament Team after posting a .500/.556/.500 slash line over four games … Team-best batting average (.500) with eight hits in 16 at-bats, scoring five runs and recording two RBI … Had two hits and two runs batted in against #6 Oklahoma State (June 6) in an elimination-game win … In the NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional, went 4-for-8 (.500/.500/.875) with a solo home run and two runs scored … Homered in game one of the super regional at #11 UNC (June 11) before collecting three hits in game two against the Tar Heels (June 12) … In the College World Series, slashed .360/.360/.520 with one home run and a team-leading 10 RBI in five games … Went 9-for-25 at the plate, recording multiple base hits and multiple RBI in three of his five games played … Teed off vs. #2 Stanford (June 18), collecting four runs batted in on a pair of hits … Homered and drove in three runs vs. Ole Miss (June 20) … Racked up a season-high five hits, including a double, and tallied three runs batted in vs. #25 Auburn (June 21) … Became the first player with five hits in a College World Series game since UNC’s Dustin Ackley (2009) … Entered the campaign as the preseason SEC Freshman of the Year by both Baseball America and D1Baseball … Also named a preseason All-American by Baseball America.
High School
Attended Haughton High School in Haughton, La. … Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 47 overall prospect and the No. 11 shortstop in the class of 2021 … No. 1 overall prospect and No. 1 shortstop in the state of Louisiana by Perfect Game … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 18 overall prospect and the No. 7 shortstop in the country … No. 1 overall prospect and No. 1 shortstop in Louisiana by Prep Baseball Report … Ranked as the No. 16 2021 high school MLB draft prospect by Baseball America … 2021 Collegiate Baseball High School All-American … 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American – Southeast All-Region First Team … 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – Southeast Region Honorable Mention.
