Prior to Kent State

• Two-year team captain at Stow-Munroe Falls High School in Stow, Ohio, earning Northeast Ohio Conference All-Division Team honors as a senior under head coach John Daymon.

• Also competed for the Summitt County Vipers under head coach Roger North, helping the squad place third in the Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series.

• Also played for Team Ohio in the Heartland Classic Tournament.

• Ranked as the No. 2 high school prospect in Ohio, according to Perfect Game USA.

Personal

• Born April 27, 1993, in Akron, Ohio.

• Son of Richard and Susan. Siblings are David and Tony.

• Nickname is "B.C."

• Enjoys playing the drums.

• Lists his parents and siblings as the people he admires the most.

• Is creeped out most by spiders.

• Superstition is to never touch the chalk lines.

• Would like to visit Hawaii.

• Majoring in exercise physiology.