Northeastern State University Athletics

Previous - Played at Labette CC ... started in center field as a sophomore in 2024 ... 15 RBI on 19 base hits in 36 games ... drew 20 walks ... stole nine bases ... owned the team's best fielding percentage ... primarily utilized as a pinch runner as a freshman in 2023 ... stole eight bases ... played for two playoff teams in as many seasons at Labette

High School - Multi-sport athlete, playing baseball and football ... two-year varsity starter and four-year varsity participant in baseball ... played second base as a junior and senior ... ranks top ten in stolen bases across program history and top three in bunt for hits ... possessed a .315 batting average as a senior ... held the best fielding percentage across a state championship-winning team as a junior ... pinch ran as a freshman ... played on back-to-back conference championship squads and only lost seven regular season games across junior and senior seasons ... graduated with distinguished honors, in addition to a 3.94 GPA

Personal - Son of Darek and Naomi ... has two brothers, Ethan and Beckham, with one sister, Nori ... Darek played at Crowder CC before transferring to the University of Arkansas ... lists greatest sports moment as winning the first state championship in program history at Rogers HS with his dad coaching for the team, in addition to earning player of the game honors in a home playoff game in football