Hard-hitting outfielder who is coming off a solid 2010 season ... earned second team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors at designated hitter in 2010 ... made impressive recovery after missing all of 2009 season with a broken wrist ... will see action in rightfield this season ... could also be used as designated hitter ... hard worker who has shown tremendous improvement ... smart player with plenty of potential ... very good defensive outfielder with a strong arm ... very good student who has been named to the Colonial Athletic Association's Commissioner's List the last three years.
2010 SEASON: Appeared in 46 games and started 42 times ... started in left field 17 times ... started at designated hitter in 25 games ... batted .307 with 15 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 35 runs batted in ... named second team All-Colonial Athletic Association at designated hitter ... had four homers and 16 RBI's in 18 CAA games ... had two hits and three RBI's, including a two-run homer, in 11-6 loss at Arizona State ... went two-for-two with two RBI's in win over UMBC ... hit a monstrous two-run homer in Tigers' 17-4 loss to #1 Virginia ... hit clutch pinch-hit two-run double in ninth inning rally of Tigers' dramatic 19-18 win over Georgia State ... also belted a grand slam homer in 14-13 win over Georgia State in series finale ... had two hits in win ar West Virginia ... had three hits and drove in rwo runs in 18-10 loss to Delaware ... banged out three hits, including a two-run homer, in Tigers' 6-5 win at Old Dominion ... had two hits and two RBI's in victory at Delaware State ... helped Tigers to a 5-4 win over Hofstra with a double and two RBI's ... batted .500 in series against Hofstra ... smashed a two-run double in 10-5 loss to Maryland ... led Tigers to a win over George Washington with three hits and four RBI's ... hit a solo homer in loss to West Virginia ... homered and drove in two runs in 19-9 victory over George Mason.
2009 SEASON: Missed entire season with a broken wrist sustained in the off-season.
2008 SEASON: Backup outfielder who appeared in 21 games and started 13 times ... made five starts in rightfield and five starts in leftfield ... also started three times at designated hitter ... batted .234 with eight runs scored ... had two doubles and a triple ... had 22 putouts and one assist for a 1.000 fielding percentage ... had a pair of two-hit games ... batted .400 in home games at Schuerholz Park ... singled and scored a run in first start of season, an 11-6 win at Maryland ... had two hits and scored a run in 14-8 loss at Georgia Southern ... walked and scored a run in win at Delaware State ... had two hits and scored a run in Tigers' home opener, an 11-2 win over UMBC ... doubled and scored a run in 4-2 victory over Mount St. Mary's ... had an outfield assist at North Carolina State ... tripled and hit a sacrifice fly in loss to George Washington ... singled and scored a run in 9-3 win over Albany ... had an RBI single in 8-7 victory over Albany ... singled and walked in victory over Bucknell ... scored a run as a pinch runner in 12-9 win over Old Dominion ... walked twice and had an RBI single in 9-1 victory over Delaware State ... hit a sacrifice fly in Tigers' 12-3 win over Maryland ... drew a walk as a pinch hitter against William & Mary ... had four putouts in loss at James Madison.
2007 SEASON: Reserve outfielder who played in 18 games ... started seven times ... made three starts in rightfield and two starts in leftfield ... served as Tigers' designated hitter twice ... batted .182 with five runs scored ... had a .349 on-base percentage ... drew seven walks and was hit by a pitch twice ... had five runs batted in ... made first career start at North Florida and had one hit, helping Tigers to an 11-10 win ... had a single and was hit by a pitch in loss at Richmond ... earned first career RBI when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded ... went 1-for-4 with one run batted in at fourth-ranked North Carolina ... gave Tigers a 3-0 lead in the third inning with an RBI single at Carolina before the Tar Heels rallied for a 6-4 victory ... walked twice and scored a run in 19-2 victory over George Washington ... capped off eight-run inning with a two-run single as a pinch hitter in Tigers' 10-3 victory over Delaware State.
BACKGROUND: Record-setting outfielder at Century High School ... named second team All-Metro as a senior ... three-time selection as first team All-Carroll County ... named first team All-Monocacy Valley League three years ... batted .410 in high school career with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 50 runs batted in ... set school records for doubles, RBI's and walks ... helped the Knights win the MVAL championship as a junior ... selected to play in the Brooks Robinson All-Star Game ... honor roll student who played basketball for the Knights.
PERSONAL: Career goal is to become a financial planner ... has one brother and one sister ... lists parents as the people he admires the most ... favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr. ... favorite movie is "Wedding Crashers" ... lists Jennifer Aniston as his favorite actor ... most memorable experience was playing in the Brooks Robinson All-Star Game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards ... parents are both graduates of Clarion University ... favorite restaurant is "Olive Garden" ... father works as a financial analyst ... mother is a registered nurse ... son of Ron and Vicki Rice ... born on July 3, 1988 in Baltimore, Md. ... major is Finance.
