Biography
2020: started all 18 games in the season ... finished with a .314 batting average (qualified for third on the team) and a .891 OPS (qualified second) in 70 at-bats ... 18 RBIs led the team ... 22 hits and 8 extra base hits were second on the team ... also recorded 14 runs scored, 10 walks, four stolen bases, and two sacrifice flies ... 12 put-outs and 33 assists for a fielding percentage of .914 ... recorded a hit in 14 games and reached base safely in 16 games ... six games with multiple hits, including two with three hits ... four games with multiple RBIs, including a season-high five against Guilford.
2019: started all 41 games ... First-team All-State selection by NCCSIA ... second team All-Region selection by ABCA ... third team All-Region selection by D3baseball.com ... first team USA South All-Conference selection ... finished second on the team in batting average (.366), hits (59), RBIs (43), and OPS (1.031) ... led the team with 21 doubles, also tallied three homeruns and two triples ... tied for team and conference lead with 26 extra-base hits ... led the conference in doubles, and fourth in the conference in hits ... also recorded 36 runs scored, five sacrifice hits, five stolen bases, and three sacrifice flys ... 23 walks drawn third on the team ... 12 strikeouts, second-lowest mark on the team among eligible players ... 23 put-outs with 80 assists and five double plays for a fielding percentage of .936 ... 14 multi-hit games, including four consecutive ... five-for-five performance against N.C. Wesleyan and a five-for-six performance against Greensboro, with a season-high six RBIs and three runs scored ... four-for-four performance with six RBIs against Lynchburg ... hitting streaks of seven, seven, and nine ... reached base safely in 14 consecutive games ... nine multi-RBI games ... two separate streaks of four games with at least one double ... scored in six consecutive games ... drew at least one walk in six straight games ... walkoff RBI triple in the tenth inning of a 4-3 win against Maryville ... two-time conference player of the week (2/11/19 & 4/1/19).
2018: started all 44 games for the Monarchs ... second team USA South All-Conference selection ... finished the season with a batting average of .310 and an OPS of .857 ... third on the team in hits (57) and runs scored (39) ... second on the team with 37 RBIs and 13 doubles ... led the team with five homeruns ... also tallied 13 walks and two steals for the season ... ended the season with 115 put-outs and 83 assists, both good for third ... .952 fielding percentage ... 13 game hitting streak, including four consecutive multi-hit games ... separate 11 game hitting streak, including four consecutive two-hit games ... 16 games with multiple hits ... best game came against William Peace, where he registered season-highs with three hits, three RBIs, two runs scored, and two doubles ... 11 games with multiple RBIs ... had at least six put-outs in nine of the first 10 games of the season, including a season-high 10 put-outs against William Peace ... named to the Academic All-Conference team.
2017: Appeared in 31 games with 26 starts, including 12 at third base, as a freshman … ended the season with a .261 batting average … posted 18 RBI and 16 runs scored … went 2 for 3 with two RBI, a run scored, a walk and a stolen base in first collegiate start in an 8-6 victory against Rutgers-Camden … recorded four hits, scored three runs and drove in two in a series versus N.C. Wesleyan … went 2 for 2 with two RBI and a run scored in a 15-2 victory at Huntingdon … named to the 2016-17 Academic All-Conference team.
High School: Graduate of Lawton Chiles ... two-year letterwinner and starter in baseball ... named all-conference as a senior.Â
Personal: son of Karen and Marty Criswell ... majoring in business administration with a minor in marketing and entrepreneurship.
