Baseball

One of the best players nobody seems to know about, per the staff … One of the top players to come through the program in a long, long time, per the coaches … Has finished in the top 10 nationally in RBI in each of the last two seasons.

2018: One of the top producers in Div. III for the second straight year … Earned first-team ABCA and second-team D3baseball.com all-region honors, and was elevated to the all-conference first-team while playing as the Scots’ regular first baseman … Ranked fourth nationally and second within the NCAC and team in RBI with 69, a total tied for the seventh-most in program history … Tied for 17th nationally and second in the NCAC and team with 74 hits … Ranked 36th nationally with 114 total bases and was the 41st-hardest player to strike out thanks to only having 11 strikeouts in 234 plate appearances … Hit a career-high .365 (74-for-203) with 47 runs, 13 doubles, and nine homers … Finished the year in the conference’s top 10 in homers, total bases, and slugging … 203 at bats are the fourth-most in a single-season at Wooster … Tops on the team with 22 multi-RBI games and was tops with 11 games with at least three hits … Went 4-for-5 with a career-high seven RBI and four runs scored during 34-1 win over Ohio Wesleyan (April 8) … That game kick-started an 11-game hitting streak … Absolutely tore the cover off the ball hitting .563 (27-for-48) during hitting streak with 29 RBI, 18 runs scored, six doubles, and four home runs … Drove in 16 runs during an eight-game stretch from March 23-April 5 … Went 7-for-15 at the plate during the Mideast Regional and tied for second on the team with four RBI … Three of his seven Mideast Regional hits came in the championship round win over Wabash (May 21).

2017: Earned second-team all-conference honors in first season as a regular … Primarily the team’s designated hitter, while anchoring down the No. 5 spot in the lineup … Ranked ninth in Div. III and tied for second in the NCAC with 56 RBI … Set a single-season program record with nine sacrifice flies, a total fourth in Div. III … Overall, hit .315 (52-for-165) and finished the year tied for third on the team with seven round trippers … Late season power surge resulted in three home runs over the final five games of the season … Kick-started that stretch with two home runs in winner’s bracket win over DePauw (May 12) at the NCAC Tournament, and added a homer against Earlham (May 18) in the Mideast Regional opener … Logged 16 games with multiple RBI, including the first four games of the spring trip … Logged a .378 (14-for-37) average on the team’s spring trip with 17 RBI … Hit first collegiate home run in first game of Kenyon series (April 15) as part of a 2-for-4 game with four RBI and two runs scored … Added a grand slam two days later against the Lords to put Wooster up 4-1 in an eventual 18-2 win.

2016: Made the most of opportunities, entering 19 games overall, and earning two starts on the year … Primarily appeared as a pinch hitter or a late-inning defensive replacement … Went 4-for-19 on the year … First collegiate hit came at Case Western Reserve (April 17), in what also marked second collegiate start … Started Wooster’s third game of the year against Wis.-Stout (March 16), and drew a walk at the plate, while recording nine putouts in the field.

Prior to Wooster: Three-year letterwinner for Trent McIlvain at Canton South High School … Earned three all-league certificates, and helped program to four district and three conference championships.

Personal: Born June 4, 1997 … Son of Bob and Kim Crum … Majoring in psychology.