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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 215
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- Year:
- JR
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- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, IN
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- High School:
- Blackhawk Christian
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- Position:
- INF
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Blackhawk Christian
Bio
2017 at Taylor: Turned in one of most prolific hitting seasons in Taylor history, while starting all 56 games … Set TU single-season program records with 94 hits and 26 doubles … Added additional career-highs with 229 at bats, 47 runs, 10 home runs, 37 extra-base hits, 63 runs batted in, 152 total bases, 18 walks, a .410 batting average, a .450 on-base percentage and a .664 slugging percentage … Led TU in games started, at bats, hits, doubles, extra-base hits, RBI and total bases … Topped the Crossroads League in batting average, hits, RBI, doubles and total bases … Rated second in CL for slugging, fifth in homers and ninth in runs scored … Production matched up with anyone on NAIA level, ranking second in doubles and fifth in hits in the nation … Also finished 19th in total bases, 36th in average and 37th in RBI among all NAIA batters … Feasted against non-league pitching for .458 average … Batted .465 in Taylor’s 35 wins … Clubbed nine-of-10 homers while at home, posting .414 average, .758 slugging and 40 RBI over 32 games at Winterholter Field … Ripped off a 34-game hitting streak from February 10 through April 11 … Batted .429 with 24 extra-base hits, 34 runs, 37 RBI and 17-multi-hit games during that stretch … Collected 27 multi-hit games … Went hitless in only five-of-56 contests … Had at least one run or one RBI in 41-of-56 games, as TU went 31-10 when he produced at least one run compared to 4-11 when he did not … Collected five hits and drove home five in Taylor’s 20-10 win at USF on April 15 … Selected to All-Crossroads Leage Team … Named Honorable Mention All-American … Voted to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for outstanding work in the classroom.
2016 at Taylor: Started 57-of-58 games played during freshman season … Made immediate impact on middle of Taylor lineup while earning time at the infield corners and designated hitter slots … Hit .337 over 193 at bats with four home runs among 17 extra-base hits and a team-leading 52 runs batted in … Second on roster with 65 hits, 91 total bases and a .472 slugging percentage … Third in lineup in average, extra-base hits and home runs, as well as with 12 doubles … Ended second in Crossroads League in RBI, fourth in hits, fifth in total bases and ninth in doubles … Also rated among the league’s top-20 in batting average, slugging percentage, home runs and total runs scored with 30 … Registered 18 multi-hit games and 14 multiple-RBI outings … Had at least three hits in a single game seven times … Belted first collegiate home run in TU’s 7-3 win over No. 7 Lindsey Wilson on March 4 … Reached base safely in 16 of first 19 collegiate games and in 43 games total … Feasted on non-league pitching to tune of .398 average and 1.050 OPS over 26 games … Also saw the ball well at Winterholter Field with .390 average, .958 OPS and 30 runs batted in over 25 games on the home turf … Named First-Team All-Crossroads League.
Prep: Four-time varsity letterman for head coach Kevin Kinnison at Blackhawk Christian High … Led team in several offensive categories over all four seasons … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Ed and Debbie Targgart … Majoring in finance … Prep teammate of current TU freshman pitcher, Kole Barkhaus, during playing days at Blackhawk Christian.
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