Biography
Career
A .285 hitter with 45 runs, 13 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 45 RBI and 10 stolen bases ... has a 6-5 record and 3.69 ERA with eight saves in 78 innings over 55 appearances (two starts) ... has 65 strikeouts against only 32 walks.
Harding Career Rankings
Most games finished: 4th (25)
Most saves: t-5th (8)
Most appearances: t-5th (55)
Lowest opponent batting avg.: 7th (.253)
Awards
2015 All-Central Region Gold Glove
GAC/NCAA Rankings
2nd in GAC, 21st in NCAA II - 15, Hit by Pitch, 2015
4th in GAC, 80th in NCAA II - 5, Saves, 2015
4th in GAC - 3, Triples, 2015
5th in GAC - 8, Sacrifice Bunts, 2015
9th in GAC - 7, Sacrifice Bunts, 2014
2015
Hit .309 with 32 runs, 11 doubles, three triples, one home run, 30 RBI and four stolen bases in 52 games (51 starts) ... started 50 games in LF and one in CF ... second on the team with 15 hit-by-pitches, tied for sixth in a Harding single season ... had eight sacrifice bunts, tied for eighth in a Harding single season ... hit .356 (16-for-43) against left-handed pitchers, .326 (29-for-89) with runners on and .321 (18-for-56) with runners in scoring position ... tied for the team lead in advancing 21 runners on outs ... reached base on errors a team-high nine times ... had 14 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with seven multi-RBI games ... had a season-best 10-game hitting streak ... went 4-3 with a 3.38 ERA and five saves in 24 innings over 17 relief appearances ... struck out 22 against only 10 walks ... finished 17 games, a school record ... his five saves tied for seventh in a Harding single season ... limited right-handed hitters to a .197 average ... opposing hitters batted only .189 with the bases empty ... had a team-best 7.12 hits allowed per nine innings ... led the team with 8.25 strikeouts per nine innings ... his first two wins came in consecutive relief outings against Missouri Western (2/7-8) ... also had a relief win in a home GAC game against Arkansas-Monticello (4/4) ... was the winning pitcher in Harding's victory over Southern Arkansas (5/3) at the GAC Tournament.
2014
Played in 31 games with 28 starts as a hitter ... started 26 games at LF and two games at DH ... .242 (24-for-99), 12 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 6 SB ... hit .313 with the bases empty and .306 with two outs ... had six two-out RBI ... ranked ninth in the GAC with seven sacrifice hits and sixth with 0.18 sacrifice hits per game ... had six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... had a four-game hitting streak and a six-game on-base streak ... hit a home run, scored twice and had two RBI vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (3/1) ... went 3-for-5 with one run, two RBI, a double and a home run at East Central (3/7) ... appeared in 13 games as a pitcher, all in relief ... 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 1 save ... 15.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 10 K ... limited right-handed hitters to a .158 average, .143 with the bases empty, and .125 with two outs ... averaged 1.15 innings per appearance ... did not allow an earned run in 10 of his 13 appearances ... earned a relief win in his first appearance of the season, pitching 1 2/3 innings vs. Truman State (2/15) ... earned a save with a scoreless inning against Central Baptist (3/11).
2013
Appeared in 25 games with two starts ... 1-2, 4.15 ERA, 2 saves ... 39.0 IP, 47 H, 26 R, 18 ER, 18 BB, 33 K ... set a Harding record with 25 appearances ... opponents hit only .250 with the bases empty ... earned the win in relief in a 7-5 victory over Missouri S&T (2/16) ... earned a 3.0-inning save in his first outing of the season vs. Maryville (2/9) ... pitched 2.2 innings and allowed only one hit and no runs and struck out six ... earned the save in a 12-2 victory over Delta State (2/27) ... did not allow an earned run in 17 of his 25 outings.
Career 3+ Hit Games
3 - at East Central, Mar 07, 2014 (5-1-3-2, 2B, HR)
3 - at Southeastern Okla., Mar 14, 2015 (6-3-3-5, 3B, HR)
3 - Ark.-Fort Smith, Mar 17, 2015 (4-1-3-1)
3 - at Northwestern Okla., Apr 11, 2015 (4-3-3-4, 2 2B, 3B)
Career 3+ RBI Games
5 - at Southeastern Okla., Mar 14, 2015 (6-3-3-5, 3B, HR)
4 - at Northwestern Okla., Apr 11, 2015 (4-3-3-4, 2 2B, 3B)
3 - East Central, Mar 21, 2015 (4-1-1-3, 2B)
Career Home Runs
Southeastern Okla., Mar 01, 2014
at East Central, Mar 07, 2014
at Southeastern Okla., Mar 14, 2015 (Grand Slam)
Career Wins (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K)
Missouri S&T, Feb 16, 2013 (2.2-1-0-0-1-6)
Truman, Feb 15, 2014 (1.2-1-0-0-0-2)
Mo. Western St., Feb 07, 2015 (1.0-0-0-0-0-1)
Mo. Western St., Feb 08, 2015 (2.0-0-0-0-0-2)
Ark.-Monticello, Apr 04, 2015 (3.1-5-1-1-0-4)
vs Southern Ark., May 03, 2015 (2.2-1-0-0-1-2)
Previous School
Transfered to Harding from the University of Central Arkansas ... redshirted at UCA in 2012 ... a 2010 graduate of Heritage High School in Rogers, Ark. ... three-time All-State.
Personal
Born: Mar. 27, 1993 ... Major: Kinesiology ... Parents: Doug and Sherry Stewart.
Career Highs
Hits: 3, 4 times
Doubles: 2, at Northwestern Okla., Apr 11, 2015
Triples: 1Â [t-3rd], 4 times
Home runs: 1, Southeastern Okla., Mar 01, 2014; at East Central, Mar 07, 2014; at Southeastern Okla., Mar 14, 2015
Total bases: 8, at Southeastern Okla., Mar 14, 2015
RBI: 5, at Southeastern Okla., Mar 14, 2015
Runs scored: 3, 4 times
Walks: 1, 18 times
Hit by pitch: 2Â [t-3rd], Augustana, Jan 31, 2015
Struck out: 3, Southwestern Okla., Apr 19, 2015
Sac flies: 1, 4 times
Sac bunts: 1, 16 times
At bats: 6, at Southern Nazarene, Feb 21, 2014; at Southeastern Okla., Mar 14, 2015
Stolen bases: 1, 9 times
Caught stealing: 1Â [t-1st], 4 times
Innings pitched: 3.1, Ark.-Monticello, Apr 04, 2015
Walks allowed: 3, at Ark.-Monticello, Apr 02, 2013; at Southeastern Okla., Mar 15, 2015
Strikeouts: 6, Missouri S&T, Feb 16, 2013
Batters faced: 15, Ark.-Monticello, Apr 04, 2015
Field chances: 5, Ark.-Monticello, Apr 04, 2015
Putouts: 4, Ark.-Monticello, Apr 04, 2015; Mo. Western St., Feb 08, 2015
Assists: 2, Delta St., Feb 27, 2013
Runners CS: 1, Union, Mar 26, 2013; Ouachita Baptist, Mar 31, 2015