Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR IN 2012
Played in 37 games and started eight times, four times at second base and four times at third … scored 11 runs … was 1-for-1 with two RBIs at East Tennessee State (Feb. 18) … was 1-for-2 with three runs scored against Marshall (March 27) … finished 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs against Marshall (May 9) … played for the Lexington Hustlers of the Great Lakes League in the summer of 2012 … played in 21 games, scored 10 runs and had eight stolen bases … 2011-12 Colonel Scholar.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011
Started 42 games during the season, mostly at second base … started five straight games at first base (March 12-16) and batted .444 (8-for-18) with five runs scored and four RBIs during that stretch … batted .250 on the season with eight doubles, 23 runs scored and 15 RBIs … swiped 6-of-9 bases … proved to be one EKU’s best defensive infielders as he committed only three errors and finished the year with a .987 fielding percentage … sealed the series win over Penn State when he was brought into game three as a defensive replacement and made a diving stop at second base to end the game and prevent the Nittany Lions’ game-tying run from scoring … hit safely in 10-of-11 games between March 6 and March 22 … had his best series against UNC Asheville, hitting .455 (5-for-11) with four runs scored in the sweep of the Bulldogs.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010
Started 27 games at second base while in a platoon situation with Dustin Dunlop … batted .271 during his rookie season with one home run, seven doubles, one triple, 20 runs scored and eight RBIs … also displayed some speed by swiping 6-of-7 bases on the season … compiled a .967 fielding percentage at second base … went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and his lone collegiate home run against Presbyterian (March 6) … batted a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles and three runs scored against the University of the Cumberlands (April 20) … went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and two RBIs in a key conference game against Murray State (May 9).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played three years of varsity ball at Sycamore High ... as a senior, he batted .376 with five home runs, 33 hits, eight doubles, 11 stolen bases and 20 RBIs ... won the Leadership Award and Best Defensive Player Award as both a junior and a senior ... was an honor student all four years of high school ... played summer ball with the Ohio Heat where he batted over .400 and hit five home runs.

PERSONAL
Son of Darrell and Rena Phipps ... majoring in sports management.