2012: Played andstarted in all 53 games for the Spartans as a junior at thirdbase… Hit .274 with four doubles, one home run and 26 runsbatted in… Recorded a season-high three hits on threedifferent occasions and tallied 57 total hits on the year…Scored a season-high four runs against Furman (Feb. 22), goingtwo-for-three with two runs batted in… Ended the season withhits in 10 of the last 12 games… A member of the A-SunAll-Academic Team.
Before USCUpstate: Played two seasons at Brevard Community Collegein Cocoa, Fla… Finished with a .358 batting average, 37 runsand 21 RBI as a sophomore… Posted a .518 on-base percentageafter earning 50 free passes on the season (25 BB, 25 HBP)…During freshman campaign, owned a .349 batting average to go alongwith 30 runs and 21 RBI… Tallied at least one hit in 30 of40 games and recorded 11 multi-hit games… Reached basesafely in 33 games and .517 on-base percentage ranked seventh-bestin the Florida Junior College Athletic Association.
High School: Was athree-year letterwinner in baseball at Archbishop McCarthy HighSchool in Lauderdale, Fla… Earned Second-Team All-County andAll-State (Honorable Mention) accolades after finishing seniorseason with a .412 batting average and 24 RBI… Also earnedthe Maverick Award, the Silver Slugger Award and the USC MarineCorp Honor, Courage and Commitment Award following seniorcampaign… Led Broward County with a .520 batting average asa junior… Totaled 22 RBI and earned Second-Team All-Countyhonors… Batted .400 as a sophomore and posted six RBI.
Personal: Born onApr. 16, 1991 in Hollywood, Fla… Son of Harry and AnnetteStampler… Has two brothers and one sister… Majoringin communications… Enjoys discovering new music…Favorite movie is “Happy Gilmore”… Favorite TVshow is “SportsCenter”… Favorite food is mashedpotatoes… Favorite actor is Adam Sandler… Enjoyslistening to Lil’ Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, and Big Sean…Favorite season is fall… Favorite book is Catcher in theRye… Favorite sports figure is Michael Jordan…His father was hero growing up and the person he mostadmires… Favorite quote is “Character is the work youput in when nobody’s watching”… Aspires to be asports broadcaster on ESPN’s SportsCenter… Brother,Tyler, is a member of the football team (kicker/punter) at NewMexico State University... Sister, Brianna, is a member of thewomen’s soccer team (midfielder) at Mercer University.
