Biography
2018: Battled through injury to make 34 appearances, and 31 starts, during junior season… Versatile athlete, starting 18 games at shortstop, nine at second base, and four in centerfield… Batted .267 (31-for-116) with six doubles, 18 RBIs, and 22 runs scored… Went a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts… Hit safely in 22 different games, including 10 multi-hit games… Went 2-for-5 with a double, triple, three runs scored, and four RBIs in win over John Carroll (4/24)… Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored in victory over Wisconsin-Superior (3/22)… Went 2-fo-4 with a double, walk, and run scored in win over Wabash (3/31)… Had two hits, to walks, and scored two runs in doubleheader sweep of Oberlin (4/4)… Went 2-fo-4 with a double and two runs scored at Ohio Wesleyan (4/14)… Went 2-for-5 with a triple and run scored in win against Penn State-Behrned (4/20)… Went 2-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases in win at Thiel (4/25)… Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored at Wittenberg (4/28)… Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in win over DePauw (5/5).
2017: Started 36 games in center field, while alo making three appearances at shortstop...Tied for team lead in hits (52), while ranking third among starters in batting average (.369)... Doubled 11 times, good for second on the squad, while also adding three triples and two home runs... Committed just one error in the field, while posting six outfield assists... Hit safely in 30 of 36 starts, with 15 multi-hit efforts... Batted .528 (19-for-36)Â in nine starts during spring break trip to Tucson, Arizona (Mar. 19-25), with .806 slugging percentage and .595 on-base percentage over the span... Turned in three three-hit efforts in Arizona, including 3-for-3 performance in win over Luther in which he doubled twice, tripled, walked, and scored three runs... Went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs vs. Middlebury (3/25)... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored vs. Kenyon (4/2)... Turned in 15-game hitting streak between Apr. 8-Apr. 30... Went 4-for-6 in doubleheader with Ohio Wesleyan (4/15) with a double in each contest... Doubled twice and scored two runs in win over Thiel (4/19)... Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a stolen base in win over nationally-ranked Mount Union (4/26).
2016:Â Appeared in 29 games during freshman season with 26 starts, splitting time primarily between shortstop and the outfield...Batted .278 (19-for-90) with two home runs, three doubles, 19 RBIs, and 18 runs scored, while swiping seven bases in nine attempts... In second career game, went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in home win over Fredonia (3/12)... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI at Thiel (3/29)... Singled, walked, and stole two bases in win over Baldwin Wallace (3/30)... Went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, two RBIs, and three runs scored vs. Penn St.-Behrend (4/8)... Had five hits, three RBIs, and three runs scored in four game series vs. Hiram (4/16-17)... Came off the bench to belt three-run home run in win at Mount Union (4/25)... Went 2-for-4 with a double, stolen base, and run scored in series opener at Kenyon (4/30)... In second game of Kenyon set, went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, two runs scored, and two stolen bases... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in NCAC Crossover finale vs. DePauw (5/8).Â
Personal:Â Son of Dean and Debbie Pawlak...lettered in both baseball and soccer at Gilmour Academy...pre-med major