Biography
2024 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
PRIOR TO SLU: Played in 112 games at Johnson County CC in Overland Park, Kansas … batted .353 (119-for-337) with 23 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs, 108 runs scored and 95 RBIs … also drew 60 walks … produced 33 multiple-hit and 22 multiple-RBI games … named the 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA D-I Gold Glove Award® winner at third base as a sophomore ... earned All-Conference honors and was named to the NJCAA Plains District All-Tournament Team … recipient of the KJCCC/Region 6 Gold Glove at third base … appeared in 55 games, starting 54 … hit .392 (65-for-166) with 10 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 52 runs scored and 48 RBI … produced 20 multiple-hit and 12 multiple-RBI games … batted .591 (13-for-22) during a seven-game hitting streak with a double, a home run, 11 runs scored and nine RBIs … belted two home runs, walked, scored three times and drove in four during an 8-2 win at Allen (3-30-23) … swung the bat at a .478 clip (22-for-46) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 19 runs, 19 RBI over the course of a 14-game hitting streak … batted .545 (18-for-33) over a separate 10-game streak with three doubles, three home runs, 13 runs and 14 RBIs … had two hits, highlighted by a solo home run in a 2-0 win over Cowley to send JCCC to the championship … collected an RBI in the 11-2 championship game victory over the Tigers (5-21-23) … batted .350 (7-for-20) with two doubles, a home run, four runs and our RBI in the five games in the tournament at Eck Stadium … led the Cavaliers to a 16-4 win over Salt Lake in the first round of the JUCO World Series, going 4-for-4 with a double, a run and five RBI, second-most of his career (5-28-23) … appeared in 54 games as a freshman … batted .311 (50-for-161) with 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 55 runs scored and 42 driven in … registered 13 multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI games … got his first two-hit game with a pair of singles in a 6-3 win over nationally ranked Crowder (2-11-22), starting a season-high 11-game hit streak … hit .528 (19-for-36) during the streak with five doubles, three triple, a home run, 11 runs and 11 driven in … posted a seven-RBI day against Highland hitting a home run, a double and a single in a 20-10 victory (4-10-22) ... earned NJCAA All-Academic honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Top 1000 player nationally and the No. 3-rated third baseman in the state of Missouri according to Perfect Game … three-year starter for coach Courtney Spitz at Springfield Catholic High School in Springfield, Missouri … two-time Missouri Class 4 All-State selection … named to the 2021 All O-Zone baseball team and the Big 8 East Player of the Year … unanimous first-team All-Big 8 pitcher and infielder his senior year … also earned first-team All-District … Hit .476 with a 1.437 OPS, 16 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 38 RBI, 45 runs scored and 15 stolen bases in 30 games as a senior … also had a strong season on the mound with 39 innings, 54 strikeouts, a 4-1 record and a 2.15 ERA … helped the Fighting Irish capture District Championships his sophomore and senior years … competed as a national finalist in the 2017 MLB Junior Home Run Derby at Marlins Park in Miami as part of the festivities for the 2017 Major League All-Star Game his freshman season … hit eight home runs in the Derby … qualified by winning a regional home run derby in Kansas City … hit .364 with 25 extra-base hits, 51 RBI and 48 runs scored for the Midwest Nationals in the Summer 2020 season, and was the Show-Me Collegiate League Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 … National Honor Society member, Rotary Club member and President of National Art Honor Society … honor roll student all four years … student body co-president.
PERSONAL: Born in Springfield, Missouri … son of Roberta and Jason Rader … has an older sister, Anna … his grandfather, Jim Rader, played in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system and his uncle Jamie Rader played college baseball at Murray State … enjoys playing cards and piano, hanging out with friends, cooking and fishing … majoring in general studies at Southeastern.
