Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

2009 (Junior): Posted a .278 batting average in 39 games with 25 starts … recorded one home run with 14 RBI … earned 17 starts at third base, five at DH and three at first base … had seven multi-hit games … went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in series opener against Nicholls State … ended series going 2-for-3 with a walk and finished 5-for-10 with two runs scored in the weekend series … went 5-for-9 with two doubles and two RBI in three-game series against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … posted back-to-back 2-for-3 efforts in final two games of the series … went 2-for-4 at eventual national champion LSU … went 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBI against Stephen F. Austin … went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in the series finale against SFA … posted a seven-game hitting streak.

2008 (R-Sophomore): Hit .246 with four home runs and 22 RBI in 46 games ... got off to a slow start, hitting just .088 (3-for-34) over his first 10 games ... recovered to hit .300 (30-for-100) with four home runs and 20 RBI over his final 36 games ... finished tied for fifth on the team with four home runs ... recorded seven multi-hit contests, including six two-hit affairs and a career-best three-hit game with a homer, two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored against UL-Lafayette on April 23 ... homered in consecutive contests at Stephen F. Austin, going 3-for-7 with two home runs (including a grand slam and a three run shot) against the Lumberjacks ... launched his third homer of the year against Mississippi Valley State ... went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI in the Lions' win over Tulane on March 25 ... turned in a pair of seven-game hitting streaks during the season ... went 9-for-23 (.391 BA) with a double, four RBI, four runs scored and a pair of multi-hit games over seven games from March 22 through April 5 ... added another seven-game streak by hitting .480 (12-for-25) with a home run, four doubles, six RBI, six runs scored and four multi-hit games from April 22 through May 2.

Junior College: Was named team captain in his first season at Baton Rouge Community College ... hit .357 with six home runs for the 2007 Bears.

High School: Lettered his freshman and sophomore years at Broadmoor High, then transferred to Central Private where he lettered his final two seasons ... hit .450 as a senior and notched 12 home runs helping the Rebels to the 3A Mississippi Private School Association Championship ... twice named all-district ... earned all-state honors his senior year.

Personal: Born in Baton Rouge, La. … the son of Randy and Sandra Ernest ... has an older sister, Bridget (24) … a Business Management major.