2021 (JUNIOR-2)
Made 45 appearances with 35 starts throughout the infield in his second and final season at ULM…Made 14 starts at third base, 12 at first base, eight at second base and one at designated hitter…Hit .226 (31-for-137) with one double, three home runs, 16 RBIs, 16 runs scored, nine walks and 40 strikeouts with a .289 on-base percentage and .299 slugging percentage…Had an RBI double with a walk at Jackson State (5/5/21)…Had two hits in a mid-week contest at Ragin’ Cajuns (4/27/21)…Hit a solo home run in the series finale at Georgia Southern (4/11/21)…Matched his career-high with three hits at Alabama (4/7/21)…Had two hits, including a home run, while driving in two runs vs. Ragin’ Cajuns (4/1/21)…Had his second three-hit game of the season vs. Georgia State (3/21/21)…Picked up three RBIs vs. Grambling (3/3/21)…Tallied two hits, including his first home run of the season, while scoring twice at New Orleans (2/28/21)…Opened the season with a career-high three hits and three RBIs vs. Northwestern State (2/24/21).
2020 (JUNIOR)
Started all 17 games in the COVID-19 pandemic shortened 2020 season, starting the first 15 games at second base before making one start in the outfield and another at designated hitter…Hit .273 (15-for-55) with three doubles, one home run, 10 RBIs, 10 runs scored, 11 walks and four stolen bases…Had one multi-hit game and four multi-RBI games…In what turned out to be the season-finale, hit his only home run of the season and added two RBIs vs. Ole Miss (3/11/20)…Doubled in back-to-back games at McNeese State, driving in two runs in the second game of the series (3/6-3/7/20)…Had his only multi-hit game, collecting two hits with two RBIs and two runs scored vs. Southeastern Louisiana (2/26/20)…Picked up a pair of RBIs in the opening game of the series vs. Grambling State (2/21/20).
PEARL RIVER CC
Played two seasons at Pearl River CC in Poplarville, Miss., for coach Michael Avalon…Helped Pearl River win the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges 2018 championship and the 2019 NJCAA Region 23 championship…Played in 2019 NJCAA Division II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma…As a sophomore in 2019, earned first team All-MACJC, first team All-Region 23 and third team NJCAA All-American…Played in 55 games, hitting .327 with 19 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, 58 runs scored, 33 walks, 45 strikeouts and five steals…Had a pair of 12-game hitting streaks…Tallied a season-high three hits five different times…Had three hits, including a double, home run, five RBIs, three runs scored and a walk at Baton Rouge, 2/17/19…Picked a pair of hits and a home run in each end of the doubleheader vs. Baton Rouge, 2/26/19…Finished a single shy of the cycle, hitting a double, triple and home run among his three hits with three RBIs and two runs scored at LSU-Eunice, 3/8/19…Went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and a pair of RBIs in game two of a doubleheader vs. Nunez, 3/26/19…Had a pair of hits with a double and home run, tallying four RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Holmes, 4/19/19...As a freshman in 2018, played in 45 games, hitting .255 with eight doubles, two triples, three home runs, 32 RBIs, 30 runs scored, 15 walks, 32 strikeouts and six steals…Tallied three RBIs and a triple in back-to-back games vs. Pensacola State and at Bishop State, 2/21 and 2/24/18…Two hits, including a home run, while driving in three RBIs at Coahoma, 5/6/18…In Region 23 tournament, had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs while scoring twice vs. Hinds, 5/17/18…In 2018 season finale, tallied three hits, including a double, with an RBI and three runs scored vs. Meridian, 5/18/18.
COLUMBIA ACADEMY
Earned five varsity letters and was a team captain, while helping the Cougars to the 2017 MAIS 3A state championship…As a senior in 2017, was named the 3A Player of the Year and was first team All-Conference after hitting .412 with 10 doubles, 13 home runs and 56 RBIs with a .527 on-base percentage…As a junior in 2016, was named first team All-Conference, hitting .453 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 31 RBIs with a .523 on-base percentage…As a sophomore in 2015, was named first team All-Conference, hitting .381 with 12 doubles, four home runs, 27 RBIs and a .381 on-base percentage…As a freshman in 2014, hit .341 with two home runs and a .438 on-base percentage…Also played quarterback for the Columbia Academy football team and also played basketball, lettering four times in each sport…Was a Mississippi Scholar and Top 10 in his class.
PERSONAL
Son of Waldo and Kim Cleland…Grandfather played basketball at Jacksonville State…Enjoys hunting and fishing…Majoring in business administration and minoring in finance at ULM.
CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Hits:Â 3, 3x, last at Alabama (4/7/21)
Doubles:Â 1, 4x, last at Jackson State (5/5/21)
Triples:Â None
Home Runs:Â 1, 4x, last at Georgia Southern (4/11/21)
Total Bases:Â 5, vs. UL Lafayette (4/1/21)
RBIs:Â 3, 2x, last vs. Grambling (3/3/21)
Runs Scored:Â 2, 5x, last vs. Southern (4/23/21)
Walks:Â 2, 4x, last vs. UL Lafayette (4/3/21)
Hit by Pitch:Â 1, 4x, last vs. Jackson State (4/21/21)
Struck Out:Â 3, 2x, last vs. UL Lafayette (4/2/21)
At Bats:Â 5, 7x, last at TCU-1 (5/15/21)
Stolen Bases:Â 2, vs. Illinois State (2/29/20)
Caught Stealing:Â 2, at UL Lafayette (4/27/21)
Putouts:Â 14, at New Orleans (2/28/21)
Assists:Â 5, vs. Nicholls (3/6/21)
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CAREER TOTALS
Multi-Hit Games:Â 7 (2 4x, 3 3x)
Multi-RBI Games:Â 7 (2 5x, 3 2x)
Multi-Run Games:Â 5 (2 5x)
Multi-Steal Games:Â 1 (2 1x)
Multi-Walk Games:Â 4 (2 4x)
CAREER STATS
|
G |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SB |
CS |
HBP |
SAC |
SF |
GDP |
K |
PO |
A |
E |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
2021 |
45 |
137 |
16 |
31 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
40 |
134 |
54 |
1 |
.226 |
.289 |
.299 |
2020 |
17 |
55 |
10 |
15 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
16 |
24 |
5 |
.273 |
.403 |
.382 |
Career |
62 |
192 |
26 |
46 |
26 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
52 |
150 |
78 |
6 |
.240 |
.324 |
.323 |