Biography
Career Accolades
- 2018 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
- 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
Junior (2017) – Participated in 43 contests, while making 37 starts at six different positions (15-LF, 8-1B, 6-C, 5-DH, 2-RF, 1-CF) . . . earned All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team accolades as a utility player . . . finished the season with a .298 batting average (45-for-151) . . . recorded nine doubles, two triples, one home run, 30 RBIs and 19 runs scored . . . also added three stolen bases and a .970 fielding percentage (127 putouts, 3 assists, 4 errors) . . . led Texas State with a 15-game hitting streak . . . had 12 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI outings . . . season-best four hits came against Purdue (Feb. 19) . . . had four RBIs on a game-winning grand slam at UTSA (May 2) . . . scored twice in four separate games.
Sophomore (2016) – Played in 46 games, earning 25 starts (13-RF, 5-DH, 4-1B, 3-CF) . . . finished the campaign with a .306 batting average (34-for-111) . . . registered five doubles, three triples, three home runs, 20 runs batted in and 21 runs scored . . . tallied a .975 fielding percentage (76 putouts, two assists, two errors) . . . recorded seven multi-hit games, including three outings with three hits . . . had four multi-RBI games, which included a season-high four against Appalachian State (March 19) . . . scored three times against Arkansas State (May 15).
Freshman (2015) – Competed in 18 contests, making seven starts (4-C, 3-DH) . . . posted a .161 batting average (5-for-31) . . . tallied one double, five RBI and four runs scored . . . had a perfect fielding percentage (25 putouts, four assists, no errors) . . . recorded two RBIs against both Rice (March 11) and UTSA (March 17).
Taylor High School – Played for Head Coach Cory Bowyer . . . named first-team all-district . . . also played football as a running back.
Personal – Majoring in general studies . . . son of Norman and Shari Medford . . . has two sisters, Kelcie and Amanda . . . chose Texas State because he loved the lifestyle, coaches and campus . . . also recruited by Rice, UTSA, Houston, Oklahoma State and Abilene Christian . . . favorite hobbies include golf and sports in general . . . born April 15, 1996.
