Texas State Athletics

2025: Played in 38 games, starting 36... Made 34 starts in left field and two as the designated hitter... Batted .225 (27-for-120) with nine doubles, four home runs and three triples... Totaled 26 runs and 15 RBI... Drew 21 walks and hit by a pitch four times for a .359 OBP... Finished with a .450 SLG%... Went 2-for-3 stealing bases... Posted a .985 fielding percentage with 63 putouts, two assists and one error... Hit a double in his first collegiate game against Binghamton (2/14)... Was 2-for-5 with two runs and a double against Binghamton (2/15)... Drove in two runs in series finale against Binghamton (2/16)... Stole first career bases versus #19 Oklahoma State (2/18)... Hit solo home runs against TCU (3/11) and at App State (3/14)... Doubled and scored twice at App State (3/15)... Went 2-for-4 with a triple, double and RBI at Louisiana (4/6)... Tripled and drove in two runs against #23 Southern Miss (4/13)... Finished 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, one double and one homer against #5 Texas (4/22)... Went 2-for-3 with three runs, one RBI, one double and a stolen bases against Tarleton State (4/23)... Scored three runs without recording an official at-bat after walking twice and getting plunked once at Troy (4/27)... Hit a solo home run against UTSA (4/29).

High School: Graduated from Smithson Valley High School... Coached by Chad Kohl and Larry Hall... Competed in the 2024 THSBCA All-Star Game... Chosen as the San Antonio Express-News 2024 Male Athlete of the Year... Named to the All-District 26-5A First Team as a pitcher his senior year... Selected to TSWA All-State 5A Third Team in 2023... Unanimous All-District 27-6A First Team pick after hitting .375 with a 1.238 OPS, seven home runs, eight doubles, four triples and 24 RBI his junior year... Picked to All-District 27-6A Second Team in 2022... Also a member of the football team... Picked as the San Antonio Express-News 2024 Defensive Football Player of the Year... Named to the THSCA Super Elite 5A Football Team... Earn all-state academic second team honors... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Jess and Natalie Gingrich... Has a younger sister, Emery... His father, Jess, played baseball at Texas Lutheran (1996-99)... Choose Texas State over Sam Houston, Tarleton State and UTSA... Majoring in finance... Born Jan. 12, 2006.