Pittsburg State Gorillas

Fourth-year player… a two-time All-MIAA first baseman who is primed for a big senior campaign… has started all 142 career games for the Gorillas with a .328 batting average with 109 runs scored, 29 doubles, 38 home runs and 150 RBI… In 2017: started all 50 games... batted .333 with 41 runs scored, 12 doubles, a team-high 14 home runs and team-high 52 RBI... enjoyed 18 multiple-hit games... earned All-MIAA Second Team honors... In 2016: Started all 48 games… batted .342 with 41 runs scored, 10 doubles, 15 home runs and 54 RBI… among the MIAA leaders in HRs and RBI… opened the season on a 12-game hitting streak… twice earned MIAA Hitter of the Week to open the season… earned National Hitter of the Week from the NCBWA on Feb. 25 after batting .500 and driving in 11 runs in a four-game series against Minnesota Duluth… went 3-for-4 with three HRs vs. UMD on Feb. 20… enjoyed 23 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI contests… In 2015: Started 44 games… batted .302 with 27 runs scored, seven doubles and a team-leading nine home runs and 44 RBI… hit safely in 33 of 44 games, including 10 multiple-hit games… had a season-best 11-game hitting streak between Mar. 14 - Mar. 29… posted 10 multiple-RBI contests… went 2-for-3 with a pair of HRs vs. Central Oklahoma (Apr. 16)… homered in four straight games in a weekend series vs. UCO (Apr. 16-17)… In High School: A first-team prep All-American as a senior for Liberty North High School… batted .435 with seven HRs and 47 RBI for the Eagles… also posted a 6-0 record on the mound with a 1.06 ERA… a first-team All-State and conference POY selection as well… Personal: Born June 6, 1996… son of Kenny and Cindy Vogelbaugh… a physical education major.