Career Highlights
- Two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete (2018-19)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2019)
- Preseason All-Big Ten honoree by Perfect Game (2019)
2019 (Senior Season)
- Started in 21 games at second base and six starts as designated hitter
- Batted .153 (15-for-98) with two doubles, one triple, eight RBI and 18 walks
- 1-for-4 with two runs scored and walk vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 17)
- Hit first career triple vs. Hawai’i (3/23)
- Had a four-game hit streak (3/16-24)
- 2-for-3 with a run scored and two walks vs. Northwestern (4/6)
- 2-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI and one double vs. No. 24 Michigan (4/12)
- Scored a pair of runs with one hit and one walk vs. Xavier (4/16)
- 1-for-2 off the bench in game two vs. Penn State (5/11)
2018 (Junior Season)
- Batted .335 (67-for-200) with 47 runs scored, 29 RBI and 34 walks in 55 games with 54 starts, including 32 starts at second base
- Ninth in the Big Ten in runs scored and on-base percentage and 11th in batting average
- Led the conference in sacrifice bunts (14)
- Led the team at the dish in his Buckeye weekend debut, batting .500 (6-for-12) with six runs scored, four walks and 2-for-3 in stolen bases at Snowbird Classic (2/16-18)
- Hit .316 at Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge with four runs scored and four RBI (2/22-25)
- Tied his season best with three hits and two runs scored in game one of doubleheader vs. CSUN (3/18)
- Hit .455 (5-for-11) with one triple and two RBI in series vs. Georgetown (3/23-25)
- Batted .400 (4-for-10) with a RBI and two walks at Iowa series (4/7)
- Hit .375 (3-for-8) with a triple, two runs scored, two RBI and four walks in series at Penn State (4/13-14)
- Batted .333 (4-for-12) with two runs scored in series vs. Minnesota (4/27-29)
- Had a 3-for-4 game vs. Ball State with two runs scored, two RBI and one walk (5/2)
- Had a team-high 26-game reached base streak (3/9-5/4)
- Batted .364 (4-for-11) with a run scored, one double and five RBI in series at Illinois (5/4-6)
- Hit .400 (4-for-10) with a run scored, double, RBI and four walks in series vs. Purdue (5/11-13)
- Batted .364 (4-for-11) with one double, one RBI and three walks (5/17-19)
- Led the Scarlet and Gray with a .400 batting average (6-for-15) with three runs scored and two RBI at the Big Ten Tournament in Omaha (5/23-26)
- 19 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests
- Finished the year on a 16-game reached base streak
2017 (Sophomore Season at South Mountain)
- Played in 45 games
- Totaled 155 plate appearances
- Batted .310 with seven doubles, two home runs and 21 RBI
- Had seven stolen bases
- Second on the team in batting average in conference games with a .286 average
2016 (Freshman Season at South Mountain)
- Played in 56 games
- Totaled 246 plate appearances
- Hit .292 with 10 doubles, four triples, one home run and 33 RBI
- Stole 16 bases and had 27 walks on the year
- Hit .296 in conference games in 135 at-bats with four doubles, three triples, one home run and 22 RBI
- Had 14 multi-hit games
Pinnacle H.S.
- Three-year letterwinner
- Honorable mention all-state as a senior
- Hit .448 during senior year with 11 doubles, two triples, one home run and 17 RBI
- Team MVP
Personal
- Son of Christine and Jerry Foppe
- Graduated in spring of 2019 with a degree in sport industry
- Would like to become a division I coach after graduation
- Enjoys dancing and playing Farmville
- Lists greatest sports thrill as winning high school championship, going through the loser’s bracket
