2012: Started in all 44 games he appeared in, mostly at first base…Hit .333 (18-for-54) with runners in scoring position…Tallied seven multi-hit games, including a 4-for-4 effort at Evansville on March 13…In the Evansville game, he also added three RBI, two doubles and a run scored…Also chalked up three-hit performances against Southern Illinois (including two doubles) on Feb. 21 and against Eastern Kentucky on May 4…Ranked second on the team with 26 RBI, including six multi-RBI games…Drove in five runs and scored twice on March 25 against Tennessee Tech…Homered in back-to-back home games against Tennessee Tech (March 25) and Lipscomb (March 27)…Scored two runs in seven games, four of which came against OVC opposition…Had a six-game hitting streak – four of which came in OVC play – in late March/early April...Ranked 10th in the OVC in chances (372) and putouts (338).
2011: Earned All-Ohio Valley Conference first team and Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American accolades in a sensational debut season…Hit .340 with a .400 on-base percentage and .537 slugging percentage (10th best in the OVC) on his way to becoming the only freshman on the All-OVC first team…Was just the fourth Skyhawk to earn All-OVC first team status, while also earning a spot on the OVC All-Freshman squad…After his insertion into the starting lineup on March 1, he pieced together a dozen multi-hit games – five of which came in conference play…Tallied a pair of four-hit performances (against Jacksonville State and SIU Edwardsville), while also driving in a career-high six runs against SIU Edwardsville on April 10…Overall, laced 15 doubles and four homers in 147 at-bats, accumulating 33 RBI…Hit a team-best .403 (25-for-62) in conference play (fourth-highest in the OVC), with a .441 on-base percentage and .613 slugging percentage…Hit safely in 29 of his 40 games, including 14 of the 21 OVC games he appeared in.
BEFORE UTM: Led Cathedral Preparatory School to a 15-7 team record under head coach Dave Hess in 2010...Was a three-year starter, playing third base, shortstop and pitcher...Hit .441 with seven home runs and 29 RBI on offense for the Ramblers while sporting a 4-3 record and 2.93 ERA as a senior...In a game where the Ramblers clinched a share of the Region 7 championship, he hit a three-run homer in a 5-4 Cathedral Prep victory...He also went deep twice in the first inning of a 19-0 win over East during his senior campaign...Was named an all-district 10 selection by the Erie Times-News and was named a Pennsylvania all-league player in district 10 by MaxPreps.com...As a junior, he was a Class AAA 1st Team All Region 7 honoree...Was a three-time all-region honoree (first team in 2009 and 2010, second team in 2008).
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 4, 1991...Son of Donna and Phil Sorensen, Jr....Has two siblings, Evie and Michael...Father Phil played baseball at Mercyhurst College from 1984-88 while uncle Keith Latzo played football at Clarion University...Majoring in health and human performance.
