Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2016 • Junior
Made 51 starts behind the dish for the Redhawks in his first season at Southeast… Appeared in 57 total games… Had 50 hits during 185 at-bats to sport a .269 batting percentage while slugging .376… Had back-to-back weekends with a four RBI game against UT Martin (3/24) and SIUE (4/3)… Led the Redhawks starters with a .988 fielding percentage… 496 chances led the conference while .432 putouts ranked second… Started catching every game during the OVC Tournament and the NCAA Regional… Named to the 2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List… Southeast Scholar-Athlete. 

2015 • Sophomore (Akron)
Hit .292 in 55 games behind the plate for the Zips… Picked up 59 hits, hit 10 doubles, and blasted one home run… Drove in 21 runs and scored 30… Went 4-for-4 in Akron’s 10-1 win over Toledo (3/29)… Had three or more hits on five occasions… Had three multi-RBI games… Caught 19 runners stealing (29.7%).

2014 • Freshman (Akron)
Appeared in 29 games, making 27 starts behind the plate… Batted .239 (27-113)… Went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and two RBI against Delaware State (3/2), as he would record an extra-base hit in three-straight games… Posted nine multi-hit games… Caught three runners stealing in a game against Cincinnati (3/14)… Picked up a pair of RBI in back-to-back games against Central Michigan… Totaled 12 RBI and five doubles on the season.

Prep
Three year letterwinner for the varsity baseball team at Brunswick High School… As a junior, batted .337 with 11 doubles and 25 RBI… Tied for the career record for doubles with 27… During his senior year, batted .330 with 13 doubles, three triples, two homers, 24 RBI and nine stolen bases… Part of NOC River Division Co-Championship teams in junior and senior year… Two-time letterwinner for Brunswick football. 

Personal
Son of Michael and Maura Lees… Born Aug. 5, 1994 in Parma, Ohio… Has one sibling, Monica… Majoring in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement at Southeast.