Named Third-Team Preseason All-America by Collegiate Baseball.
2017: Started 54 games at first base…Led the Redhawks with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs…Hit .298 with 40 runs scored and ranked second on the team with 15 doubles Had a .567 slugging percentage, third-best on the team…Ranked second on the team with a .990 fielding percentage…Collected multiple hits a total of 17 times…Had two or more RBIs in 16 contests…Strung together a 10-game hitting streak from May 6-24 Rated fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference in RBI, tied for third in sacrifice flies (6), was second in putouts (461) and first in fielding double plays (51)…Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, two doubles, a home run and five RBIs vs. Purdue (3/5)…Matched a season-high five RBIs when he hit a pair of home runs vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/18)…Hit .331 with 23 runs, 10 doubles a triple, eight home runs and 42 RBIs in league play…His 42 RBIs led the OVC in conference games…Also led the league in putouts (274) and fielding double plays (36) versus conference opponents.
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M: Started two years at third base...Earned Second-Team National Junior College Athletic Association Division I All-Region honors...Played 50 games in 2016 and hit .448 with 15 home runs and 13 doubles... Drove in 79 runs, ranking 19th in NJCAA...Slugged .765 and recorded a .507 on base percentage...Earned First-Team All-Region accolades as a freshman...His .477 batting average as a freshman not only set a NEO single-season record, but it ranked fifth among all junior college baseball players in 2015...Additionally, his .533 on-base percentage ranked seventh, while his .769 slugging percentage ranked 20th...Hit home runs, added 10 doubles and finished with 44 runs scored as a freshman.
Prep: Four-year starter and letterman at Caney Valley High School...Hit .571 with eight home runs en route to All-State honors as a senior...Hit .545 with eight home runs as a junior...Also played football.
Personal: Born December 21, 1995… Son of Raymond and Angie Gagan… Brother Troy plays baseball at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M...Majoring in Recreation/Park Administration.
