Bio

As a Senior: NCAA Division II South Regional MVP… NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team…Started 46 games this season, appearing in a total of 50 behind the dish… Concluded the season with a .335 batting average. 57 hits, 23 Runs,  35 RBI,  twelve doubles, one homerun... Behind the plate he racked up 298 putouts and 41 assists… Stole two bases without being caught and drew one walk this season... In 17 games he had multiple hits per game... Had three hits and three RBI against Pace (2/24)... Three hits against West Chester (3/19) and Florida Southern (4/5)... Knocked in three runs against Florida Tech (5/17) and West Florida (5/19)… Hit homerun against Florida Southern (4/6)... Started in all NCAA Tournament Contests... Scored seven runs, 13 hits, and brought in nine runs in post season play.

As a Junior: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… D2 ADA Academic Award…Started 21 games behind the plate and appeared in 28 total, maintaining a perfect fielding percentage…Drove in nine runs including a three RBI performance against West Florida (2/24)…Had a walk-off RBI single against Grand Canyon (3/10)…Went 3-for-8 in a two-game series against conference foe Barry (4/06-4/07), which included two doubles, two RBI and a run scored…Appeared in NCAA South Regional against West Florida (5/18).

As a Sophomore: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Second-team all-SSC…CoSIDA second-team academic all-district…Served behind the plate in 27 starts as well as time in 38 contests…Tallied a pair of homers against Mount Olive (2/13) and Palm Beach Atlantic (4/29)…Compiled 18 total RBI including a four RBI effort against Embry-Riddle (4/12)…Registered five multi-hit games including two doubles in a three-hit affair against conference foe Florida Southern (4/23)…Went 2-for 3 with two runs scored and two RBI in game versus Palm Beach Atlantic (4/29)…Had an RBI single in NCAA South Regional versus Barry (5/21)…Finished the year with a .286 batting average.

As a Freshman: Accumulated a batting average of .263 on the year…Had 10 hits including four doubles and one home run…Collected nine RBI in 38 at bats…Started 12 games while appearing in 25…Went 2-for-3 with two doubles against Stillman (2/20)…Hit home run in his first game with the Spartans, versus Georgia College and State (2/7)…Went 2-for-4 with two RBI versus Saint Leo (2/24).

High School: Graduated from Alonso High School…Played for head coach Landy Faedo…Helped team to Florida 6A state championship as a senior in 2009…Four-year varsity letterwinner…Three-time all-conference was all-county as senior…Tabbed as Florida 6A third-team all-state…Named to Florida 6A all-state academic team…Hit over .300 in three years of varsity baseball…Earned team defensive award with .992 fielding percentage as a senior…Allowed less than 10 stolen bases each year as a three-year starter…Helped team to Saladino Tournament championship as sophomore and senior…As a sophomore, hit .417 with three doubles and five RBI at Saladino Tournament…Played summer baseball for the Midland Indians in Cincinnati, Ohio…Also played in the 18U World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) championship in East Cobb, Ga. And the Contintental Amateur Baseball Association (CABA) World Series in Charleston, S.C….Batted over .350 with aluminum and wood bats while catching several top-rated college-bound pitchers…Also selected to play in Colt World Series, Florida Diamond Club, Hillsborough-Pinellas All-Star Classic and the Fletcher Baseball Championships.

Personal: Member of National Honor Society and Science Honors…Recipient of Scholar Athlete Award and Marine Corp Honor, Courage and Commitment Award…Volunteered as power wheelchair soccer league assistant, Relay For Life and Pony League…Son of Eric and LuAnn Pendleton…Has an older sister, Erica…Business major…Birthdate: 7/17/90.