FMU: First-year player at FMU....Conference Carolinas 2025 All-Conference Team (second team)....Transfer from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he played three seasons....Also attended Morton College, where he played one season.
UIC: Batted .289 in 139 career games with 75 runs scored, 28 dioubles, 10 homers, and 94 RBIs....In 2024, hit .253 in 40 games with 17 runs scored, eight doubles, two homers, and 22 RBIs....In 2023, started all 52 games and was second on team in hits (55)....Posted a .279 average with 29 runs scored, 12 doubles, four homers, and 38 RBIs....Recorded a season-high four hits, including two doubles at Valparaiso on 4-23-2023....In 2022, appeared in all 47 games for UIC, starting 46.....Batted .330 with 14 extra-base hits and a .417 on-base percentage....Tallied 82 total bases, as well as 34 RBIs.
MC: Led the team with 67 hits, a .376 batting average, 10 home runs, and 61 RBIs....Also recorded 14 doubles and five triples.
PERSONAL:
- Born in Barrington, IL
- Graduate of Barrington High School, where he played for coach Pat Wire
- Nicknames are Ray and Ray Ray
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional baseball player or Detective
- How you got your nickname: From my name
- Favorite Fictional Character: The Punisher
- Favorite Athlete: Jose Abreu
- Favorite Sports Team: Green Bay Packers
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: Breaking Bad
- Favorite Food: Pasta
- Favorite Musical Artists: Santana and Chad Kroeger
- Favorite Thing About FMU: Being on a campus in the woods
- Favorite Off-Field Activity: Traveling
- Goals for Upcoming Season: Win the conference and make a run to the World Series
- Why you first chose your sport: Because my dad has been running a facility my whole life and baseball was my first love
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Dealing with failure and learning how to overcome it
- Interesting Notes: I’ve been coaching baseball players since I was 12
