Lindenwood University Athletics

Lindenwood:
2017 – Named ABCA second-team all-central region outfield … named NCBWA honorable mention all-central region outfielder … named first-team all-MIAA outfielder … started 52 games and played in 54 games … ranked third in the MIAA and 25th in the nation with a .408 batting average … led the MIAA and placed eighth in the nation with 91 hits … his .481 on-base percentage was third-best in the conference … had the fifth-most runs scored in the MIAA with 56 and the fourth-most stolen bases in the league with 21 … ranked atop the MIAA and ninth in the country as the toughest to strikeout … posted 35 RBI, nine doubles, five triples, and two homeruns … compiled a .520 slugging percentage and drew 31 walks … tallied 133 putouts and three assists in the outfield … had 25 multi-hit games including two games with five hits … had a 14-game hitting streak and ended the year on a 12-game hitting streak … reached base in 31-straight games … drove in multiple runs in nine different games … scored two times and was 10-for-15 at the plate in the NCAA Tournament … was 11-for-21 in the MIAA Tournament with eight RBI and drew five walks … went 5-for-5 with four RBI and one home run  in the win against Missouri Southern to send the Lions to the MIAA Tournament Championship Game … hit a walk-off double against Missouri Western … scored a season-high four runs against Mississippi College … … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
2016- Named first-team all-MIAA … led the team in five categories and ranked in the top-10 in the conference in six categories … was fourth in the MIAA with seven triples and placed fifth in the league with an on base percentage of .490 … drew 40 walks to place sixth in the conference … scored 62 runs which was seventh-best in the MIAA and stole 16 bases to place eighth in the league … was 10th in the MIAA with a team-leading .385 batting average … led the team with 75 hits … was second on the team with 117 total bases and a .600 slugging percentage … hit the third most doubles (13) and the fourth most homeruns (5) … drove in 26 runs and compiled 58 putouts with one assist … tallied 20 multi-hit games, drove in multiple runs in seven games, and reached base in 31-consecutive games … held a 19-game hitting streak … in the first two games against Harris-Stowe he had three hits, seven runs scored, three RBI, and two triples … had four hits and three runs scored against Nebraska-Kearney … hit a double and a homerun in back-to-back games against Fort Hays … registered three triples against Northeastern State … went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles against Pittsburg State … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
2015- Earned honorable-mention all-MIAA recognition … started all 52 games played … hit .341 and was second on the team with 48 runs scored … tallied 36 RBI and six home runs … powered his way to nine doubles and three triples … second on the team and sixth in the MIAA with 70 hits … put up a .502 slugging percentage and a .417 on base percentage … compiled 64 putouts and four assists … drove in the game-winning run against Central Missouri in the final game of the regular season … tallied 21 multi-hit games including a game-best four hits against Northwest Missouri State … had a game-high two doubles in three different games … drove in four runs against Northeastern State …  drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning against Central Oklahoma to give Lindenwood a 3-2 win … helped cement an 8-3 win over then 21 ranked Washburn with a three-run homerun late in the game … went 4-for-4 with one homerun, three runs scored, and three RBI in the Lions come-from-behind win over Northwest Missouri State … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
High School:
Attended Gibault Catholic High School … was a member of the St. Louis Pirates club team.
 
Personal:
Son of Tim and Susie Degener … has one brother, Jake … majoring in business.