Baseball
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SLC Tournament
Appeared in both tournament games, making two starts in center field... went 2-for-3 with two singles against Texas State (5/21)... recorded an RBI while going 1-for-4 against Southeastern Louisiana (5/22).
2008 (Freshman)
Led Mavericks in all three triple-crown categories batting .376 with seven home runs and 51 RBI... Southland Conference Freshman of the Year... second team All-SLC... rivals.com Freshman All-American... first team National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman All-American... second team Baseball America Freshman All-American... Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American... second team PING! Freshman All-American... became second freshman in UT Arlington history to earn Freshman All-American honors (Darrell Preston - 2001)... recorded the highest freshman batting average (.376) in UT Arlington history... played in 50 games while making all 50 starts in center field... led all SLC freshmen in batting average, while ranking third in the conference and 125th in the NCAA (.376)... led team with 110 total bases... recorded a .977 fielding percentage with just three errors in 132 chances... batted .382 against left-handed pitching and .373 against right-handed pitchers... recorded a .425 batting average with runners on-base and .444 (4-for-9) with the bases loaded... tallied a .397 average with runners in scoring position and a .410 average while batting with two outs... led team with 26 RBI in SLC competition and tied for the team lead in triples (2) and home runs (3)... batted .340 in SLC play... second on the team with 24 multi-hit games, including four three-hit games and three four-hit performances... tied for team lead with 13 multiple RBI games, including a pair of three, four and five RBI games... recorded two separate season-high nine-game hitting streaks... went 14-for-37 (.378) with eight RBI and four doubles from April 9-April 20... went 19-for-37 (.514) with eight RBI from April 26-May 10... batted .462 (12-for-26) in six games against Big 12 opponents, recording five runs, three doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and four walks... made collegiate debut going 2-for-4 with an RBI against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/22)... went 4-for-4 and tied season highs with three runs, four hits, and collected first career home run against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/24)... in four-game period against Alabama (two games), Nevada and Dallas Baptist, recorded four straight multi-hit games with a .474 average (9-for-19) with five RBI... went 5-for-9 with four runs scored, six RBI, a triple and hit first career grand slam in a non-conference doubleheader against UT Pan American (4/1)... posted three RBI and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a double and triple with two walks against Southeastern Louisiana (4/19)... recorded three straight multi-hit games against Northwestern State (two) and Baylor going 6-for-13 with two RBI... went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI and a run scored against Stephen F. Austin (5/10)... led team to a win over then-No. 7 Texas A&M at Clay Gould Ballpark going 4-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, home run and tied a season-high five RBI (5/13).
High School
Came to UTA after earning District 4-5A Most Valuable Player honors as a senior at Timberview...hit .506 as a senior with 42 hits, 17 stolen bases and six home runs...hit .443 as a junior with 35 hits, nine stolen bases and two homers en route to earning first team All-District 15-4A honors as a junior second baseman...member of the A-B Honor Roll...was a first team All-District 15-4A pick as a sophomore catcher.
Personal
Son of Charles and Charea Choice... born Nov. 10, 1989... an interdisciplinary studies major at UT Arlington.
