UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2008: Appeared in 53 games and made 52 starts primarily in left field … led the team with a .313 batting average and a .407 on-base percentage, was second with 62 hits, 29 runs, six sacrifices and 198 at-bats and was third with six home runs, 26 RBI’s, 87 total bases, a .439 slugging percentage and 20 walks … had 10 games with two-hits and nine game with three hits … posted an eight-game hitting streak and had eight games with multiple RBI’s … was hit by a pitch 12 times, which is tied for third most in a single season in UP history … was hitting .394 18 games into his UP career … belted his first career home run with the Pilots during a 9-6 win over Northern Illinois on Feb. 28 … during a 15-8 win over Hawaii on March 1, he went 3-for-5 with four RBI’s, two runs and a double … had three hits in back-to-back games against Gonzaga on March 12 and New Mexico State on March 13 … during a three-game series at Santa Clara (April 4-6), he had seven hits in 14 at-bats, knocked in six runs, scored three times and had a double and a home run as the Pilots took two of three from the Broncos.
LINN BENTON CC 2006-07: Played two years for coach Greg Hawk … named All-NWAACC First Team Southern Region as first baseman in 2006 and earned first-team southern region honors as an outfielder in 2007.
WEST LINN HS: Three-year letterwinner for coach Mike Lord … named a Louisville Slugger All-America as a senior in 2005, while earning all-state honorable mention … three-time All-Three Rivers League as a first baseman … in 2005, the Lions went 26-4, won the Three Rivers League and finished second in the state of Oregon.
PERSONAL: Born on March 4, 1987 in Oregon City, Ore. … parents are Carolyn and John Kraus … brother Kyle is a freshman pitcher/infielder for the Pilots … mother Carolyn played volleyball at Linfield … major is accounting.
