SMSU Athletics

2012: Played in 44 games with 43 starts ... finished season batting .255 with six doubles, three triples and one home run ... added 19 RBIs ... hit only home run versus Concordia (4/6) ... recorded 11 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... led team with 26 walks.

Before SMSU: Played two seasons at Riverland Community College in Austin, Minn. ... played for coach Scott Koenigs ... named all-state and all-region as a sophomore ... twice named all-conference ... was named NJCAA player of the week ... clubbed 21 career home runs with 92 RBIs ... batted .407 as a freshman with 12 home runs and 12 doubles ... batted .350 with nine home runs and 11 doubles as a sophomore.

High School: 2009 graduate of Forest Lake HS ... played for coach Brian Raabe ... two-time all-conference ... named all-state ... played in Lions All-Star Series ... three-year letterwinner ... also played hockey.

Personal: Born June 8, 1991 ... son of Edward and Joan Young ... sports management major.