Career Records/Notables -
Season: Set Penn State records with 20 home runs and 18 hit-by-pitches…Ranks fourth in a season at PSU in total bases (141) and slugging percentage (.742).
SENIOR (2026) -
Awards: Earned first-team All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Started in 50 games at DH…Batted .358 with 68 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, 20 home runs, 53 RBI, 43 runs, 23 walks, 18 hit-by-pitches and two steals…Posted a .742 slugging percentage and a .470 on base percentage…Tallied 24 multi-hit games, 15 multi-RBI games and three multi-homer games…In Big Ten play, batted .367 with 44 hits, 10 doubles, 11 home runs, 30 RBI, 26 runs, 12 walks, 7 hit-by-pitches and two steals…Had a .725 slugging percentage and a .450 on base percentage…Was one of two D1 players averaging 414+ feet on 20 home runs.
Rankings: Finished the regular season leading the Big Ten in OPS (1.212; 18th nationally) and total bases (141; 41st)…Ranked second in the conference in home runs (20; 17th) and slugging percentage (.742; 22nd), third in home runs per game (0.40; 17th), fifth in on base percentage (,470), sixth in hit-by-pitches (18), seventh in RBI per game (1.06) and ninth in batting average (.358) and RBI (53)…In Big Ten-only games, led the conference in hits (44) and ranked second in OPS (1.175), third in slugging percentage (.725) and fourth in home runs (11).
Game-By-Game: vs. Grand Canyon (2/14): Recorded a single and a walk. at Richmond (2/20-21): Scored twice in the season opener and threw a scoreless inning…Launched a solo homer among two hits in the series finale. vs. Indiana State (2/27-3/1): Blasted a two-run homer and scored two runs in game one…Added a solo homer among two hits in game three…Tossed two-thirds of a scoreless inning and recorded one strikeout. St. John’s (3/4): Launched a two-run homer, a three-run homer and a two-run single, totaling seven RBI. at Texas Tech (3/6-8): Tallied five hits and six RBI in the series…Collected two hits, two RBI and two walks in game one…Hammered a two-run homer in game two…Added a two-run single in game three. at Georgetown (3/11): Launched a solo homer among two hits. Iowa (3/13-15): Smacked a two-run homer and an RBI single in the series opener…Drew two walks and stole a base in game two…Had an RBI single among three hits and scored twice in the series finale. at Purdue (3/20-22): Blasted a solo homer in game one…Worked a pair of walks in game two…Launched a three-run homer and added a single in game three. St. Bonaventure (3/24): Recorded two hits, an RBI single and a run. Illinois (3/27-29): Contributed a solo homer and a sac fly, while adding a single and two runs, in game one…Tallied three hits and a run in game two…Recorded two hits, including a double, in game three. at Nebraska (4/4-5): Collected a two-run double and a single in game one…Had a single in game two…Launched two homers, including a two-run shot and a solo homer. FDU (4/7): Recorded a double and a triple among three hits. Drove in a run and scored twice. at Ohio State (4/10-12): Ripped three hits in game one, including a pair of doubles and a homer, driving in three runs and scoring two…Had a double and a homer among three hits, while driving in two runs. vs. West Virginia (4/15): Collected a hit, two walks and a hit-by-pitch. Rutgers (4/17-19): Had at least one hit in each game of the series…Tallied a single, an RBI and two runs in game one…Singled in game two…Added a double and a three-run homer in game three. Bucknell (4/21): Blasted two homers, driving in three runs, and scored three times. at Oregon (4/24-26): Recorded a single and a run in the series opener…Added a single in the finale. Minnesota (5/2-3): Registered two hits in the first game of the series…Launched a solo homer, among two hits, in the second game. Washington (5/8-9): Recorded at least one hit in each game…Secured two singles and a run in game one…Singled and scored a run in game two and added a single in game three. at Pitt (5/12): Secured a single. Maryland (5/14-16): Drove in four runs with a two-run homer and a two-run single while scoring three runs and stealing a base in the series opener…Recorded two doubles and an RBI in the finale.
BEFORE PSU
Has played in 103 career games, making 99 starts, while playing at Rhode Island (2023-24) and Arkansas (2025)…Helped Arkansas to a College World Series appearance in 2025…In his collegiate career, has batted .282 with a .551 slugging percentage, a .397 on-base percentage and a .996 fielding percentage...Owns 105 hits, 27 doubles, two triples, 23 homers, 84 RBI, 77 runs and three steals…Played in four games and started two at Arkansas in 2025…In 2024 at Rhode Island, batted .252 with a .574 slugging percentage and a .411 on-base percentage, while tallying 39 hits, nine doubles, one triple, 13 homers, 41 RBI and 34 runs…In 2023, recorded a .316 average, a .555 slugging percentage and a .396 on-base percentage to go with 66 hits, 18 doubles, one triple, 10 homers, 43 RBI and 43 runs…Earned Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America, All-Atlantic 10 second team and All-Atlantic 10 rookie team honors in 2023…Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2025.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Monsignor Bonner High School…Was a 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-American-Atlantic Region honorable mention selection…Tabbed a 2021 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American-Atlantic Region selection…Rated as the No. 4 first baseman in Rhode Island by Perfect Game…Ranked as the No. 6 first baseman in Rhode Island by Prep Baseball Report.
PERSONAL
Son of Mike and Ellen Anderson…Has a sister, Danielle…Intends to major in communications.