Truman State University Athletics

2010: Starting 50 of the teams 53 games, hit .299 primarily at the lead-off spot…50 hits including 15 multi-hit games and one four-hit game vs. Missouri Southern State University on April 3…stole seven bases on 13 attempts and was hit-by-pitch on four occasions…led the team with a .421 on-base percentage.

2009: Started 47 games and hit .231 in his second full season at second base … recorded 156 at-bats, fourth on the team, and hit from a variety of places in the lineup … drove in 16 runs with four doubles … in 14 opportunities with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 out, he drove the runner in nine times (64%) … upped his average to .241 in conference play.

2008: Started 20 games as a freshman and led the team with a .352 batting average ... also led the team on base percentage with .465 ... had 25 hits and eight RBIs on the season ... batted .370 in conference play ... named to all-MIAA honorable mention team.

High School: A multi-sport athlete, played baseball and football at Jackson High ... honored with all-conference, Outstanding Offense and Outstanding Defense awards in baseball and named all-conference in football ... won several championships in club baseball, including the USSSA AAA World Championships and the Sandlot 17-and-under national championships.

Personal: Born Nov. 13, 1988 ... the son of Val and Soni Crader ... an Exercise Science major.