- Earned second-team all-GLVC honors in his first season at UIS
- Had 52 runs in 2019, the eighth-highest single-season total in program history
- Recorded eight runs and six RBI during the team’s postseason
UIS:
2019- Second-team all-GLVC … ranked seventh in the GLVC in runs, ninth in hits, and led the conference in hit-by-pitches … one of two players to start all 59 games … started 49 games at third base, and had his other starts at second base … had a .327 batting average, .475 slugging percentage, and .429 on-base percentage … second on the team with 52 runs, and he drove in 50 runners … collected 14 doubles and six homers … had a combined 40 walks and hit-by-pitches … stole seven bases in nine attempts … third on the team with 92 assists, and had 43 putouts … was second on the team with 24 multi-hit games, including seven games with three hits … had 11 games with two or more RBI, including four versus Parkside … had 15 games with multiple runs, including three against Maryville … scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth in the comeback win over Indianapolis … played in all 10 postseason games, and had eight runs and six RBI … led the team in the NCAA Super Regional with three runs and four RBI ... hit .417 with four runs in the NCAA Regional Tournament … had a .349 batting average with 30 runs and 23 RBI in GLVC games … batted .526 when leading off an inning.
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Prior to UIS:
Attended Los Angeles Harbor for two years … hit .341 in his career with 69 runs and 49 RBI … 36 of his 105 hits were extra-base hits, including seven home runs … had a .541 slugging percentage during his season.
High School:
First-team all-league in 2016 … helped his team finish third in the league … lettered four years in baseball and played football during his freshman season.
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Personal:
The son of Sandra and Sean Markham … has three siblings, Raquel, George, and Destiny … an exercise science major.
