- First-Team All-American, First-Team All-Region, First-Team All-GLVC, and an Academic All-District Selection in 2021
- UIS’s designated hitter in 56 games the last two seasons
- Has the second-best career batting average (.406), on-base percentage (.486), and slugging percentage (.736) in UIS history
UIS:
2021- Named First-Team ABCA All-American, and Second-Team NCBWA and D2CCA All-American … first-team all-region by all three organizations … first-team all-GLVC … started all 45 games as the team’s designated hitter … fourth in NCAA Division II in doubles, 16
th in RBI, 21
st in hits, 23
rd in total bases, 24
th in batting average, 41
st in slugging percentage, and 50
th in on-base percentage … led the GLVC in doubles and RBI … second in the GLVC in hits, runs, and total bases, fourth in batting average and slugging percentage, seventh in home runs and on-base percentage … had a 36-game hitting streak during the season, the 13
th-longest in NCAA Division II history … led the team with 71 hits, 22 doubles, and 58 RBI … had a .420 batting average, .757 slugging percentage, and .503 on-base percentage … collected 50 runs, one triple, 11 home runs, and one stolen base … tied for the team-highs with 22 multi-hit games and 22 multi-RBI games, and had 13 games with two or more runs … tied a school record with three home runs in game four of the William Jewell series … had a season-high six RBI and four runs in that game … in game three of that series, tied a school record with three doubles … had a season-high four hits against Southwest Baptist … in game one of the Drury series, had three extra-base hits, five RBI, and two runs … scored six runs in six games during the team’s postseason run … CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American … a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection … named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team.
2020- Appeared and started in 11 games as the designated hitter … ranked in the top-10 in the GLVC in hits per game, home runs per game, RBI per game, runs per game, and slugging percentage … had a .349 batting average, .651 slugging percentage, and .417 on-base percentage … collected 12 runs, 15 hits, four doubles, three home runs, and 12 RBI … batted .407 with runs on base … had four games with multi-hits, three with multi-runs, and three with multi-RBI … had a season-high three hits and three runs in the first game of the Southern Indiana series … also collected three hits against Newman and Purdue Northwest … had a season-high four RBI against Newman after a seventh-inning grand slam … also homered against Purdue Northwest and Southern Indiana … named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team.
Prior to UIS:
A transfer from Kirkwood Community College … earned ICCAC all-region honors in 2019 … in his two-year career, played in 90 games … had a .298 batting average, .427 on-base percentage, and .541 slugging percentage … collected 54 runs, 76 RBI, 18 doubles, and 14 home runs … in his sophomore season, hit .322 with a .439 on-base percentage and .566 slugging percentage … hit seven homers and 14 doubles, and recorded 52 RBI and 27 runs … as a freshman, hit .262 with a .409 on-base percentage and .505 slugging percentage … collected 27 runs, 24 RBI, four doubles, and seven home runs.
High School:
Earned all-conference and all-area honors all four seasons … hit .420 in his career, with 153 hits, 16 home runs, and 113 RBI … an all-area and all-conference football player.
Personal:
The son of Mindy and Karl Youngquist … has one sibling, Kiersten … a sports management major.
