2011 ? Ignited the Tigers' midseason turnaround when he was moved to left field, hitting .327 in the 23 games following the change with 16 RBI, 19 runs and four home runs.
? Finished the season hitting .285 with four home runs, 32 RBI and 31 runs scored.
? His 32 RBI were second on the team and his 31 runs scored were good for third.
? Tied the school record with four stolen bases against Le Moyne in March; finished the season 11 of 16 in stolen base attempts, one of six Tigers to steal double-digit bags in 2011.
? Slugged .399 for the year with 17 extra-base hits, including a big home run in the Big 12 Championship game against Texas A&M.
? Named to the All-Big 12 Tournament Team after going 7-24 with one RBI, five runs and one home run while helping Mizzou become the first-ever No. 8 seed to play for the Big 12 title.
? Highlight of the tournament was a 3-5 performance in a walk-off win against Oklahoma State in the second round of the tournament. He scored the game-winning run in that game on a walk-off single by Eric Garcia.
? Went 2-3 with a run scored and two RBI in the season-opening game against Cal-Poly (2/18).
? Tallied a game-winning single in the 10th inning at Texas State (3/30).
? Went 4-4 with two RBI and a run scored in the series finale at Baylor, helping Mizzou claim its first Big 12 series win of the season (4/23).
? Spent the summer with the NECBL's North Shore Navigators.
? Drafted in the 46th round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees.
2010
? Doubled and had an RBI against Washington on Feb. 20.
? Drove in the game-winning run on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch against New Mexico on Feb. 21.
? Homered in the first game of the series against North Dakota.
? Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against Nebraska on May 15.
? Was 2-for-4 and drove in two runs in the second game of the Nebraska series.
? Finished the year on an eight-game hitting streak.
? Hit a home run in the series opener with Texas and had one hit in each of the three games vs. UT.
? Was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI against Texas in the first game of the Big 12 Tournament.
? Had a pair of doubles against Texas Tech in the final game of the year.
2009
Had a hit in each of the first eight games in which he played at Missouri, hitting .448 with 10 RBI during the streak ... Had a pinch-hit single in his first career at-bat against Nevada on Feb. 20 ... Was 6-for-9 with three RBI and four runs scored in the doubleheader with Ball State on March 7, including two doubles in game two ... Went 7-for-13 with six RBI and four runs scored in three games played against Ball State ... Had a three-run home run, his first homer of the year, in the series finale with Ball State ... Was 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored against Western Illinois on March 10 ... Had a hit in the series opener at Texas ... Tallied a hit in each of the three games of the Texas A&M series, including a 2-for-2 performance with two walks and two runs scored in game two of the series ... Was 2-for-3 with a run scored against Oklahoma on April 5, a day after going 1-for-3 against OU ... Had a hit in each of the two games of the Minnesota series, including driving in three on a double in the second game of the series ... Wad three hits, including a double, and scored twice in game one of the doubleheader with Baylor on April 11 ... Was 1-for-3 with a run scored against Indiana State on April 14 ... Picked up a hit in the second game of the Kansas State series ... Hit his second home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the final game of the series at Nebraska.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a two-time all-state selection for Parkway West High School (2007 and 2008) ... Named to the all-metro and all-conference teams his junior and seniors seasons ... Hit .481 his senior year, with five home runs and 20 RBI ... Had a career batting average of .465 at Parkway West, with 27 home runs, 83 RBI and 38 stolen bases ... Was a two-time all-state selection in football as a wide receiver and strong safety and was a three-time all-metro and all-conference honoree.
PERSONAL
Born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son on David and Regina Mach ... Is an arts & science major ... Brother, Kyle, played for Mizzou from 2006-09 and was drafted by San Francisco in the 2009 MLB Draft ... Grandfather, Phil Gagliano, played in the major leagues for the Cardinals, Reds, Cubs and Red Sox and won a World Series with St. Louis in 1967 ... Father played baseball at Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State).
