FRESHMAN (2018)
- Hit .229 in 38 games, including 27 starts, as a true freshman
- Added six doubles and a homer while scoring 17 runs and driving in 16 more
- Struck out just 11 times as a freshman and fielded at a solid .976 clip at second base
- Drove in a season-high four vs. Florida International (Feb. 17) while doubling and homering with three hits and two runs scored with a walk
- Tallied a career-best three hits three different times as a freshman and had six multi-hit games
- Had five games with multiple RBI
- Had a game-winning eighth-inning single through the left side to clinch Mizzou’s series win over Vanderbilt with a 3-1 win (April 20); that hit snapped an 0-for-21 stretch for him
- Also had a game-winning sacrifice fly vs. Mississippi State (March 25) in the 11th inning to clinch a walk-off win and another SEC series win
HIGH SCHOOL (CBC)
- Had a standout career under head coach Mason Horne at Christian Brothers College High School
- In his senior season, he hit .431 with three homers, seven triples, 13 doubles, 37 RBI, and a .784 slugging percentage
- Named Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American Central, All-Region First Team in 2017
- First Team All-Conference in both 2015 and 2017
- Named Underclass High Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game in both 2015 and 2016
- In his career, he hit .390 with five homers, nine triples, 27 doubles and 69 RBI
- Ranked as third-best prospect and the best SS in the state of Missouri by Prep Baseball Report
- Ranked as second-best prospect and the best SS in the state of Missouri by Perfect Game
- Helped guide CBC to a state championship in 2015
- Made Honor Roll every semester at CBC
PERSONAL
- Born on Feb. 18, 1999 in St. Louis, Mo.
- Parents: Father – Daniel Vierling; Mother – Susan Vierling
- Plans to major in Business while at Mizzou
- Brother plays baseball at Notre Dame, named All-ACC in 2017 as a sophomore
- Father played football at the University of Kansas
- Enjoys fishing and playing basketball