2008: Enters season second in school history in fielding percentage (.988) and third in putouts (815) ... Tied for sixth in career doubles (38) ... 13 RBIs from becoming the 11th player in school history to reach 100 in a career ... 30 hits from becoming the 11th or 12th player in school history to reach 150 in a career (Kyle Bowley enters year three shy of 150). 2007: Started and appeared in 45 games, 41 at first base and four at designated hitter ... Finished second on the squad with .341 batting average and 43 RBIs, and third on the team with 59 hits and a triple ... Led Spartans with 19 doubles, which tied for third in school history, and four home runs ... Tied for team lead with 18 multiple-hit games and finished second with 12 multiple-RBI efforts ... Opened season by going 5-for-10 with three doubles and five RBIs in a two-game set with Limestone (2/3-4) ... Hit first home run of season against Mars Hill, a 3-run jack (2/6) ... Had two doubles, three hits and three RBIs against UNC Pembroke (2/17) ... Went 2-for-2 with two runs, three RBIs and a triple against Newberry (2/20) ... Missed three weeks with broken hand ... Started a 16-game hitting streak in third game back, hitting .431 (28-for-65) with seven doubles, two homers, 18 RBIs and 11 runs during the stretch ... Went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI at USC Aiken (2/25) ... Also added three hits during games at Lenoir-Rhyne (3/28), Georgia College & State (4/1) and Belmont Abbey (4/10) ... Added home run and five RBIs against Belmont Abbey ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBIs, a double and a home run at Anderson (4/17) ... Went 5-for-11 against Armstrong Atlantic (4/20-21) ... Hit .400 (14-for-35) with two doubles, a home run and nine RBIs during night games ... Hit .368 (35-for-95) with 10 doubles and 30 RBIs at Harley Park. 2006: Played in 56 games with 53 starts ... Earned 51 starts at first base ... Finished fourth on the team with .304 batting average, third with a .466 slugging percentage, third with 41 RBIs, third with four home runs, and third with five sacrifice bunts ... Led team with 19 doubles, tied for third in school history, and also scored 36 runs ... Posted 15 multiple-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI games ... Hit first home run of the year against Anderson (2/5) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs at Southern Wesleyan (2/14) ... Went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a double against USC Aiken (2/25) ... Went 4-for-6 with three runs, six RBIs and three doubles at Anderson (3/5) ... Hit homer and posted two runs and two RBis at Coker (3/8) ... Went 2-for-2 with two runs and three RBIs, blasting two doubles against Lenoir-Rhyne (3/30) ... Went 4-for-5 with a double, a run and an RBI at Mars Hill (4/11) ... Posted two doubles and two runs at Francis Marion (5/4) ... Hit homers against Augusta State (4/14) and in Peach Belt Conference Tournament against Francis Marion (5/12) ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs in the game ... Set school record for putouts (453). 2005: Played in seven games as a freshman with five starts ... Hit .158 in only 19 at-bats ... Recorded his first collegiate hit, a two-run homerun against Georgia College & State (3/12) ... Recorded an RBI in a victory against North Greenville on April 7. High School: Earned two letters for Scott Freeman at Mauldin High ... Batted .495 with 10 home runs and 67 RBIs during his senior year, helping team to Region 1 AAAA and state AAAA championships ... Was named AAAA State Player-of-the-Year in South Carolina by the High School Sports Report ... An all-region selection ... Named to the International Paper Classic Tournament Team. Personal: Born Sept. 13, 1986 ... Son of Mike and Patty Runion ... Has two sisters, Catherine and Rebecca ... Majoring in speech communications ... Enjoys Japanese food ... Favorite movie is "Rudy" ... Favorite TV show is "The Sopranos" ... Likes to golf ... Favorite season is autumn.

Career-Highs
Hitting
At-Bats6 at Anderson, 3/5/06
Hits4, three times
Runs3 at Anderson, 3/5/06
Doubles3 at Anderson, 3/5/06
Triple1 vs. Newberry, 2/20/07
Home Runs1, nine times
RBI6 at Anderson, 3/5/06
Stolen Bases1 vs. Mars Hill, 2/21/06


Year       Avg   GP-GS     AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB-ATT
2005....  .158    7-5      19    2    3    0    0    1    3    1    4    0-0
2006....  .304   55-53    191   36   58   19    0    4   41   22   46    1-1
2007....  .341   45-45    173   27   59   19    1    4   43   20   34    0-0
TOTAL...  .313  107-103   383   65  120   38    1    9   87   43   84    1-1