Dallas Baptist University Athletics

MLB DRAFT
22nd Round – Washington Nationals (2014)
 
CAREER HONORS:
2014:
First Team Catcher – Perfect Game’s Summer Collegiate All-America Team
Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team
 
2014 (SOPHOMORE)
Started all 61 games, making 45 starts at catcher and 16 as the team’s designated hitter … Hit .251 and tied for the team lead in doubles with 14 … Tied for seventh in the nation with seven triples … Finished the season second on the team in both RBI (43) and home runs (6) … Drew a team-best 45 walks … 103 total bases were third most on the club … Tops on the team with a .398 on-base percentage … Committed just five errors to post a .987 fielding percentage … Made his debut in a Patriot uniform on Opening Day on February 14 versus Mississippi Valley State and tripled, scored three runs, and collected an RBI … Went 2-for-5 and scored three more runs the following day against Mississippi Valley State … Finished the series versus MVSU by going 3-for-5 at the plate with his first career home run, a triple, and three RBI … Hit safely in his fourth consecutive game after going 2-for-4 with another home run in a win over Grambling State on February 18 … Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in an extra-inning win at UT-San Antonio on February 25 … Doubled and scored four runs versus Pennsylvania on March 1 … Pieced together a two-hit day at TCU on March 4 … Homered, doubled, and knocked in two runs on March 22 against Utah Valley … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBI at Stephen F. Austin on March 25 … Lifted DBU to a win in the Missouri Valley Conference opener over Bradley on March 28 with two hits, including a double and two RBI … Helped the Patriots complete a sweep of Bradley by going 3-for-5 with a double, triple, and three RBI … Went 2-for-5 and drove in two runs to go along with a double and triple versus Texas Southern on April 1 … Capped off a season-best six game hit streak with a 1-for-3 day at Illinois State on April 5 … Collected two RBI and scored a pair of runs in a victory over Baylor on April 11 … Went 3-for-5 with a double at Baylor on April 12 … Hit a two-run blast on April 18 against Evansville … Delivered a double, a triple, and knocked in three runs in a win over Evansville on April 19 … Homered and drove in a season-high five runs on April 26 at Indiana State … Went 2-for-3 and tripled against Missouri State on May 4 … Tripled and scored two runs in a win at Wichita State on May 11 … Scored three runs on May 15 versus Southern Illinois … Hit a two-run home run against Bradley in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on May 21 … Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in a win over Missouri State on May 23 to send DBU to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship game … Picked up two singles and scored a pair of runs versus Siena in the Fort Worth Regional on May 31.
 
2013 (FRESHMAN – EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE)
Played in 47 games and hit .338 with five homeruns and 23 runs batted in … Also hit 14 doubles and three triples … Named to the NJCAA All-Region II Team … 1st Team All-Conference selection.
 
COLLEGIATE SUMMER BASEBALL
Played for the Eau Claire Express of the Northwoods League … Named the No. 10 Prospect in the Northwoods League by Baseball America … Selected to the Northwoods League All-Star Team after hitting .327 and driving in a team-best 40 RBI … Prior to last summer, played for the Chugiak Chinooks of the Alaska Baseball League … Named a Second Team ABL All-Star selection at the end of the season … Rated as the No. 25 prospect in the Alaska Baseball League by Perfect Game.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Eufaula High School … Played for Head Coach Preston James … A two-time All-Conference selection … Selected to the 2012 Oklahoman’s All-State Honorable Mention Team.

PERSONAL
Born on February 5, 1993 … Parents are John and Pearle Salters … From 1998-2006, grew up in Kenya and Tanzania, as his parents served as missionaries … Did not start playing baseball until he returned to the United States at the age of 13 … Majoring in Business Management … Favorite Bible verse is Joshua 1:9.