2018: Played in 33 games making 31 starts as the head-man at catcher for the Spartans as a junior ... hit .333 on 41 hits along with five doubles and four homeruns ... also drove in 17 and scored 31 on the season ... recorded a career-high four hits in a win over St. Mary's (Md.) ... hit his first career homer against St. Mary's (Md.) and followed that up with another homerun against PSU-Harrisburg in the following contest ... recorded multiple hit in 13 games ... had a three-game stretch where he went 7-for-14 with a double, two homers, 5 runs scored, and 4 RBI ... finished the season with a three-game hit streak throughout the CAC tournament ... posted a .967 fielding percentage behind the dish in 246 total chances ... gunned down 14 runners trying to steal ... also was a wall behind the plate only allowing five passed balls on the year.
2017: Played in 36 games with 34 starts as York's top catcher during the campaign ... threw out a 33% of attempted base stealers, nailing 16 of 48 runners attempting to steal ... the 16 runners caught stealing was the second highest single season total in Spartan history ... posted a .978 fielding percentage in 277 attempts behind the plate ... hit .227 with 15 runs scored, seven RBI, and eight doubles in 110 at-bats during the year ... had a .358 on-base percentage as he drew 17 walks and was hit by six pitches ... had a .300 slugging percentage with 33 total bases ... tied his career high with two hits in seven games during the year ... had a career-high two doubles in the April 2 win over Marymount ... had a hit in 18 games with seven multi-hit games.
2016: Played in eight games, making four starts as a freshman for the Spartans ... went 2-for-11 at the plate, going .182 with a double and one RBI ... both hits came against Marymount, going 2-for-3 with one run scored, one double and one RBI ... had a fielding percentage of .967, converting 26 of his 30 chances at catcher.
Personal: Is a finance major ... is the son of Mark and Michelle Southern ... born on May 1, 1997 ... played for Steve Ballance at Glenelg High School ... was a first team all-county selection while at Glenelg ... was an academic honor roll honoree at Glenelg.
