No. 2 overall player and No. 1 outfielder in the nation by Perfect Game ... No. 1 overall player in Georgia by Perfect Game ... two-time Under Armour All-American ... finalist for Georgia’s Gatorade Player-of-the-Year as a junior ... first-team All-American by Louisville Slugger and National Coaches Assocication as a sophomore and junior ... region player-of-the-year as a sophomore and junior ... county player-of-the-year as a sophomore and junior ... member of the USA Today national champion and state champion as a sophomore ... national sophomore player-of-the-year by MaxPreps ... Atlanta Journal Constitution player-of-the-year as a sophomore ... underclass All-American by Perfect Game as a sophomore ... member of the USA Baseball 18U Tournament of Stars team ... member of the USA Baseball 17U Developmental team ... standout swimmer as a youth; national recordholder in the 50m and 100m backstroke in the 11 and 12 year old age groups ... lettered three times in baseball, two times in football and two times in swimming at Lambert High School, where he was coached by Jamie Corr.