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HISTORY & TRAD.
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2008: Named first-team All-OVC catcher after leading the team and finishing seventh in the conference with a .357 batting average ... ranked third in the OVC in runs per game (1.04) ... scored a team-high 53 runs ... finished with 66 hits, seven doubles, six home runs, one triple, 40 RBIs and 93 total bases ... drew a team-high 35 walks and is tied for ninth in Southeast annals with 69 career free passes ... posted a .503 slugging percentage ... struck out only 21 times, tied for the least among regular starters ... led the team with a .403 average to go along with three doubles, two home runs and 25 RBIs in road games ... batted .396 with five home runs, four doubles, one triple and a team-best 30 RBIs in OVC play ... hit .323 with a team-high 27 runs in home contests ... registered 18 multi-hit games, including three 4-hit outings ... drove in multiple runs 10 times, including two 5-RBI efforts ... put together an 11-game hitting streak from April 19-May 10 ... finished the season on an 8-game hitting streak ... went 4-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBIs in the 12-8 victory at No. 6 Vanderbilt (4/1) ... registered first career multi-home run game vs. Tennessee Tech in OVC opener (3/21) ... was 4-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored vs. Southern Illinois (4/8) ... drove in nine runs over a 2-game span at Morehead State, going 1-for-4 with his first career grand slam in the second game of the doubleheader (5/16) and 4-for-6 with five RBIs in the Sunday finale (5/17) ... went 3-for-5 in stolen base attempts. 2007: Named OVC Freshman of the Year ... Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American ... Second team honoree on the Ping!Baseball All Ping! Freshman Team ... OVC All-Freshman Team selection ... OVC All-Tournament team after going 5-for-10 with a home run, two RBIs, two runs and one walk in the OVC Tournament ... started every game in the lineup, and all but two games started as catcher, two other starts came in the designated hitter role ... batted from the second spot in the lineup in 39 games ... finished the 2007 season ranked as the 49th toughest player to strikeout in the nation, averaging one strikeout per 13.8 at bats ... just 13 strikeouts in 179 at bats... finished second on the team with a .324 batting average to go along with 10 doubles, four home runs and 38 RBIs ... led the team with 34 walks and a .443 on-base percentage ... ranked fifth in the OVC in on-base percentage and tied for second in walks ... tied for second on the team with 17 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI performances ... led team batting .526 with runners in scoring positions and two outs ... also led team batting .340 with bases empty and .370 when leading off an inning ... season-long 10-game hitting streak during which he hit .486 (17-for-35) with 10 RBIs and 14 runs scored ... season-best four hits (4-for-5) with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in the 10-7 victory over Murray State in the first round of the OVC Tournament (5/23) ... recorded .980 fielding percentage behind the plate while playing the position full-time for the first time in his baseball career ... Southeast Scholar Athlete. Prep: Missouri High School Player of the Year as a senior at St. John Vianney High School in Kirkwood, Mo. ... first team all-state selection and All-Metro Player of the Year as a senior ... member of state championship team as a sophomore and senior ... allowed just two hits in eight innings in the 2006 state championship game ... hit .315 as a junior and recorded a 2.70 ERA on the mound in 11 appearances ... teammate of Southeast pitcher Josh Syberg ... coached by former major leaguer and Southeast alum Steve Bieser ... National Honor Society member ... graduated with honors. Personal: Born 7-6-88 ... son of Tina and Jim Klocke ... majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance ... drafted in the 46th round by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft ... favorite singer is Jack Johnson ... also recruited by Central Missouri and Eastern Kentucky.
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