Career Highs

• Hits: 4, vs Michigan, May 02, 2021 ; at Indiana, Apr 09, 2021
• Doubles: 1, 10 times - last at Iowa, May 15, 2021 
• Triples: 1, vs Michigan, May 02, 2021 
• Home runs: 2, Penn State, May 21, 2021 ; Northwestern, Mar 27, 2021 
• Total bases: 10, vs Michigan, May 02, 2021  
• RBI: 7, vs Michigan, May 02, 2021  
• Runs scored: 3, at Rutgers, May 29, 2021 ; Michigan State, Apr 16, 2021 ; Northwestern, Mar 27, 2021  
• Walks: 3, at Rutgers, May 29, 2021 ; Ohio State, Mar 06, 2021 
• Hit by pitch: 1, Penn State, May 22, 2021 ; Northwestern, Mar 27, 2021 ; at Minnesota, Mar 13, 2021 
• Sac flies: 1, Michigan State, Apr 16, 2021
• At bats: 6, Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021 
• Stolen bases: 1, 4 times - last at Rutgers, May 28, 2021
• Field chances: 6, Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021 
• Putouts: 2, 5 times - last at Purdue, Apr 25, 2021
• Assists: 4, Maryland, May 08, 2021 ; Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021

Redshirt Senior - 2021

• ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team
• All-Big Ten first team
• Started all 44 games at third base
• .311/.423/.634, 11 2B, 3B, 13 HR, 44 RBIs, 29 BB, 102 TB 
• Led the team in home runs (13), RBIs (44), doubles (11), total bases (102), slugging percentage (.634), OPS (1.034), walks (29) and runs scored (39)
• Fourth in the conference in both home runs (13) and slugging percentage (.634)
• Hit for the cycle vs. Michigan 5/2/21 (4-for-5 with a career-high 7 RBI, 2 R); 4th cycle in the last 32 seasons (since 1990) and first since 2013
• His 7 RBI vs. Michigan 5/2/21 were the most by an Illini since National Player of the Year Bren Spillane (8 RBI on 3/21/18)
• First Illini to have more than one multi-HR game in a season since National Player of the Year Bren Spillane in 2018
• Second multi-HR game of season vs. Penn State 5/21/21
• 2-for-4, 2 HR, 6 RBIs, 3 R vs. Northwestern 3/27/21
• 6 HR in a span of seven games from 3/26/21-4/9/21
• First HR with Illini came at Minnesota 3/13/21 (back-to-back with Jacob Campbell)
• Hit .548 (17-31) when leading off an inning
• Graduated with his master’s in Accountancy Science in May 2021
• Lee and Euline Eilbracht Memorial Scholarship recipient
• No. 32 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by Perfect Game
• Enrolled at Illinois as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining 

Catawba - 2017-20

• Played for Division II Catawba College from 2017-20
• Division II national leader in hits in 2020
• 2020 Academic All-District
• 2019 NCBWA All-America Honorable Mention
• Two-time All-SAC Second Team (2018, 2019)
• Two-time SAC All-Tournament Team (2018, 2019)
• 2019 SAC Defensive Team third baseman
• 2019 All-Region
• South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week 3/17/2020
• .436/.442/.819, 9 HR, 35 RBIs, 3-3 SB in COVID-19 shortened 2020 season
• .352/.414/.563, 8 HR, 55 RBIs, 7-9 SB in 2019
• .356/.464/.623, 9 HR, 47 RBIs, 3-5 SB in 2018
• .296/.391/.424, 2 HR, 23 RBIs in 2017

High School

• Three-year starter at Robinson High School
• Defensive MVP as a junior
• Helped Bulldogs to a conference tournament title
• Played on the state championship basketball team
• Kannapolis Legion Offensive MVP

Personal

• Born March 11, 1998
• Son of Norris and Sandy Raper 
• Two younger brothers, Marshall and Lincoln 
• Majored in accounting at Catawba