East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Awards

• ASC Championship Series Red Bracket All-Tournament Team (2016)
• All-ASC Honorable Mention (2016)
• ASC All-Academic (2015, 2016)

Career Highs

• At-Bats: 7 at Sul Ross State (4/10/15)
• Hits: 4, 2 times; last at Hardin Simmons (3/19/16)
• Doubles: 2, 2 times; last at Concordia (Gm2) (4/14/17)
• Triples: 1, 3 times; last at Howard Payne (3/6/16)
• Home Runs: 1, 4 times; last at Texas Dallas (5/6/17)
• Runs Scored: 4, 2 times; last vs. Jarvis Christian (2/15/17)
• RBI: 3, 3 times; last at Texas Dallas (5/6/17)
• Stolen Bases: 2, 7 times; last at Howard Payne (Gm1) (4/22/17)
• Hitting Streak: 12 (3/18/17-4/8/17)

2017 (senior)

• Named ASC Second Team Outfielder
• Played and started 41 games at centerfielder
• Fourth on the team with a .322 batting average.
• Fourth on the team with 41 runs including 4 vs. Jarvis Christian (2/15/17)
• Tied for second on the team with 55 hits including three in six games
• Tied for fourth with eight doubles including two at Concordia (4/14/17)
• Hit a solo home run at Texas Dallas (5/6/17)
• Stole 12 bases including two at UMHB (Gm2) (3/13/17) & at Howard Payne (Gm1) (4/22/17)

2016 (junior)

• Named ASC Honorable Mention
• Played in 30 games starting 28.
• Second on the team with a .404 batting average
• Had 42 hits including a season high four at Hardin-Simmons (Gm2) (3/19/16)
• Had 13 RBI including a season high two in games vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (4/22/16) and Howard Payne (5/6/16)
• Had four doubles during the season
• Had a home run in games vs. LeTourneau (4/8/16) and Mary Hardin-Baylor (4/23/16)

2015 (sophomore)

• Started all 43 games in right field
• Led team with 16 stolen bases
• Racked up 33 hits with a career high four at Sul Ross State (4/10)
• Led team with four triples, had 10 extra base hits
• Scored 24 runs, tied for fourth on the team
• Collected eight RBIs in eight different games, including four in a row from 3/27-3/30
• Hit his lone homerun against Texas-Tyler (4/3)
• Walked 16 times

2014 (freshman)

• Played in 39 games with 37 starts
• Finished the season with a batting average of .240 and an OPS of .608
• Also had 21 runs scored, 13 RBI’s and 14 steals
• Went two-for-four with three runs scored and a steal in season opening win vs. Centenary (2/8/14)
• Had career high three hits with a run scored and first two career doubles and first career RBI with two steals in loss at Centenary (2/9/14)
• Had a double, an RBI and a run scored in loss at University of Dallas (2/14/14)
• Had a double, a run scored and a steal in loss vs. Texas-Dallas (2/21/14)
• Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a double in loss at Mississippi College (3/7/14)
• Had three hits and career high two RBI’s with a run scored in loss vs. LeTourneau (3/15/14)
• Had three hits, including a double and scored career high three runs in win vs. Sul Ross St. (4/12/14)
• Had a hit and an RBI with a career high tying two steals in win at Mary Hardin-Baylor (4/18/14)
• Had a hit and two RBI’s in loss vs. Ozarks (4/25/14)
• Had a hit, two runs scored and third two steal game in season ending win at Louisiana College (5/3/14)

Club/AAU

• Paris Dragons
• Played for coach Heath Kennedy
• Named MVP of state tournament in 2011
• Won Dixie state championship and finished third at Dixie World Series in 2011
• Won Dixie state championship and finished second at Dixie World Series in 2013

Paris High School

• Letter winner
• Played centerfield for coach Bill Sikes
• Named newcomer of the year
• Named to all-red river valley team
• Earned first-team all-district honors
• Earned second team all-red river valley as a sophomore
• Earned second-team all-district honors as a junior
• Earned first-team all-district honors as a senior
• Helped team make playoffs all four years
• Helped team make quarterfinals as a sophomore
• Graduated in 2013

Personal

• Son of Randy Rader
• Born on October 12, 1994
• Majoring in Business

Favorites

• Hobbies: Hunting, sports, video games, driving my car
• Sports Team: Texas Rangers
• Food: Steak
• Book: Wild at Heart
• Person: Michael Young
• Sports Experience: Stealing home to win the game against our rival
• Vacation Place: Florida
• Number: 12
• Prized Possession: my car
• TV Show: ESPN
• Influential Person: Grandfather
• Sports Movie: The Sandlot
• People I Have Met: Chad Kroeger, Eli Young Band
• Music Group: Imagine Dragons
• Actor: Will Ferrell
• Athlete: Michael Young