The Illinois State baseball team beat Maine, 7-1, Mar. 9, 2012 at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.
2012: Started and appeared in 47 games ... batted .304/.397/.393 with one home run and 35 RBI ... tallied 12 doubles and scored 31 runs ... opened the season with a 13-game on-base streak (2/17-3/11), batting .408 with one home run, three doubles and 20 RBI during that span ... went 4-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored against Austin Peay(2/19) ... collected four RBI in a two-hit gameversus Tennessee Tech (2/24) ... went 2-for-4 with onehome run, five RBI and three runs scored against Tennessee Tech (2/26) ... reached base three times andadded three RBI againstSoutheast Missouri (3/3) ... tallied two hits and collected three RBI against Iowa (3/11) ...went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored versus Army (3/17) ... tallied an 11-game on-base streak (3/31-4/28) ... collected onedouble in three-consecutive games (4/1-4/6) ... went 4-for-7 with one RBI at Creighton (4/28) ... knocked two hits, including a double, versus Creighton (5/24).
Southwestern Illinois College: As a sophomore, hit .468 with 50 RBI, eight home runs, 12 doubles, two triples and seven stolen bases ... named Great Rivers Athletic Conference (GRAC) Player of the Year ... earned second-team All-America recognition ... also awarded region player of the year, team MVP, team leading hitter and team clutch hitter honors ... as a freshman, batted .378 with four home runs and 41 RBI.
O'Fallon Township High School: As a senior, hit .468 with 63 RBI, 11 home runs, 17 doubles and 65 hits ... helped O'Fallon to a third-place finish in state ... all-state, all-area and All-Southwestern Conference selection ... as a junior, batted .475 with four home runs, 58 RBI and 57 hits ... all-state honorable mention selection ... all-area and All-Southwestern Conference honoree ... as a sophomore, hit .278 with 18 RBI.
Personal:Born 11-24-90 in Belleville, Ill. ... son of Sean and Toni Stanton ... has two brothers, Nick and Tyler ... major: Physical Education
