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Career Honors and Awards:
2009 (Junior): Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades for the third time in his career ... Appeared in 60 games, making 59 starts at second base ... Set career-highs in batting average (.296), doubles (14), triples (four) and homers (five), runs scored (54), and on-base percentage (.447) ... Led the team with 41 walks and was hit by pitch 16 times ... Also topped the Jayhawks with 14 sacrifices ... Collected three hits, two doubles and a homer, and four RBIs against Wichita State (March 11) ... Also recorded a three-hit game against No. 4 Arizona State (March 15) ... Went 3-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored against No. 17 Oklahoma State (April 10) ... Reached base five times at Texas Tech (April 18) with a single, two doubles and two walks ... Scored three runs in KU's loss at Missouri (May 10) ... Recorded three hits in Big 12 Baseball Championship game against No. 11 Kansas State (May 20) ... Collected two hits in NCAA Tournament win over Dartmouth (May 30) ... Walked three times in four plate appearances against No. 15 Coastal Carolina (May 31). Summer 2008: Played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League ... Hit .274 with six doubles, 18 RBIs, seven steals and a .403 on-base percentage ... Teammate of current Jayhawk T.J. Walz. 2008 (Sophomore): Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Also selected to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Started 56 games at second base ... Hit .296 with eight doubles, two triples and 25 RBIs ... Set a school record with 24 sacrifices ... Finished fourth on the team with 60 hits ... Hit .361 against left-handed pitching ... Batted .311 with two outs in the inning ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs against Dartmouth (3/20) ... Recorded first three-hit game of the season against Texas Tech (4/11) ... Hit only homer of the season and drove in three runs against Oklahoma (5/3) ... Tied a school record with five hits, including a walk-off single, against No. 14 Missouri (5/11) ... Tied for third on the team with 18 multiple-hit games ... Also had five multi-RBI games. Summer 2007: Hit .260 with 33 runs scored and seven doubles for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League ... Recorded seven stolen bases, 17 RBIs and a .410 on-base percentage ... Teammate of current Jayhawks Justin Ellrich, Nick Czyz, Shaeffer Hall and Andy Marks. 2007 (Freshman): Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Started 55 games at third base and two at shortstop as a freshman ... Hit .286 with eight doubles and 27 RBIs in 210 at-bats ... His 32 walks tied for first on the team with his brother Ryne ... Had a team-best 16-game hitting streak from 2/23 to 3/23 ... Hit his first career home run, a three-run shot, against Oklahoma State (3/23) ... Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored against Tabor (3/6) ... Collected five hits in a doubleheader against Baylor (4/15). Summer 2006: Hit .281 with 27 RBIs and seven stolen bases for the Duluth Huskies ... Named to the league's mid-season as well as post-season all-star teams ... Teammate of current Jayhawks Andy Marks and Paul Smyth as well as former Jayhawk Brock Simpson. Free State HS: Lettered four times for head coach Mike Hill, Jr. ... Helped team to 2006 class 6A State Championship and second place state finish in 2004 ... Led team to four straight Sunflower League Championships ... 2006 Kansas High School Player of the Year ... A 2005 and 2006 first team All-State selection ... 2006 Kansas City All-Metro ... Four-time first team All-Sunflower Conference ... During the summer, played for the Firestone Rangers, who won the USABF 18 and under World Series in 2003. Personal: Parents are Ritch and Cindy Price ... Brother, Ritchie, was drafted by the New York Mets ... Brother, Ryne, is a senior utility player for KU ... An economics major.
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