THE OFFICIAL SITE OF KING UNIVERSITY TORNADO ATHLETICS

Career Rankings

• Tied for 5th in stolen bases with 27

2022

• Started all 36 games in which he appeared
• Conference Carolinas rankings
  • 16th in stolen bases with 14
  • 11th in stolen bases per game with 0.39
• Batted .331, with five doubles and 23 RBI
• Went 5-for-5 against Southern Wesleyan on March 5
  • Only time this season a Tornado had five hits in a single game
• Also drove in four runs and stole four bases against the Warriors
  • The 4 stolen bases is tied for most in King history
• Had 12 multi-hit games

2021

• Started all 36 games he appeared
• Fifth on the team with a .276 batting average
• Conference Carolinas Rankings
  • 8th with eight hit by pitches
  • 9th with 12 stolen bases
  • 8th with an average of 0.33 stolen bases per game
• Third among Tornado with nine multiple hit games, including two with three hits
• Season-long seven-game hitting and 10-game reached base streak to end the season
• Three hits, including a home run and two runs batted in against Emmanuel in the conference tournament on April 28
• Posted a pair of doubles and drove in two on three hits against Southern Wesleyan on February 20
• Scored three runs on March 11 against Chowan

2020

• Posted three hits, including a triple in the season-opener at Anderson on February 1
• Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in a win at Anderson on February 2
• Missed 10 games due to injury
• First career home run came at Tusculum on February 25 where he drove in four runs
• Laced two doubles in a win over Barton on March 1
• Season canceled due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic

Prior to King

• Played at Lake Sumter State College

High School

• 2016 district runner-up and a regional semi-final appearance
• 2015 District Champion

Personal

• Son of Jeff and Heather Backus 
• Majoring in Biology