2014: Appeared in nine games, making six starts as a designated hitter…Missed the majority of the season due to injury, making his season debut vs. Bradley (4/26)…Hit .238 with a double, an RBI and a run scored…Drew five walks and was hit by a pitch for a .407 on-base percentage…Tallied a season-high four-game hitting streak (5/2 – 5/10).
2013: Appeared in 48 games, making 46 starts…Missed time in the middle of the season due to a shoulder injury…Hit .259 and tied for the team lead with 32 RBI…Tied for third on the squad with seven doubles…Slugged .304 and drew 25 walks with eight hit by pitches for a .381 on-base percentage…Stole three bases in four attempts…Drove in multiple runs in eight games and tallied six multi-hit games…Ranked second on the team with a 28-game on-base streak and put together a season-best eight-game hitting streak…Recorded hits in 14 of the first 15 games of the season…Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in game two of a doubleheader vs. Milwaukee (3/4)…Finished 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI at Kennesaw State (3/8)…Drove in a season-high three runs by going 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored at SIU Edwardsville (5/15)…Fielded .992 on the year, committing just three errors.
2012: Played in 17 games, making 12 starts…Finished the season with a .175 batting average and .346 on-base percentage, after driving in three runs on seven hits and nine walks…Committed just two errors in 119 chances for a .983 fielding percentage…Went 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored vs. Austin Peay (5/9)…Hit .364 in the series against Illinois State (5/17 – 5/19), going 4-for-11 at the plate with a team-high three runs scored.2011: Did not see any game action due to a shoulder injury...One of two UE athletes chosen to attend the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in Chicago.
2010: Played in 36 games with 33 starts both at catcher (30) and DH (3) for UE...Started 15 of UE’s last 16 games at catcher to close out the year...Hit .231 with 13 RBI...Had a pair of two-hit efforts in MVC play against Indiana State (5/8) and Bradley (4/25)...Produced seven multi-hit efforts overall with four multi-RBI games...Best single-game performance came against Murray State in non-conference play, going 4-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in UE’s 14-5 victory (4/14)...Also drove in a season-high three runs at Murray State (4/13)...Had three-hit games at NCAA Tournament participant Saint Louis (3/17) and Murray State (4/13)...Hit .323 (10-for-31) with runners in scoring position...UE won 18 of its 30 games with Day behind home plate.
Background: A three-year letterwinner on the diamond at Barrington High School in Illinois...Named to the Sun Times Top 100, Lake Shore Power 30, and the Chicago Tribune Top 50 players in the Chicagoland area...A two-time Mid-Suburban League all-conference selection...Named to the Daily Herald All-Area team...Participated in the Prep Baseball Report Super 60 workout (the top 30 players in Illinois and Indiana)...Hit .355 with a .472 on-base percentage as a junior, reaching base 60 times in 30 games...Hit .406 as a senior...Led the Broncos to the state’s Elite Eight as a senior.
