Career Statistics

2010: Batted .256 in a career-high 24 games played... Recroded a career-high three hits, going 3-for-4 with two runs batted in against Benedictine University on April 15... Doubled and tripled in the same inning, going 2-for-3 with two runs batted in against Purchase College on April 1... Had a career-high three runs batted in with a double against Maranatha Baptist on May 6... Drew 12 bases on balls and had a .423 on-base percentage... NAC Scholar-Athlete.

2009: Played in 14 games as a designated hitter and first baseman, including seven as starter... Had a basehit and two runs scored in win over Wisconsin Lutheran on April 1... Drew a career-high 10 walks in 2009, contributing to a career-best .486 on-base percentage... Eagles were 4-2 when he started games in the designated hitter spot... NAC Scholar-Athlete.

2008: Played in 11 games, starting three of them, including his first start as a designated hitter... Drove in two runs against Augsburg on March 1 with a pair of RBI groundouts... Reached base twice with a pair of walks against Wisconsin Lutheran on April 14... NAC Scholar-Athlete.

2007: Did not participate due to injury.

2006: Played in 10 games starting one game at second base and one game at third base... Hit a double against Chicago in his first career start on April 2 for his first career base hit... Scored two runs and drove in two runs in 14 at-bats.

High School: Attended LaFollette High School in Madison, Wis...won five letters (3 baseball, 2 football) and was named team MVP in Baseball... Won the 2003 Big 8 Championship in baseball, LaFollette's first ever championship...Named Honorable Mention All-Big 8 senior year in both football and baseball... Earned all-city honors in football in 2004... Holds school record for most extra base hits in a season... 2003 baseball team finished 21-3, ranked #1 in the state.

Personal: Parents are Mark and Carrie Besch... Double majoring in Biology and History... had a summer job working on the grounds crew at Madison's Kennedy Little League.