Minnesota rallied for a 3-2 win over Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA: Named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Third Team All-American as a sophomore led the NJCAA with 19 home runs placed fourth nationally with 72 runs batted in, also a team high his 19 home runs in 2012 placed him second on DMACC's single-season home run record list held a .360 batting average and hammered out a .711 slugging percentage and a .457 on-base percentage teammate of incoming Gopher pitcher Alec Crawford as the duo helped DMACC to a 55-15 overall record member of the Bears team that won their fifth ICCAC (Iowa Community College Athletic Conference) championship, regional and district champions and qualified for the NJCAA Division II Baseball National Championship as a first baseman, he posted a .990 fielding percentage.
PERSONAL: Born May 10, 1992 son of Steve and Patty LaShomb.