First pitch on Friday set for 6 p.m. at Bob Wren Stadium
2012: Appeared in 34 games and made 24 starts... Opened the year by going 1-for-5 with an RBI at UNCW (Feb. 17)... Drew a season-high three walks at UNCW Went 1-for-2 with a double at Middle Tennessee (Feb. 25)... Scored his first run of the season at Davidson (March 3)... Drove in a run, hit a double, scored a run and drew a pair of walks in the Bobcats' home-opener against West Virginia State (March 6)... Had a pair of hits during Ohio's three-game series with Oakland (March 9-11)... Posted a monster series against in-state rival Miami (March 17-19) as he went 5-for-10 with an RBI and a run scored... In the series finale versus the Redhawks, he went 3-for-4... Closed out the year by going 1-for-3 with a run scored against Buffalo in the MAC Championship (May 24).
Previous Schools: Attended Daytona State College ... Awarded Defensive Player of the year for the 2010 and 2011 seasons ... Named Mid-Florida Conference All-Star in 2011 ... Helped his high school team earn the National Academic Team of the Year title in 2009 and 2010 ... Named to the Dean's List in four semesters... Named a member of National Academic Team of the Year.... Earned four letters in baseball at Menomonie High School ... Helped his high school team claim the All-Conference title in 2007 and 2008 ... Also earned two letters in football and two letters in basketball.
Personal:Son of Richard and Cynthia Otto ... Has two older siblings, Nathan and Allison ... Hobbies include fishing ... Favorite athlete is Aaron Rodgers ... Majoring in Business Management and Strategic Leadership.