CAREER HONORS
• 2024 CSC Academic All-American of the Year
• 2023 CSC Academic All-America First Team
• 2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-America First Team
• 2024 NCBWA All-America Honorable Mention
• 2024 D2CCA All-America Third Team
• 2024 GLVC Player of the Year
• 2024 GLVC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2024 GLVC Paragon Award
• 2024 All-GLVC First Team
• 2024 D2CCA All-Midwest Region First Team
• 2024 NCBWA All-Region First Team
• 2024 Academic All-GLVC
• 2023 CSC Academic All-American of the Year
• 2023 D2CCA All-America Second Team (SS)
• 2023 CSC Academic All-America First Team
• 2023 All-GLVC First Team
• 2023 CSC Academic All-District First Team
• 2023 D2CCA All-Midwest Region First Team
• 2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team
• 2023 Cecil Martin Award for Men's Athlete of the Year
• 2023 R.E. Bowles Nadler Award
• 2022-23 GLVC Bro. James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• 2022-23 Academic All-GLVC
• 2022 All-GLVC First Team
• 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
• 2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team
• 2022 D2CCA All-Midwest Region Second Team
• 2022 NCBWA All-Midwest Region Second Team
• 2022 GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award
• 2021-22 Academic All-GLVC
• 2020-21 Academic All-GLVC
• 2020-21 Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2019-20 GLVC Bro. James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• 2019-20 Academic All-GLVC
2024 (FIFTH YEAR)
Led the team with a .411 average starting all 54 games...Led all of Division II in runs with 85, second nationally in drawing walks with 55...Led the GLVC in walks (55), doubles (23), hits (85), runs, total bases (169), while being top-10 in the conference in average, home runs (19), and RBI (57)...Had a .816 slugging percentage...Went 12-for-15 on the base paths...Had a team-high 29 multi-hit games, including 11 three-hit performances...Named NCWBA National Hitter of the Week and GLVC Player of the Week after a 13-for-21 stretch over five games, smashing three homers, six doubles, stealing two bases, while scoring 11 runs and driving in 13
2023 (SENIOR)
D2CCA All-America Second Team...CSC Academic All-America First Team...CSC Academic All-American of the Year...D2CCA All-Region First Team...NCBWA All-Region First Team...ABCA All-Region Second Team...Set an NCAA era record with a .435 batting average with 80 hits, one off his own school record set in 2022...Boasted 16 doubles, one triple and was tied for the team lead with eight home runs...Scored 55 runs and drove in a team high 49...Drew a school record 48 walks while striking out only 18 times...Swiped nine bases and boasted an on base percentage of .663 and an OPS of better than 1.220 while starting all 53 games...Turned 26 double plays...Went 5-for-5 with two doubles against nationally ranked Illinois Springfield...Boasted 11 games with at least three hits
2022 (JUNIOR)
All-GLVC First Team...CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team...ABCA All-Region Second Team...D2CCA All-Region Second Team...NCBWA All-Region Second Team...GLVC Spalding Sportsmanship Award...Started all 51 games in 2022...Hit a team best .409 with an NCAA era record 81 hits...Also totaled 15 doubles, five triples and nine home runs...Drove in 49 and crossed the plate 54 times...Drew a team high 26 walks and was the toughest player to strikeout in Division II, doing so just eight times...Also swiped 9-of-12 bases...Turned 17 double plays up the middle...Had at least three hits in eight games with 13 multi-RBI contests
2021 (SOPHOMORE)
Started all 40 games at shortstop...Hit .271 on the year with 38 hits...Was second on the team with five home runs while also totaling seven doubles...Scored 25 runs and drove 31...Drew 13 walks and stole two bases...Posted a .957 fielding percentage...Turned 19 double plays
2020 (FRESHMAN - SHORTENED SEASON)
Started four games and appeared in six as a freshman...Hit .222 on the year with four hits, two runs and two RBI
PREP
Played at Maize South High School under coach Chad Christensen...Led his team to a 2017 Class 4A Division I state championship...Earned two Class 5A All-State honors...Named the conference Player of the Year as a senior after hitting .412 with 14 stolen bases...Selected All-Metro...Earned three All-Conference honors...Played club ball for 316 Elite under coach John Dreifort...Member of National Honor Society and Friendship Club
PERSONAL
Born September 3...Son of Greg and Dawn Epp...Has one sibling Isaac...Majoring in civil engineering
CAREER HIGHS ENTERING 2024 SEASON
Hits: 5 vs. Illinois Springfield (5/11/23)
Runs: 5 vs. Indianapolis (4/14/23)
RBI: 5 vs. St. Cloud State (3/7/2021)
Assists: 11 vs. Illinois Springfield (4/30/2021)
