University of Rhode Island

2016 (Sophomore)

• Was URI's starting centerfielder in 56 of the team's 58 games.
• Led Rhode Island with a .349 batting average, 75 hits, a .402 on-base percentage and 13 stolen bases.
• Ranked second on the team in doubles (14) and was third in runs scored (28) and slugging percentage (.428).
• Was nearly perfect in the field, committing just one error on 152 chances.
• Combined to go 4-for-11 with an RBI and one run scored in the season-opening series at #14 Florida State (Feb. 19-21).
• Singled three times, drove in three runs and scored twice at Maryland (Feb. 28).
• Had four hits and one run scored in a three-game set at Winthrop (March 4-6).
• Capped a six-game hitting streak with a single against Indiana State (March 11).
• Had three hits, three runs scored and one RBI in an non-conference game against Davidson (March 13).
• Was 6-for-13 with three RBI and a run scored in a three-game series at Towson (March 19-21).
• Singled, walked three times and scored once at George Mason (March 27).
• Had his fourth three-hit game of the season against Northeastern (March 30).
• Had four hits, two runs scored and two RBI in a three-game series against VCU (April 8-10).
• Went 2-for-4 with a one walk and one run scored at Holy Cross (April 13).
• Had five hits and two RBI in a three-game series at Fordham (April 15-17).
• Tied URI's single-game record with five hits - while also scoring twice and driving in a pair of runs - at Hartford (April 20).
• Singled against St. Bonaventure to extend his hitting streak to 10 games (April 22).
• Combined for four hits, one run scored and one RBI in a doubleheader at Maine (April 26).
• Went 4-for-10 with three RBI and two runs scored in three-game set against Dayton (May 6-8).
• Had four hits, four RBI and three runs scored in three games at La Salle (May 19-20).
• Was 5-for-13 with a double, three runs scored and two RBI at the Atlantic 10 Championship (May 26-28).
• Doubled, singled and drove in a run URI's 5-4 NCAA Regional win over #6 South Carolina (June 3).
• Singled twice, drove in two runs and scored one of his own in an NCAA Regional loss to #21 UNCW. (June 4).

2015 (Freshman)

• Was Rhode Island's starting centerfielder in 51 of the team's 52 games.
• Finished his rookie campaign with a team-leading 17 multiple-hit games.
• Ranked third on the team in batting average (.301), hits (52) and RBI (29).
• Also had 10 stolen bases and scored 21 runs.
• Defensively, committed just one error on 108 chances for a .991 fielding percentage... Had four outfield assists.
• Recorded his first career hit and stolen base in the season-opener at No. 2 Florida (Feb. 13).
• Had four hits, two runs, two stolen bases and an RBI in URI's three-game set against No. 11 North Carolina (Feb. 27-28).
• Went 6-for-10 with three RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Rhody's Atlantic 10 openeing series at Saint Louis (March 20-21).
• Combined to go 5-for-8 in back-to-back games against Sacred Heart (March 28-29).
• Was 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs acored against UMass Lowell on April 1.
• Singled, doubled, scored once and drove in a run at Bryant on April 8.
• Belted his first career triple in the series finale against Saint Joseph's (April 12).
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in the series opener at Richmond (April 17).
• Had a pair of hits at VCU on April 24.
• Drove in four runs on two hits at UMass Lowell (April 29).
• Went 2-for-4 in the series finale against George Washington (May 3).
• Combined to go 5-for-8 in back-to-back games at Massachusetts (May 9-10).
• Closed out the regular season with a five-hit, four-RBI weekend against La Salle (May 14-16).
• At the A-10 Championship, led the Rams in both hits (8) and RBI (5) while hitting a team-best .444 over Rhode Island's five tournament games... Also scored three runs and added 11 putouts in centerfield.
• In Rhody's dramatic second-round victory over Richmond, he chopped the game-winning hit through the Spiders five-man infield to keep the Rams in the winners' bracket with a 2-1 walk-off win... Two days later, in an elimination-round game versus Davidson, he drove in three of URI's four runs... His third RBI of the day proved to be the difference as he beat a two-out grounder to short, allowing Nick DeRegis to score in the 4-3 win. 

High School

• Captained the baseball and basketball teams at Kingwood Park High School.
• Earned his baseball team’s Offensive MVP award as a senior.
• Was an All-District, All-State, All-Area and All-Region honoree in baseball as well as a two-time All-District pick in basketball.
• Graduated in the top 10% of his class.
• Was a member of the Spanish Honor Society and the Key Club.
• Also served as vice president of the National Honor Society.

Personal

• Born March 18, 1996.
• Son of Irene and Rodney Powell.
• Has a younger brother, Ethan.
• Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter.
• Favorite teams are the Yankees, Pirates, Angels, Royals, Mariners.
• Enjoys playing basketball and fishing.
• Selected Rhode Island based on the campus, academics and baseball program.
• Majoring in Environmental Science & Management.