Northwestern State University of Louisana

2007 Season

Hit .300 in 16 games with six starts... knocked in 10 runs and had a double and a triple... hit .412 in seven conference games with four starts... went 3 for 4 with five RBIs, two runs scored and a triple against Lamar (May 13)... had a 2 for 4 game with a double against Central Arkansas (May 19)... finished with a .400 slugging percentage in all games and .588 percentage in league games only.

2006 Season

Redshirted 

High School

Lettered four years in baseball, earning All-District, All-Area and All-State honors... Honor roll student, graduating with a 3.87 gpa... Hit .498 as both a freshman and senior; .470 as a sophomore and .370 as a junior... Member of the Superintendent’s Roll and National Honor Society.  

Personal

Born Aug. 6, 1986... Son of Dennis and Jerrie Choate... one sister, Jessica McGrath... father was a pitcher for the Demons from 1972-75, having racked up several school records... he is also a member of the Graduate N Club Hall of Fame... mother was a member of NSU’s first-ever intercollegiate women’s basketball team... both parents began the baseball and softball programs at Mansfield High School... majoring in health & exercise science with a minor in athletic training... plans on going into physical therapy upon graduation.