Northwestern State University of Louisana

2014 Second-Team All-Southland Conference

2015 Season:
• Started all 54 games at third base (26), first base (19), designated hitter (6) and second base (3).
• led the team with 20 extra-base hits, including a team-leading four triples.
• ranked second on the team with a .324 batting average and four home runs and tied for third with 30 RBIs.
• drove in NSU's lone run in its 4-1 loss to Houston Baptist in the Southland Conference Tournament opener on May 20.
• knocked in a run in four straight games from May 8-12 and tripled in consecutive games at Abilene Christian on May 9-10.
• cracked a ninth-inning home run to help NSU avoid a shutout in a 2-1 loss to Central Arkansas on April 17.
• went 3-for-4 with the go-ahead RBI double in a 5-3 win against New Orleans, completing a doubleheader sweep on April 10 and capping a 6-for-9 day at the plate.
• homered and drove in three runs in an 8-5 loss at Sam Houston State on April 7.
• batted .476 (20-for-42) during a 10-game hit streak with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs from April 7-24.
• had five multi-hit games in a six-game span from March 16-27.
• went 6-for-11 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs -- including the game-winner in a 2-1, 16-inning win -- in a doubleheader sweep of Sacred Heart on Feb. 28.
• doubled and homered in a 7-3 home-opening loss to UL Lafayette on Feb. 18.

2014 Season:
• Started all 59 games, 58 at third base.
• tallied 18 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit outings and a four-hit performance.
• finished season on a seven-game hitting streak, which raised his batting average 18 points to its final mark of .324.
• kept his average above .300 from April 29 through the end of the season.
• had his only triple of the season against Southeastern Louisiana at the SLC Tournament on May 21.
• hit both of his home runs in a 3-for-5, 5-RBI performance at McNeese State on April 12.
• finished McNeese series going 5-for-12 with four runs scored, a double, two home runs and five RBIs.
• set a season and career high with four hits against Southern in the first game of a March 1 doubleheader.
 
Before NSU: 
• played in 58 games for the Cavaliers, hitting .389.
• posted a .443 on-base percentage, scored 50 runs and collected 40 RBIs.
• named second-team all-conference at third base.
• team finished fourth in regionals.
• graduated with a 3.4 grade point average.
 
High School: 
• Three-year letterman for coach Toby Todd’s Vikings.
• two-time District 1-5A champion with a combined 53-25 record in his sophomore and junior seasons.
• named district MVP as a junior after hitting .425 with two home runs, 15 doubles and 47 RBIs.
• team was 1-5A runner-up in his senior season (23-13), and he participated in the LHSAA All-Star Game.
• had a .380 batting average, two home runs, 13 doubles and 35 RBIs as a senior.
• named first-team all-district and second-team all-state as a senior.
• member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
• graduated with a 3.4 grade point average.
 
Personal: 
• Born Oct. 2, 1991.
• son of Penny and Chuck Dickens and Byron Daughdrill.
• two brothers, Brett and Jake Daughdrill.
• two sisters, Caroline Daughdrill and Molly Dickens.
• majoring in nursing and psychology.
• hopes to continue to play baseball after NSU or go to nursing school.