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2011 NCBWA second team All-Central Region
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2011 Daktronics second team All-Central Region
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2011 ABCA second team All-Central Region
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2011 second team All-RMAC
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2012: Played in 28 games with 26 starts as a designated hitter ... recovered from arm surgery during the offseason ... batted .202 with 19 hits in 94 at bats ... scored 15 runs and drove in 11 ... also had two doubles, a triple and a home run ... had five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, including a game-winning single in the bottom of the sixth of game two, against Hastings (Neb.) on Feb. 19 ... went 2-for-3 with a home run at Regis on March 31 ... recorded a career-high four hits at Colorado Mines on April 27 ... went 2-for-3 at Mines in game one on April 28 ... finished his career with a 2-for-3 performance, including an RBI and a double against Colorado State-Pueblo on May 5 in game two ... batted .364 (12-for-33) over the final nine games.
2011: Named NCBWA, Daktronics and ABCA second team
All-Central Region honors ... earned second team All-RMAC ... batted .353 with 35 runs scored, 35 runs batted in, eight doubles and six home runs ... played in 37 games with 35 starts as the primary designated hitter ... ranked seventh in the conference with a .621 slugging percentage and six home runs in RMAC games ... also eighth with 34 RBIs in RMAC games ... had 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... hit first home run of the season on March 5 at Mesa State in game two ... homered in back-to-back games on March 13 at Colorado Mines and March 18 against Colorado State-Pueblo ... went 3-for-3 with two runs and a double on April 2 against Regis ... had two hits and drove in three at New Mexico Highlands on April 9 ... had two hits and a home run on April 16 against Nebraska-Kearney ... went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two walks in game one on April 17 against UNK ... homered in back-to-back games against Colorado Mines and CSU-Pueblo again on May 1 and May 6 ... had three hits at CSu-Pueblo in game one on May 7.
2010: Was Metro State's top pinch hitter, consistently delivering clutch hits ... batted .290 with nine RBIs, seven runs scored and three home runs in 31 at bats ... had his first career hit, a double, against Colorado Christian on March 5 ... drove in three runs with a home run against CCU on March 6 ... hit a pinch hit home run on April 1 against Colorado State-Pueblo ... drilled a pinch hit, two-run, walk-off home run on April 2 in a 9-7 victory over CSUP ... delivered a walk-off base hit on April 16 against Mesa State, again in a pinch hitting appearance.
Before Metro State: Played two years at Lamar Community College ... batted .279 with 39 hits in 140 at bats and six doubles, three home runs and three triples as a freshman in 2008 ... also drove in 21 runs ... redshirted in 2009 ... coached by Scott Crampton.
High School: 2007 graduate of Eldorado High School ... two-year letterwinner ... coached by Jim Johns ... batted .547 with four home runs and 40 RBI as a junior ... hit .350 as a senior with one home run ... played for Post 49 American Legion baseball team in Albuquerque.
Personal: Born April 7, 1989 ... son of Chris Claus (father) and Julia Winge and Steve Kuntz (stepfather) ... has a sister, Chelsie ... is a member of Metro State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... also is a member of the Runners program for Metro State's student government ... majoring in hospitality, tourism & events with a minor in hotel management.
Career Statistics
2011 Game-By-Game Statistics
2010 Game-By-Game Statistics
