2011 (Freshman): Put together arguably one of the best all-around freshman campaigns by any player in the nation last season … One of only four Bears to start in all 59 games in 2011, logging 57 starts in left field, one in center field and one as a designated hitter … Hit .332 last season and ranked among the team leaders in multiple statistical categories, including stolen bases (2nd – 11), total bases (4th – 118), hits (4th – 77), RBI (4th – 47), doubles (T-4th - 12), batting average (5th - .332) and home runs (5th – 9) … Had a .509 slugging percentage and four assists from his left field position … Finished third on the team with 24 multi-hit games and put together a team-long 15-game hitting streak from March 26-April 19 … Had his best game of the season in just the second tilt of the 2011 campaign, amassing two home runs, three RBI, three runs scored and a season-high four hits in a 17-5 win against Liberty (Feb. 19) … Went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in a 9-0 win at Belmont (March 6) … Had a monster series against A-Sun Conference member USC-Upstate (May 14-15), going 8-for-14 with two doubles and six RBI … Finished what Coach Gibson said was “The best freshman campaign I have ever seen,” by being named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team and the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team.

High School: Played baseball at two powerhouse schools, Freedom High School in Orlando, Fla. as a sophomore and Dominion Christian as a junior and senior … Led Dominion Christian to back-to-back Regional Championships in his two seasons there under head coach Bob McDaniel … Was named a National Christian School Athletic Association All-American as a junior and senior … Recognized in the Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd” section of the May 4, 2009 issue for a torrid stretch during his junior season in which he hit six home runs and collected 15 RBI over a three-game span … Also named to the GISA Class 1-AAA All-State team as a junior and senior.

Personal: Son of Larry and Laura Workman … Has a younger brother, Dominick, 13 and an older sister, Yvonne, 24 … Plans to major in education at Mercer … Born on August 1, 1991 in Tuscaloosa, Ala … Lists Denzel Washington as his favorite actor and The Bible as his favorite book … Wants to become a Bible teacher once he graduates from Mercer.