NDSU

2006 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started 36 of 41 games played...Hit 5-for-11 in the final three games of the year to jump his batting average 28 points to a year-end .176...Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and run scored against IPFW (5/19) in the independent tournament...JUNIOR COLLEGE: Two-year starting shortstop for Bismarck State under coach Len Stanley...Named Rookie of the Year in 2004 and hit .357 en route to MVP honors in the Mon-Dak Conference in 2005...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2003 from Sturgis (S.D.) Brown High...Two-year varsity starter in the middle infield for coaches Bill Ewing, Beau Garcia and Jeff Watson...All-state honorable mention his senior year...Played five years of American Legion ball for Sturgis Post 33 from 2000-04...Also competed in soccer and hockey...PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration with a minor in finance...Aims to enter the banking industry, where his father is a bank president...Lists snowboarding, hunting and fishing among his hobbies...Son of Jeffrey and Wanda Watson of Piedmont, S.D.

Year       Avg   GP-GS     AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB-ATT 
2006....  .176   41-36    119   16   21    3    0    1    7    7   34    1-1