2007: Played in and started 45 games ...batted .327 in 159 at-bats...hit .389 vs left-handed pitching and reached base 63.2% of the time he led off an inning...led the team in hits with 52...also led the team in doubles (13), triples (4), and was second on the team in homeruns (3)...scored 31 runs and drove in 24...had a .991 fielding percentage with 321 putouts...named GLIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention.

2006: Played in 37 games and started 36 times...batted .259 in 112 at-bats...scored 23 runs and tied for the team lead with three triples...collected 18 RBI and walked 17 times...ranked third on the team with 12 stolen bases in 15 attempts...had a .957 fielding percentage with 144 putouts...batted .280 against lefties...hit .317 with runners on base...hit .348 when leading off an inning.

High School: Prepped at Jenison High School and lettered in football and baseball...named all-conference, all-district and all-area as a junior...named all-conference, all-area and all-region as a senior...part of the Division I state runners-up in 2004.

Personal: Majoring in Marketing...son of Scott and Beth Vanderkolk...born 6-11-86...brother Jake is a freshman on the Aquinas baseball team.

Career Statistics

Junior
First Base
Bats/Throws - R/R
Jenison, Mich.
Jenison HS