FIU Athletics

Junior (2016): Hit .284 with two doubles, three triples and had 13 RBI...Led the team with 15 stolen bases in 21 attempts...Had 54 hits and scored 22 runs...Second on the team with 24 walks...Started the season with an eight-game hitting streak (2/21-3/4) going 13 for 26 and stole five bases...After going 0 for 1 against Loyola Marymount in game one of a doubleheader (3/5) put together another eight-game hitting streak (3/5-3/13) going 12 for 32 with five RBI...Stole three bases against Illinois State (3/9) and went 3 for 6...Was 6 for 14 against Manhattan (3/11-3-13)...Went 5 for 13 against Western Kentucky (4/29-4/30).

Sophomore (2015): Played in 33 games, hit .160 with 6 RBI and stole 4 bases...Fastest player on the team, averages 6.1 in the 60...Had a 3-RBI game against Manhattan (3/1) which included a double...Was 2 for 3 in pinch-hit appearances against the Jaspers (2/28-3/1)...Was 1 for 2 against Bethune-Cookman (3/31)...Was 1 for 3 against Jacksonville (5/5)...Second among FIU outfielders with 4 assists.

Freshman (2014): Played in 30 games mostly as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement...Hit .286 (2 for 7) during the season, including a triple against Florida Memorial (Feb. 25). 

Prior to FIU:  Played for coaches Lance and Brad Roweton at Bolivar High School…Was a four-year letterwinner in both baseball and football…A switch-hitter in high school…2nd team 4A all-state in baseball and football...Hit .380 with nine triples and stole 26 bases his senior season...Was a member of the Mid-American World Series championship team in the summer of 2013…Was also recruited by Missouri and Northwestern State.

Personal: Born May 14, 1995 in Bolivar, Mo…Son of Joe and Amy Follis…Has an older brother, Kaleb...Father, Joe played football at Southwest Baptist University; Mother, Amy played basketball and volleyball at SBU...Majoring in Sports Management…Enjoys playing X-Box and ping pong in his spare time.