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2023 (Senior): Preseason Black College Nines "Player to Watch For" ... Appeared in 46 games with 42 starts at left and center field ... Stole eight bases ... Scored 21 runs ... Drove in 13 base runners ... Hit nine doubles ... Season high three doubles against Lehigh on March 5 ... Had three RBI against UMBC on March 15 ... Northeast Conference Prime Performer for Week Five ...

2022 (Junior): Appeared in 37 games with 26 starts in the outfield ... Stole eight bases at a 88% success rate ... Delivered walk off hit against Coppin State on April 14, 2022 ... Season high six putouts against Norfolk State on May 20, 2022 in the MEAC Baseball Tournament ... Season high two stolen bases on March 2, 2022 ... MEAC Tournament Player of the Game against Norfolk State on May 20, 2022 ... Daily Times Delmarva Player of the Week for April 11-17 ... 

2021 (Sophomore): Lost season due to COVID-19 pandemic ...

2020 (Freshman): Attended Southern University ...

High School/Club: Attended Wyoming High School in Cincinnati, Ohio ... transferred from Southern University ... lettered in baseball, golf and indoor track ... graduated high school at 16 with a 3.78 GPA ...  All Cincinnati Hills League, All Cincinnati, senior east/west all star and team MVP in 2018 ... scored 24 runs on just 21 hits including four triples with a .452 OBP as a senior ... member of Chet Lemon's Juice (FL), Cincinnati Juice (OH) and Five Star North club teams ... 2017 WWBA Underclass World Championship All-Tournament Team ...

Personal: Born August 5, 2001 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... son of Derrick and Eve Mayes ... brother to Nia and Brandon ... named to the dean's list at Southern University three times ... named to the dean's list at Maryland Eastern Shore during his first semester as a Hawk ... pregame routine includes putting eye black on and praying at the center field wall ... cousin of Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson ... most memorable sports moment is a pinch hit double in his first ever collegiate at bat against #8 Louisiana State University ... most influential person is his father Derrick Sr. who put his first bat in his hands ... after graduating hopes to work as a data analyst or sabermetrics for a major league organization ... proudest moment in life was graduating at 16 ... favorite quote is "By any means necessary" - Malcolm X ... hobbies include making sports films, gaming, website design and listening to music ... favorite book is The Art of War by Sun Tzu ... personal goal for the season is to be named MEAC Player of the Year and winning a MEAC title ... wants to make a legacy out of his name while at the Shore ...