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High School/Club: Attended PDG Academy (a school in Fredricksburg, Virginia that is a year-round baseball program for high school players who aspire to maximize their talent through professional instruction and daily competition. The program is centered around the 35 million dollar ballpark of the Fredricksburg Nationals, who are the Washington Nationals Single-A affiliate)…Champion was one of 25 players in the 2024-2025 PDG class to commit to a college baseball program…Played travel ball for Richmond Braves National…

Personal: Sports Management major at UMES…Chose UMES because of its proximity to home, good student life, and the opportunity to play a high level of baseball…His cousin Coco Crisp played 15 seasons in the MLB for Cleveland, the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Kansas City Royals. In his 12th season in the majors, he became the 10th player in Athletics history to join the 20-20 club (20 home runs and 20 stolen bases)...Aims to become a MLB baseball players after graduating from UMES…Favorite sports teams are the Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, and Washington Wizards…Favorite professional athlete is Mookie Betts…

Favorite baseball memory from his career was getting a clutch go-ahead hit to help his team beat the #1 team in their conference…His favorite thing about being a baseball player is the clutch moments…Enjoys playing baseball at an HBCU because it means a lot to know he is playing for both an HBCU and at the NCAA D-1 Level.