Prior to SE... Most recently spent a season as a walk on at Oklahoma State playing basketball... appeared in four games... previously was drafted in the 19th round by the Atlanta Braves as an outfielder... Advanced to Class-A ball in the middle of the 2014 season and saw action with Rome in 2015... retired from baseball in 2015 with a career .210 average in 267 at bats, with 56 hits, 12 doubles and two home runs... started his baseball collegiate career at Eastern Oklahoma State before playing at Texas as a sophomore and Cameron as a junior... at Cameron he was an all-LSC selection as a shortstop...
High School... a two-sport standout at Chattanooga HS in Chattanooga, Okla.... a first team Louisville Slugger All-American at shortstop... also a first team all-state selection... also played basketball, averaging 18.7 ppg his senior season...
Personal... an occupational safety and health major... the son of James and Charmin McElroy... born Dec. 13, 1992.