AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Honors - SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... transferred to FSC from Santa Fe College ... started 22 of his 23 games played behind the plate ... had 23 hits in 85 at bats for a .271 average ... scored 16 runs ... had six doubles, a triple and a homer for a .400 slugging percentage ... registered 169 putouts and 13 assists with zero errors for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as a catcher ... had seven games with two or more hits ... went 4-for-6 in first game of a doubleheader at #19 Mount Olive (2/20) ... homered and drove in five runs at Eckerd on 3/24 ... had a seven-game hit streak from 3/09–3/26 (.333–4–12) ... batted .419 in nine conference games ... hit .450 in 10 road games ... posted a .528 average in 10 games played in March.

PRIOR TO FSC
Played the 2014 and 2015 seasons at Santa Fe College for coach Johnny Wiggs ... twice named to the Mid-Florida Conference All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL
2013 graduate of Santa Fe High School in Lakeland ... led Polk County Schools in batting average as a junior ... named to the All-State squad as a senior ... four-time All-County honoree including first-team as a senior and second-team in his sophomore and junior seasons ... played for 2014 Florida Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame inductee, David Saliba, a 1982 graduate of Florida Southern College ... also played basketball ... president of the Santa Fe chapter of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Born: 8/12/94 ... son of Michael and Maria Barnes ... brother, Austin (age 19), is a sophomore catcher for Daytona State College ... active in the FSC “Best Buddies” program ... participated in the Catholic Heart Work Camp ... marketing Major