2011: NCBWA All-American First Team ... ABCA All-American First Team ... Daktronics All-America Honorable Mention ... Named All-Region First Team by the NCBWA, ABCA and Daktronics ... All-PBC First Team shortstop ... Played in and started all 52 games ... Hit .392 on a team-high 80 hits, including a team-best 20 doubles and two home runs ... Drove in 54 runs and scored 45 ... First GC hit came in the second game of the year, Feb. 2 against Tampa ... His first GC home run was Feb. 11 at West Georgia.

Prior to GC: Played two years at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kan. … Played in 55 games and recorded 191 at bats … Recorded 70 hits, 60 runs, 10 home runss, and 48 RBI … Led Johnson County with 23 doubles … Twice named All-Conference.

High School: Letter in both baseball and basketball at Kearney High in Kearney, Mo. … Named All-Conference three times.

Personal: Son of Tom and Mary Ann Funk … Born Feb. 21, 1989 … Names New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter as favorite athlete … Chose Georgia College because of great baseball program and warm weather … Enjoys watching “Entourage” on TV ... Eats at Chick-Fil-A or Zaxby's prior to each game.