Franklin College

2026: Named first team All-HCAC after batting a team-high .403 with seven home runs and 49 RBIs ... Set a single-season school record with 24 doubles ... Earned HCAC Player of the Week honors twice (March 16 and 30) ... Posted a .997 fielding percentage, playing primarily at first base ... Hit safely in his first 28 games as a Grizzly ... Had three hits and three RBIs against Concordia Chicago (Feb. 22) ... Went 4 for 5 with six RBIs against Wilmington (March 12) ... Was 3 for 5 and drove in three runs in the series finale against Albion (March 15) ... Went 8 for 14 with six runs scored, two homers and eight RBIs in a three-game set against Earlham (March 28-29) ... Drove in three runs with a tape-measure home run against Webster (April 14) ... Had three RBIs in the HCAC tournament opener against Rose-Hulman (May 7).

2025 (at Purdue Fort Wayne): Played in 31 games, starting 24 ... Batted .294 with three doubles, 14 runs scored and 14 RBIs ... Had 10 multi-hit games, including three-hit outings against Wright State (April 12) and Milwaukee (May 21).

Personal: Son of Mike and Kathleen Helton ... Has one older brother (Luke) ... Graduated as the all-time hits leader at Whiteland, where he was an all-conference and all-county player all four years ... Was a North-South All-Star and District Player of the Year ... Also enjoys playing golf.