Linfield University Athletics

SOPHOMORE
Second Team All-NWC selection.
Played in 36 games, starting in 30.
Recorded 26 runs, 33 hits, 12 home runs, and 41 RBIs on a .287 batting average.
 
FRESHMAN
Did not participate in a varsity game.
 
IMG ACADEMY 
Four-time letter winner in baseball and football.
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Majoring in business management.
Son of Karen and Steve Porter.
 
WHAT ARE THE REASONS YOU CHOSE TO ATTEND LINFIELD? 
I will be able to play baseball, and it’s a tight, close-knit community.
 
WHAT DOES BEING A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD MEAN TO YOU? 
I am able to represent Linfield in school and on the field.
 
HOW HAS PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS MADE YOU A BETTER PERSON? 
I have learned how deal with negative people and negative situations.
 
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? 
Hopefully still playing baseball.
 
WHAT'S THE BEST LINFIELD CLASS YOU'VE TAKEN AND WHY? The best class that I have taken is Business law because it has made me balance my life between baseball and school. Business law is hard, and Professor Farag is an amazing teacher.
 
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INSPIRATION IN YOUR LIFE? WHY HAS HE OR SHE BEEN SO INFLUENTIAL? 
My dad is my inspiration because he has showed me that you can have nothing and achieve anything that you want to achieve if you put your mind to it.
 
THE GREATEST PRINCIPLE OR LESSON THAT I'VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD HAS BEEN... 
I have learned that there is success in failure.  I have also learned to surround myself with people that have the same common goal that I have.
 
AS A LINFIELD STUDENT-ATHLETE, MY GOALS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY FOR MY TEAM ARE… 
I strive to be the best version of myself. As a team, I want us to win, plain and simple.