Hampden-Sydney College

2024: First-year team member.

High School: 2023 graduate of Colonial Heights High School in Colonial Heights ... earned All-Region honors as a junior and senior … National Honor Society ... Advanced Diploma.

Personal: Son of Andy and Susannah Oates … has one sister (Charleston) … has two brothers (Johnny II, Beau) ... brother (Johnny II '25) plays baseball at H-SC ... dad played baseball at Virginia Tech … grandfather (Johnny Oates) played baseball at Virginia Tech and for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees … also managed for the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers … undecided on major … favorite TV shows include Swamp People, North Woods Law, Yellowstone and The Ranch ... favorite movies include Red Dawn, Forest Gump, Dumb and Dumber, Step Brothers and Benchwarmers ... favorite professional sports teams include the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers ... favorite sports figure is Johnny Oates ... hobbies include fishing and hunting.

Why H-SC: “Academics, athletics and The Brotherhood”