GENERAL
●Was a highly-touted junior college transfer who joined the team last season
●Outstanding athlete in every aspect of the game and will serve as the starting shortstop
●Most likely will hit in the middle of the Black & Gold lineup

2009/JUNIOR
●Started 45 games in his first season with the Rams and registered at least one hit in 33 of those contests
●Finished tied for second on the team with a .343 batting average
●Posted 58 hits with 12 doubles and two home runs
●Scored 38 runs and drove in 25 RBI
●Registered a team-leading 22 walks and was 8-of-11 in stolen base opportunities
●Tallied a season-high three RBI, going 3-for-4 at the plate against Central Florida (2/23)
●Went 4-for-5 and hit his second home run of the season against WKU (3/27)
●Also went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a double against Georgia State (5/2)
●Posted a double, a home run and two RBI against UNC Wilmington (3/21)

2008/SOPHOMORE (Johnson County Community College)
●Started all 59 games for the Cavaliers
●Posted a .424 batting average (78-for-184) with 20 doubles, five triples and six homers
●Scored team-high 65 runs, drove in 49 RBI and swiped 30 bases
●Etched his name in 12 season and career categories at JCCC
●Led the Cavaliers to first ever appearance in NJCAA JUCO World Series
●Named to All-Tournament Team at World Series after hitting .667 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI
●Earned NJCAA Division I All-American and was named as the NJCAA Rawlings Gold Glove winner at shortstop
●Selected to play for the NJCAA All-State Team during the summer

2007/FRESHMAN (Johnson County Community College)
●Saw action in 45 games
●Hit .231 (27-for-117) with five doubles, four triples, 26 RBI and 29 runs scored
●His four triples led the team
●His first collegiate hit was a two-RBI double in win over Des Moines Area (3/7)
●Followed with his first of four multiple-hit games on the season, ripping two singles in a 20-2 win over Rockhurst (3/8)
●Hit his first triple and drove in a season high three runs at Cowley (3/15)
●Had a stretch of seven games in late April in which he had seven hits, including a double and three triples, and drove in 10 runs
●Had four multiple-hit games and seven multiple RBI games on the year

HIGH SCHOOL
●Starred at Jefferson City Helias High School in Jefferson City, Mo.
●Earned Missouri Class 4A Second-Team All-State honors by the Missouri State High School Baseball Coaches Association in 2006
●Also named as an All-District performer while leading his team to a conference title during his senior season
●Hit .405 with nine doubles, five triples, 21 RBI and 10 stolen bases during that final campaign

PERSONAL
●Son of Greg Otto and Dee Kudvna
●Born May 9, 1988
●Majoring in business at VCU