2010
• Played in 27 games with 13 starts at DH and four relief appearances on the mound
• Struck out one in a scoreless inning at Oklahoma State (3/19) in first pitching appearance
• Batted .245 with six RBIs and five runs scored
• Pitched 5.2 innings with three strikeouts, no walks and a 3.18 ERA
• Longest outing of 3.0 innings came 4/13 against Kansas
• Went 2-for-4 with two runs against Oral Roberts (4/4), and 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI versus Illinois State (5/8)
• Played with Keenen Maddox and Clay Murphy for the Glen Falls Golden Eagles of the New York Collegiate League in the summer
Background
• Four-year letterman and three-year starter as a pitcher and outfielder for Kirk Harryman's Joplin Eagles
• All-conference pitcher, all-district pitcher and outfielder and all-state utility player according to the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association after his senior season
• Joplin finished as tri-champion of the Ozark Conference and reached the state playoffs that year
• Hit .387 that season with two homers and 27 RBIs while swiping 12 bases in 13 tries
• All-district outfielder as a junior and threw a no-hitter in the district semifinals his freshman season
Personal
• Son of Harold Noirfalise and Jill Welch
• Born August 31, 1990, in Joplin, Mo.
• Agricultural business major
