2026 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action and started in 49 games … Posted a .317 batting average, fifth on the Jaspers … Logged a .959 OPS … Crossed the plate 36 times (tied for second on the team) … Notched 52 hits … Supplied eight doubles … Etched one triple … Smacked seven home runs … Added 32 RBIs … Totaled 83 bases … Saw 164 at-bats … Registered a .453 on-base percentage … Saw a clip of .506 slugging percentage … Swiped four bases on the season … Posted two doubles at University at Maryland – Eastern Shore (Mar. 1) … Crossed the plate a season high three times at Merrimack (Mar. 27) … Recorded a season high four hits and one stolen base at Rider (Apr. 17) … Registered five RBIs with two round trippers vs. Niagara (May 10) … Posted first career triple at Iona in season finale (May 16).

2025 at University of New Orleans (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in 21 games … Started in 10 … Posted a .300 batting average … Logged 40 at-bats … Crossed the plate 13 times … Recorded 12 hits … Added five RBI … Slugging percentage was .300 … Walked three times … Plunked five times in the batter’s box … Struck out 14 times … Logged a .417 on-base percentage … Swiped four bases.

2024 at Florida State (Freshman): Did not play.

Prior to College: Graduated from Combine Academy in Charlotte … hit .471 with a 1.289 OPS with 24 extra-base hits, 23 stolen bases and 40 RBI as a senior … ranked No. 4 overall and No. 2 outfielder in the state of North Carolina … No. 83 overall by Perfect Game…Perfect Game All-American and Gatorade Player of the Year nominee … participated in the MLB Combine in summer 2023 at Chase Field in Arizona … Top G.O.A.T. Award winner at Combine Academy as the top academic and athletic performer … played in the 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic … Honor Roll ... 3.60 GPA ... parents are Rick Best and Cathy Armstrong … sister Morgan … cousin is Travis Best, former NBA player with the Indiana Pacers … majoring in communications…born on November 5, 2004.

Why Best Chose Manhattan: "The coaching staff has a plan that is best for me in baseball and beyond."