Biography
2026 Senior
Put together another solid campaign as a reliable run producer and everyday starter in the outfield...started and played in 54 games, all in left field...shifted to the leadoff spot for the first time in his career...slashed .298/.410/.456 for an .866 OPS, marking the third consecutive season he posted an improved OPS...notched 11 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 41 RBI...more than doubled his career home run total entering the season (3)...led the team and ranked fourth in the American Conference with 61 runs scored...led the team with 35 walks...went 3-for-3 with a homer in a road win at Hawaii on February 22...racked up three hits and three RBI against West Georgia on March 6...produced a huge four-game series against Butler on March 12-14, combining for nine hits, nine RBI and 10 runs scored...cranked a grand slam as part of a five-RBI game against Washburn on March 31...went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI against Florida Atlantic on May 9...delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning of the American Conference tournament opener against Florida Atlantic on May 20...named to the American Conference All-Academic Team.
2025 Junior
Emerged as a consistent producer in the middle of the Wichita State lineup...played in 54 games, making 45 starts (32 in left field, 13 at designated hitter)...finished second on the team with a .303 batting average...posted a .396 on-base percentage and .438 slugging percentage...tied for the team lead with three triples to go along with nine doubles and three home runs...scored 34 runs and drove in 26...racked up 17 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games...put together an 18-game on-base streak, the third-longest stretch by a Shocker in 2025...led Wichita State with four pinch hits in seven at-bats...hit a blistering .346 with runners in scoring position...launched his first career home run at Charlotte on April 6...went 3-for-4 with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth against East Carolina on May 4...had a career game against Oral Roberts on May 13, going 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and career-best six RBI...homered again the following game against Memphis on May 15...went 17-for-30 (.567) from May 4-16, raising his batting average 57 points...named to AD Honor Roll in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025...named to AAC All-Academic Team.
2024 Sophomore
Played in 47 games, making 39 starts...made 30 starts as designated hitter, five in left field and four in right field...hit .296 with 13 doubles, two triples and 26 RBI...recorded 12 multi-hit games and led the team with three four-hit games...notched six multi-RBI games...had two doubles against nationally ranked Virginia on February 23...went 2-for-3 with three RBI against Utah Tech on March 1...had a stretch of ten games from March 15-29 in which he had four hits three times, against Gonzaga (March 15), UAB (March 24) and Rice (March 29)...scored a season-high three runs in the Gonzaga and Rice games...doubled twice and scored three runs against UTSA on May 4...went 3-for-5 in Wichita State's AAC tournament win over nationally ranked East Carolina on May 23...delivered a pinch-hit, go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning of the semifinal game against East Carolina on May 25...reached base in three of four plate appearances in the championship game against Tulane on May 26...did not commit an error defensively...was successful in his lone stolen base attempt of the season against Gonzaga on March 17...named to AAC All-Academic Team.
2023 Freshman
Appeared in 27 games, making 13 starts...went 13-for-50 for a .260 batting average, notching one double, one triple and seven RBI...delivered a two-run triple as part of a multi-hit game against Houston on April 7, also adding his first career stolen base...notched a pair of hits at Oklahoma on April 11...reached base four times against Tulane on April 14, singling and drawing a season-high three walks...drove in two runs in a win over #7-ranked East Carolina on April 22...named to AD Honor Roll in Spring 2023...named to AAC All-Academic Team.
High School
Three-year letterwinner at Maize High School in Maize, Kansas...named First Team All-State in Class 5A, First Team All-League and All-Metro by The Wichita Eagle as a senior in 2022...hit .435 with six doubles and six triples as a senior...Second Team All-League selection as a junior in 2021...chosen to participate in the 2022 All-Star Games for the Wichita Academy All-Star Team...ranked as the #32 player in the state of Kansas and the #6 outfielder by Prep Baseball Report...also played basketball, earning First Team All-League honors as a senior and helping Maize win the 2021 Class 5A state basketball championship.
Personal
Son of Devonne Giles and Andrea Gustafson...has a sister, Zamiya Giles...father, Devonne, played basketball collegiately at Texas Tech...mother, Andrea, played softball collegiately at Oregon and spent six seasons as the head softball coach at Newman...born July 1, 2004...majoring in Sport Management at Wichita State.
