2013 (Fr.) Bio as of 5/15:  Appeared in 39 games with 29 starts . . . made first career start in the season opener (Feb. 15) at Middle Tennessee State . . . first career hit at MTSU (Feb. 15) . . . first career RBI at Lipscomb (Feb. 23) . . . career high two hits at Taylor (March 15) . . . career high two RBI at Taylor (March 15) . . . has reached base in five consecutive games. . .seven multiple hit games. . .three multi-RBI games. . .currently batting .270 in 39 games played. . .batting .407 and is 11-for-27 with seven RBI and six runs scored in the last 10 games. . .five doubles, two home runs and eight runs scored on the season

HIGH SCHOOL:  Played for Coach Mark Smith at Providence Catholic High School . . . helped team to a 27-6 record as a senior and a 31-4 mark as a junior . . . . helped team to the Chicago Catholic League Blue Division Championship as a senior . . . helped team to the regional, sectional and supersectional titles plus a state runner-up finish as a senior . . . batted .365 with two homeruns and 23 runs-batted-in as a senior . . . helped team to a 24-11 mark and the division title as a junior.

PERSONAL: Owns a 3.066 cumulative grade-point average on Ball State's 4.0 scale ... Managed a 3.066 GPA last fall ... Son of Jim and Julie Tidaback . . . born Oct. 6, 1993, in Berwyn, Ill. . . . one brother . . . managed a 3.6 grade-point average on the school's 4.0 scale . . . full name is Samuel J. Tidaback.

TIDABACK, Sam