Summer 2007: Led the Chicago Suburban Baseball League with a .444 batting average ... Totaled 12 hits and drove in eight runs in 27 at-bats for the Crystal Lake Cardinals.

Junior College: Earned first team ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Division II All-American honors and first team All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference selection as a sophomore ... Hit .455 with 5 HR and 35 RBI while stealing 24 bases and scoring 34 runs during sophomore year ... Played two seasons for the Fighting Scots.

High School: A two-time all-area selection by the Northwest Herald and earned a pair of all-conference accolades ... Hit .405 and went 3-4 with a 3.50 ERA to earn all-area and all-conference honors as a senior ... Named team MVP and captain during his final prep campaign ... Went 3-0 with 4.44 ERA and hit .387 to earn all-area and all-conference recognition as a junior ... Named team's Most Improved Player and served as captain during his junior campaign ... Earned three letters in baseball and two in basketball ... Honor Roll member as a senior and junior.

Personal: History major ... Born Sept. 9, 1986 in Arlington Heights, Ill. ... Two brothers pitched for Northern Illinois, Dan (1997-2001), and Mark (2003-07), who signed with the Florida Marlins organization following his college career ... Younger brother, Zach, signed a National Letter of Intent with NIU in November and will be a freshman on the 2009 team ... The Huskies have had a Badgley on their baseball roster every season except one (2002) since 1997 ... Son of Phil Badgley and has 11 siblings ... Aspires to become a history teacher ... Hobbies include bowling ... Admires Frank Thomas and Michael Jordan.