Career: Tied for 10th in Appalachian State history with eight career triples, four short of school record of 12 (Joey Moffitt — 1977-80).

2013: Appeared in 53 of Appalachian State’s 54 games and made 52 starts (47 in right field, five in left field) ... despite ranking seventh on the team with a .259 batting average, was third on the club with 14 multi-hit games ... tied for third on the team in triples (two) and home runs (four) ... led Appalachian State with seven outfield assists, five more than any other Mountaineer outfielder ... opened the season in style by hitting the first home run of his career off all-American Carlos Rodon to help spark Appalachian State’s 6-3 victory over No. 8-ranked and eventual College World Series participant NC State (Feb. 15) ... homered again in the second game of the season, part of a 3-for-5, two-RBI, two-run performance in home-opening win over Canisius (Feb. 18) ... went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in series-clinching victory at Davidson (March 3) ... enjoyed a big two-game series at Georgia (March 12-13), going 4-for-8 with two RBI and three runs scored over two games, including his third home run of the season in the series opener ... threw out four runners in a three-game span from March 19-23, highlighted by gunning down a pair of runners in series finale at College of Charleston (March 23) ... went 2-for-4 with a triple, RBI and run scored in second game of three-game set vs. Wofford (March 30) ... went 2-for-5 with a double in win at Eastern Kentucky (April 2) ... put together back-to-back two-hit, one-RBI, one-steal efforts in wins at UNC Asheville (April 9) and UNCG (April 12) ... walked twice and drove in two runs in series-clinching victory at UNCG (April 12) ... turned in one of the best performances of his career in 10-5 win over Samford (April 26), going 3-for-4 with a home run, RBI and four runs scored ... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored vs. ETSU (April 30) ... drove in runs in both games of rain-shortened series vs. eventual Southern Conference Tournament champion Elon (May 3-4) ... drove in three runs with a double and sacrifice fly in series-clinching victory at Gonzaga (May 12) ... reached base in all four plate appearances with two hits and two walks in 9-8 come-from-behind win over SoCon regular-season champion Western Carolina in regular-season finale (May 18) ... reached base safely in each of the final six games of the season, including hits in each of the final three games at the SoCon Tournament ... drove in three runs in 15-4 triumph over Western Carolina that eliminated the Catamounts from the tournament and contention for an NCAA regional berth.

2012: Played in 51 games as Appalachian State’s primary left fielder, making 46 starts (41 in LF, five in CF) ... struggled at the plate for the first two months of the season but rebounded with a huge second half of the campaign to finish with a .295 batting average ... was hitting just .203 going into play on April 15 but hit safely in 21-of-25 games to close the campaign ... had nine multi-hit performances in the final 25 games of the season ... broke out of the early-season slump in a big way by going 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and three RBI in win over Furman on April 20 ... went 5-for-10 with two doubles, six RBI and three runs scored during a three-game stretch from April 21-28 ... was 3-for-4 with another double and RBI in loss at ETSU (May 2) ... opened NCAA Charlottesville Regional with three-straight two-hit games, en route to being named to the regional’s all-tournament team ... hit .347 (25-for-72) with runners on base and .388 (19-for-49) with runners in scoring position on the season ... had a lofty .340 batting average (18-for-53 with two outs ... 12 of his 25 RBI came with two outs.

2011: Expected to serve mainly a reserve role as a true freshman, Troutman burst on to the scene to start 40 games and earn Southern Conference all-freshman recognition … hit .275 in 48 games (including 40 starts in left field) … tied for team lead and for 12th in SoCon with three triples … drew 25 walks and finished third on squad with .395 on-base percentage … tied for team lead with three outfield assists and made several acrobatic defensive plays in left field … made just one error in 73 chances, good for a .986 fielding percentage … came off the bench to make first eight appearances of the season, going 0-for-2 with two runs scored … was inserted in the starting lineup on March 12 versus Elon and never relinquished the role … went 2-for-3 with a walk and a double in second start versus Elon (March 13) … hit safely in four-straight games from March 25-April 2, going 7-for-14 to raise batting average to a season-high .355 … began the stretch by going 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored versus Cornell (March 25) … followed with a 2-for-4 performance that included an RBI double versus Wake Forest (March 29) … capped the impressive run by going 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI triple versus Wofford (April 2) … went 2-for-3 at East Tennessee State (April 6), 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored at Furman (April 9) and 2-for-4 with a run versus Samford (April 15) … scored at least one run in five-consecutive games from April 13-19 … put together a season-best five-game hitting steak from April 19-26, hitting .316 (6-for-19) during the streak … most impressive performance during the five-game hitting streak was 2-for-4 effort with a double, triple and two runs scored at Davidson (April 23) … blasted Western Carolina for back-to-back two-hit, three-RBI performances (May 7-8) … score two runs in first of two two-hit efforts against WCU … named SoCon Hitter of the Week after hitting .571 with six runs versus ETSU (May 4) and WCU (May 7-8) … went 2-for-5 with an RBI triple in 8-5 win at College of Charleston (May 14) … drove in a pair of runs and scored another the next day at CofC … drove in a run and walked twice at No. 17 North Carolina (May 17) … had five hits in the final five games of the season, including a 2-for-5 effort with a run scored in SoCon Tournament victory over Furman (May 27) that sent Appalachian State to the tournament semifinals for the second-straight year.

High School: Hit over .400 in each of his final two high-school seasons ... earned all-conference and all-county recognition both years ... coached by Brian Hightower ... high-school teammate of current Appalachian State teammate Noah Holmes ... versatile athlete also lettered in football and basketball ... didn’t play football until senior year but registered 650 receiving yards and was named all-conference and all-county.

Personal: Full name is Preston Lane Troutman ... born Aug. 8, 1992 (21 years old) ... son of Karen and Allen Troutman ... is one of four children (has an older sister and brother and younger brother) ... majoring in health promotion.