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2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Sophomore): Limited to only 30 games due to nagging injuries … Missed from Feb. 26-March 27 … Finished hitting .286 for 22 hits, nine doubles, two triples, two home runs and 19 RBI, drawing also seven walks … Started the season on fire, hitting .400 in the opening weekend against Wright State (Feb. 18-20) … Also went 2-for-5 with two doubles against Presbyterian (Feb. 23) … Went 5-for-6 with a triple and home run for five RBI against USC Upstate (April 5) … Hit 2-for-5 with an RBI double at Clemson (May 7) … Drove in two runs on a double at Pitt (May 20) … Went 2-for-3 with three RBI in the ACC Tournament against then-No. 7 Louisville (May 26).
2021 (Freshman): Made 54 appearances and 46 starts in his freshman campaign … Made 25 starts in left field and 21 starts in right field … Hit .254 for 46 hits, eight doubles, a triple and two home runs for 22 RBI … Co-led the team with five steals on the year … Made his collegiate debut as a pinch runner against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 19 … Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in his first collegiate start in Game 3 against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 21) … Finished with four hits and three RBI against Louisville (March 5-7) … Recorded two hits in each game against Pitt (March 12-14), tallying six hits, three RBI and a double … Became the first Yellow Jacket since Wade Bailey in 2017 to record five hits when he went a perfect 5-for-5 in the rubber game at then-No. 12 Virginia Tech (April 18), driving in three runs on a double and a home run … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double against North Carolina (May 21) … Recorded two hits including a triple against Louisville (May 27) in the ACC Tournament.
Before Tech: Ranked as the No. 8 outfielder in the country and top overall in Connecticut … Rated as being an “outstanding runner,” running a 6.38 60-yard dash with a 95 mph throw from the outfield … A two-time Perfect Game All-American High Honorable Mention (2017, 2018) and a second-team All-American in 2019 … A six-time all-tournament team member from showcase ball … A five-time Showcase Top Prospect Team member … Won the Perfect Game Elite Upperclass Championship in 2019 … Also won the 2017 Super 25 Championship … In three seasons of showcase ball, appeared in 71 games and made 238 plate appearances … He finished hitting .300 with 63 hits, 16 doubles, three triples and four homers for 42 RBI … Also drew 27 walks and stole 46 bases to capitalize on a .382 on-base percentage … Had his best season in showcase, hitting .409 with an OPS 1.152 … Finished with 27 hits, three doubles, two triples and three homers for 15 RBI … Drew 12 walks to reach base an impressive .500 percent of his plate appearances … Played at Avon Old Farms School … During a seven-game stretch in 2018-19, hit .500 for 15 hits, two doubles, one triple, three home runs, nine RBI and three walks for an OPS of 1.478 … Also stole nine bases during the hot streak.
