2019 MLB Draft, 2nd Round (Kansas City Royals)
2019 NCBWA All-America Third Team
2019 ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region First Team
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
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2019 (Sophomore):
- Had a breakout season as the Gators’ everyday shortstop, batting .332 with 15 home runs and 48 RBI
- Propelled himself into the second round of the 2019 MLB Draft and was chosen 44th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- His 15 home runs on the year are the most ever by a UF shortstop, surpassing Mark Ellis’ 14 home runs in 1998
- Ranked second among all SEC players with 11 home runs in league games and 10th with 26 RBI in SEC games
- Led the team with 23 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games, including six games with three-plus RBI
- Had 14 two-out RBI on the season and four game-winning RBI
- Compiled a season and career best 15 game hitting streak from Feb. 20 – March 12, the longest of the season for any UF player; in that span, he hit .411 (23-56) with 10 RBI
- Had two home runs in a game twice, March 30 against Alabama and May 11 against Tennessee
- Career-high four RBI against Jacksonville on March 19
2018 (Freshman):
- Only saw action in nine games with five starts at shortstop while dealing with a season-long injury
- Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Siena, starting at shortstop and going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI
MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL:
- Drafted in the 33rd round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds
- Rated the 29th overall player in the class of 2017 by Perfect Game and the No. 5 shortstop in the country
- Named a MaxPreps Second Team All-American as a senior and to the National H.S. Coaches Association All-Southeast Team
- Selected to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region 3 Team
- Earned the All-Cape Coast Conference Player of the Year honor and named the Space Coast Daily Baseball Athlete of the Year
- Had a .372 batting average as a senior with three home runs, 24 RBIs and 21 stolen bases
- A Collegiate Baseball First Team Preseason All-American prior to the 2017 season and named to the USA Today 20-member All-USA team entering his senior season
- Played in the 2016 Perfect Game All-American Classic
- As a junior, hit .490 with three home runs, 32 RBI and 16 stolen bases
- Named a First Team Preseason All-America selection by Perfect Game as a junior (2016) and senior (2017) at Merritt Island
- Played for Coach Greg Plecki at Merritt IslandÂ
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| Year |
Avg |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG% |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OB% |
SF |
SH |
SB |
ATT |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD% |
| 2018 |
.136 |
9 |
5 |
22 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
.273 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
.136 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
.824 |
| 2019 |
.332 |
59 |
59 |
229 |
51 |
76 |
11 |
0 |
15 |
48 |
132 |
.576 |
17 |
4 |
57 |
3 |
.385 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
82 |
114 |
15 |
.929 |
| TOTAL |
.315 |
68 |
64 |
251 |
53 |
79 |
11 |
0 |
16 |
50 |
138 |
.550 |
17 |
4 |
66 |
3 |
.365 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
85 |
125 |
18 |
.921 |
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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 3, 8 times
Doubles: 2, Miami, Feb 22, 2019
Home runs: 2, Alabama, Mar 30, 2019 ; Tennessee, May 11, 2019
Total bases: 9, Alabama, Mar 30, 2019
RBI: 4, Jacksonville, Mar 19, 2019
Runs scored: 3, 5 times
Walks: 2, Kentucky, Apr 27, 2019 ; Miami, Feb 23, 2019 ; at Vanderbilt, Mar 22, 2019
Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times
Struck out: 3, 6 times
Sac flies: 1, vs Army, Jun 01, 2019 ; Jacksonville, Mar 19, 2019
Sac bunts: 1, Miami, Feb 23, 2019 ; Yale, Mar 08, 2019
At bats: 5, 10 times
Stolen bases: 1, 7 times
Caught stealing: 1Â [t-6th], 4 times
Field chances: 7, 4 times
Putouts: 4, Miami, Feb 24, 2019 ; Mississippi State, Mar 16, 2019 ; at Vanderbilt, Mar 22, 2019
Assists: 7, Yale, Mar 09, 2019
