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2018 Baseball Roster

Nick Hammonds
Nick Hammonds
Nick Hammonds
Nick Hammonds

1 Braxton Morris

  • Hometown Albertville, Ala.
  • Position Infielder
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • High School Albertville

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2018)
Finishes his career as one of three members of the winningest four-year senior class in school history … Started all 63 games in which he appeared … Set a school record by scoring six runs versus West Virginia Tech on 4/18/18 … Tied a school record by drawing five walks versus UMass-Lowell on 2/17/18 … Ranked seventh in the NCAA and third in the OVC with 25 doubles … Ranked ninth in the NCAA and third in the OVC with 98 hits … Ranked 12th in the NCAA and second in the OVC with eight sacrifice flies … Hit .367 with 65 runs, 98 hits, 25 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 59 RBI, and 146 total bases … Collected a season-high four hits on six separate occasions … Notched a season-high six RBI on two occasions, at Murray State on 5/13/18 and versus Tennessee Tech on 5/26/18 … Opened the season reaching base safely in 33 consecutive games … Had a season-high 24 game hitting streak … Had 30 multiple-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games.

AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Started in all 59 games … Ranked eighth in the OVC in batting average (.364) and fifth in assists (144) ... Had 51 runs, 82 hits, 17 doubles, one triple, five home runs, and 47 RBI … Recorded .622 slugging percentage and .955 fielding percentage … Notched 28 multiple hit games including three four-hit games, seven three-hit games, and 18 two-hit games ... Led the team in longest reached-base streak (24).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
Played in 53 games while starting 48 ... Hit .248 with 30 runs, 39 hits, six doubles, five home runs, 23 RBI, and 60 total bases ... Only struck out 36 times in 157 at-bats.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Named to Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team ... Batted .305 in 52 games ... Had eight doubles and 25 RBI ... Scored 42 times ... Produced 15 multi-hit efforts ... Was 4-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles in win over LaSalle ... Had a pair of three-hit games in UT Martin series, all MSU victories ... Helped Eagles win OVC Tournament and advance to NCAA Louisville Regional.

HIGH SCHOOL
Holds his school's stolen base record with 34 as a junior in 2013 ... Was named Perfect Game Southeast All-America as a senior in 2014 and earned Perfect Game Underclassmen All-America honors as a junior in 2013 ... Was chosen all-county as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Batted .396 as a senior and was selected as his team's Most Valuable Player.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

    Infielder
    5'10" 0 lbs
    1
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    2016Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'10" 175 lbs
    1
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    2017Junior

    Infielder
    6'0" 180 lbs
    1
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    2018Senior

    Infielder
    6'0" 185 lbs
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