Chris Veach

AWARDS

• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2023)

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)

• Appeared in 20 games for the Gamecocks in relief
• Finished fourth in the SEC with six saves
• Was 2-1 with a 3.46 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 26 innings pitched
• Opponents had a .174 batting average against him
• Struck out five in three innings of relief against No. 1 LSU (April 7)
• Had four strikeouts in 2.2 innings of relief in the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional at Florida (June 10)
• Save in the NCAA Columbia Regional vs. NC State (June 3)
• Picked up his first save of the year against Penn (Feb. 24), striking out two in 1.1 innings
• Had seven strikeouts in a pair of games against Missouri (March 25)
• Had a pair of saves in the Florida series (April 21-22)
• In the win over Arkansas (May 13), struck out two in two innings to earn the save
• In two scoreless innings at Mississippi State (March 30), struck out a pair
• Also was 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored
• Singled and scored two runs on Opening Day against UMass Lowell (Feb. 17)
• Had a hit in a win over Queens (Feb. 22)

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

• Attended Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., for two years, where he hit .336 with 10 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 18 RBI and was 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched
• Started 16 games for Presbyterian in 2022, recording a .322 batting average with four doubles, a triple and a pair of home runs
• Recorded home runs in back-to-back games against Campbell (March 25-26, 2022)
• Reached base safely in all 16 games he played in 2022
• Played and started in 21 games as a freshman in 2021, hitting .344 with six doubles and a home run
• Hit .458 during a 12-game hitting streak
• Big South Freshman of the Week after going 7-for-12 with six runs scored and three doubles in a series against Eastern Kentucky
• Also was Co-Big South Freshman of the Week after a series vs. Radford where he was 5-for-8 with a home run
• Pitched three scoreless innings of relief in a Big South Tournament semifinal win over Gardner-Webb (May 28, 2021)
• Struck out three in three innings in an NCAA Regional game against Indiana State (June 5)
• Named to the John Olerud Two-Way Player Watch List (2021)
• Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball (2021)
• All-State and All-Region selection at Chapin High School in Chapin, S.C.

PERSONAL

• Born on November 21, 2001
• Son of Craig and Sheila Veach
• Brother, Erik, played lacrosse at Barton College
• Major is history