Andrew Eyster

AWARDS

FIFTH YEAR (2022)

Played and started in 53 games for the Gamecocks this season
Was second on the team with a .318 batting average to go along with 10 doubles, 10 home runs and a team-best 53 RBI
Slugged .520 and had a .399 on-base percentage
Had a pair of outfield assists
In SEC games, had five doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI
Had 18 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI performances
Was 3-for-4 with six RBI in a win over Alabama (April 30)
Grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game against UNC Greensboro (Feb. 20)
Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored in a win over George Washington (Feb. 25)
Homered and drove in four in a win over Vanderbilt (March 25)
Had two doubles, two walks and four RBI in a win over Appalachian State (March 1)
Was 3-for-5 with two RBI against Georgia (April 10)
Walked three times and scored three runs in a win over Georgia (April 9)
Homered in an Opening Day win over UNC Greensboro (Feb. 18)

SENIOR (2021)

Played and started in all 57 games for the Gamecocks in 2021
Led the team with a .279 batting average to go along with 31 runs scored, nine doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 42 RBI
Had 16 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI performances
Had walk-off hits in back-to-back wins over Clemson (Feb. 27-28) with an RBI double on Saturday and RBI single on Sunday
Belted a home run in the 14th inning against Florida (March 26) that tied the game
Was a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI and a home run in a win at Kentucky (May 15)
Drove in four runs after a 4-for-5 day in a win at Kentucky (May 16)
Was 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple and a home run in an Opening Day win over Dayton (Feb. 19)
Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in a win at LSU (April 17)
Was 3-for-5 with four RBI against Mississippi State (May 8)
Was a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two walks in a win over Missouri (April 11)
Ninth in the SEC with 13 hit-by-pitches

JUNIOR (2020)

Hit .305 with 14 runs scored, three doubles, a triple, four home runs and 12 RBi in 16 starts for the Gamecocks
Slugged .593, tops on the team, with a .400 on-base percentage
Earned the Tom Price Award, given to the Most Valuable Player in the Clemson series, after going 3-for-10 with three extra-base hits, three runs scored and two walks in three games
Had six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances
Reached base in 11 straight games from Feb. 14-March 1
Homered and drove in three runs in a win over Cornell (March 8)
Walked twice, homered and drove in two in an Opening Day win over Holy Cross (Feb. 14)
Was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in a win over Holy Cross (Feb. 15)
Went 2-for-3 with two RBI in a win over Presbyterian (Feb. 19)

SOPHOMORE (2019)

Played in 50 games for the Gamecocks while making 47 starts, leading the team with a .309 average to go along with 12 doubles, 10 home runs and 32 RBI
Had a .576 slugging percentage, which was eighth in the SEC, and a .389 on-base percentage
Hit .417 in his last 10 games
Had 16 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI performances
Homered twice, scored three runs and drove in three in a win over Mississippi State (May 18)
Had three hits and drove in a pair in Carolina’s win at Clemson (March 1)
Was 2-for-4 with a home run in the win over Charlotte (April 9)
Was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run in the win over Utah Valley (Feb. 24)
Had back-to-back two-hit contests in the Valpo series
Was a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, a double and a home run against Vanderbilt (May 5)
Had a double and a home run in the win over Kentucky (May 10)
Drove in a pair of runs in the win over Liberty (Feb. 16)
Had a hit in each of his first four contests

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

Was selected in the 32^nd round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Cleveland Indians
Was picked in the 27^th round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Arizona Diamondbacks
Hit .412 with 13 home runs and 53 RBI his freshman season at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Fla.
Helped the Saints to a 39-11 overall record and an 18-5 conference mark in 2018
Named to the NJCAA All-America second team in 2018
Also named a First Team All-State selection at Santa Fe (2018)
Named the Most Valuable Player in the Valley League in 2018, helping the New Market Rebels to a league championship while hitting .421 with 11 home runs
Earned USA TODAY all-state first team honors at Forest High School in Ocala, Fla., his senior season, where he hit .530 with six home runs
Was an FACA all-star selection and earned North MVP honors in the contest
Was the Marion County Player of the Year in 2017
Rawlings-Perfect Game All-Florida honorable mention (2017)

PERSONAL

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