June 10, 2009
Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina junior outfielder DeAngelo Mack has been selected in the 13th round of the 2009 MLB Draft. Mack was the No. 405 overall pick by the New York Yankees.
Mack earned second team All-SEC honors leading the team with a .361 batting average (92-for-255) with 14 HR and 60 RBI as well. His 92 hits are the most by a player in the SEC this year with his .361 batting average sixth highest in the country. He also was 11th in the conference in on-base percentage at .452.
MACK’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2009 – Earned second team All-SEC honors in the outfield … 2-for-6 with two runs scored in 12-2 win over East Carolina at NCAA Regional (5/30) … 2-for-4 in 4-1 loss to LSU at SEC Tournament (5/22) … 1-for-4 with two RBI in 9-5 win over Alabama at SEC Tournament (5/20) … 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a double in 9-2 win over USC Upstate (5/12) … 2-for-5 with game-winning two-run single in 15-12 win at Tennessee (5/9) … 7-for-12 (.583) series vs. Vanderbilt with three homers and five RBI … 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI in 11-3 win over Vanderbilt (5/3) … Career-high four hits and two homers in 14-5 win over Vanderbilt (5/2) … 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in 9-5 loss to Florida (4/26) … 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in 8-3 loss to Florida (4/25) … Earned Tom Price Award as South Carolina MVP for the SC-Clemson series … 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in 12-2 loss to Clemson (4/22) … 3-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and three RBI in 10-4 win over Auburn (4/19) … 3-for-5 with a RBI and run scored in 8-3 win over Auburn (4/17) … 2-for-5 with a homer, four RBI and a game-winning two-run single in the ninth inning in 7-6 win over Clemson (4-7) … 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in 10-0 win vs. Furman (4/1) … Key RBI base hit in 4-2 win at Kentucky (3/29) … 3-for-4 with game-winning RBI single in 2-1 win over Georgia Southern (3/25) … 2-for-4 with a RBI and run scored in 14-2 win at College of Charleston (3/24) … 2-for-4 with a RBI in 10-3 loss to LSU (3/21) … 3-for-5 with two runs scored, also tied career-high with four RBI in 15-0 win at Furman (3/18) … 2-for-4 with solo home run in 6-0 win vs. Davidson (3/17) … Solo home run in 16-8 loss to Wofford (3/11) … 3-for-6 with a pair of RBI and two runs scored in 13-3 win over Old Dominion (3/10) … 3-for-4, two runs, three RBI, first multi-homer game of career in 7-5 win over Long Beach State (3/7) … 2-for-6 with two runs and two RBI and a homer in 15-8 win over Long Beach State (3/6) … 3-for-4 with a run scored, double, triple and a RBI in 6-4 win over Charleston Southern (3/4) … Game-winning solo home run in ninth inning of 3-1 win at Clemson (2/28) … Strong opening series vs. Duquesne hitting .375 (3-for-8) with a pair of homers, five runs scored and six RBI … 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in 6-0 win vs. Duquesne (2/23) … 1-for-2 with a three-run homer and three runs scored in 13-0 win vs. Duquesne (2/21).
2008 – Came on in the second half of the season and was named to 2008 NCAA Regional All-Tournament team … Went 2-for-2 with a double, homer, RBI and two runs scored in 5-4 loss to NC State in NCAA Regional (5/31) … 2-for-6 with a three-run homer in 15-8 win over Charlotte in NCAA Regional (5/30) … 1-for-4 with two runs scored in 11-3 win vs. Florida at SEC Tournament (5/22) … 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and three RBI in 12-11 loss at Arkansas (5/9) … 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI along with two stolen bases in 10-5 win at Wofford (5/7) … 2-for-4 with a home run, triple and career-high four RBI in 9-6 win over Western Carolina (4/8) … Hit solo home run and also walked in 6-2 win vs. Kentucky (3/30) … 1-for-2 with a sacrifice fly and two runs scored in 13-1 win at College of Charleston (3/18) … Homered vs. Yale (3/11) … Hit first career home run in 10-2 win over Duquesne (3/8) … 3-for-4 with three runs in 15-4 win over Duquesne (3/7) … Went 1-for-3 with a double, two hit by pitches, two runs scored and a RBI in 22-5 win over East Carolina (2/23) … Played in the summer for Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League with Gamecock teammate Whit Merrifield … Finished summer season in CCL with a .273 batting average (42-for-154), 20 runs scored, nine doubles, a triple, a home run and 19 RBI, also stole eight bases.
2007 –
Competed in seven games as a reserve outfielder and pinch runner … Tallied first career hit and RBI with single in 12-3 win over The Citadel (5/9) … Scored first career run in win over Brown (3/9) … 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll member.
2006 –
Squad member that did not see any action and took a redshirt … Played in the summer with the Columbia Blowfish of the Coastal Plain League.
