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George Callil

  • position Infield
  • height 6-4
  • weight 201
  • class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Melbourne, Australia
  • Previous School McLennan C.C.
  • High school Xavier College
  • position Infield
  • height 6-4
  • weight 201
  • class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Melbourne, Australia
  • Previous School McLennan C.C.
  • High school Xavier College

George Callil Bio

AWARDS

  • 2020-21 SEC Spring Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 SEC Spring Honor Roll

2021 (FIFTH-YEAR)

  • Played and started in 53 games for the Gamecocks as a fifth-year senior
  • Had 29 runs scored, eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 15 RBI to go along with six stolen bases
  • Made just five errors at shortstop
  • Had seven multi-hit games
  • Was 2-for-4 with three runs scored in a win at Kentucky (May 16)
  • Had the game-winning RBI in a victory over Dayton (Feb. 21)
  • Drove in a pair in a win over North Florida (May 5)
  • Had two RBI to help Carolina sweep Florida (March 28)
  • Was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in a win at Georgia (April 3)
  • Went a perfect 2-for-2 at Texas (March 13)

2020 (SENIOR)

  • Hit .271 with nine runs scored, a double, a home run and 10 RBI in 16 starts for the Gamecocks
  • Led the SEC and was tied for second in the country with 12 hit-by-pitches
  • Had a .446 on-base percentage
  • Was 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a win over Presbyterian (Feb. 19)
  • Drove in three runs in a victory against Northwestern (Feb. 22)
  • Homered and drove in a pair of runs in a win over UNF (Feb. 25)
  • Had two hits in a win over Cornell (March 8)

2019 (JUNIOR)

  • Played in 43 games for the Gamecocks, starting 41 contests
  • Hit .214 with 19 runs scored, six doubles, a triple, four home runs and 17 RBI
  • Committed just five errors at shortstop
  • Made a diving snag in the 10th to help Carolina to a win at Alabama (April 6)
  • Was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored vs. Auburn (March 31)
  • Drove in two runs against Clemson on March 2
  • Homered and scored two runs against Missouri (April 28)
  • Belted his first home run of the season in a win over The Citadel (March 5)
  • Was 2-for-3 with three runs scored in the win over The Citadel (March 12)
  • Made his Carolina debut on Feb. 22 against Utah Valley

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

  • Hit .296 with seven doubles, two home runs, 38 RBI and 16 stolen bases his sophomore season at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas
  • Helped McLennan to a 44-15 record in 2018
  • Appeared in 58 games for the Highlanders as a freshman, hitting .304 with 11 doubles and 26 RBI
  • Helped McLennan claim a North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Championship, the Region V Championship and a fifth-place showing at the JuCo World Series
  • Texas-New Mexico Junior College Association All-Star (2018)
  • Was the Team MVP his senior year at Xavier College in Melbourne
  • Hit .338 and was a Golden Glove and Batting Award recipient
  • Was the shortstop for the U18 National Team that finished fourth at the U18 World Cup

 

PERSONAL

  • Born on July 22, 1997
  • Son of Philip and Etsuko Callil
  • Major in experimental psychology