Chris Veach

AWARDS

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)

Made 26 appearances on the mound for the Garnet and Black
Tied for 12th in the SEC in appearances
Was 5-2 with a 3.63 ERA, three saves and 54 strikeouts in 44.2 innings pitched
Held opponents to a .209 batting average
Earned the win in the SEC Tournament game against Alabama (May 21), striking out six in 5.2 scoreless innings
Went 4.2 innings of relief in the NCAA Raleigh Regional game vs. James Madison (May 31), striking out four to earn the win
Picked up a save at Florida (April 12), going two innings and not allowing a hit
Struck out seven in 2.2 innings of relief in a win over Longwood (March 9)
Struck out two in 1.1 innings to earn the save at Missouri (May 5)
Had three strikeouts in 2.2 scoreless innings in a win at USC Upstate (March 19)
In the game at Tennessee (May 18), struck out three in two hitless innings

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

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