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Jonathan French

  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Lilburn, Ga.
  • High school Parkview
  • Previous School Clemson
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Lilburn, Ga.
  • High school Parkview
  • Previous School Clemson

Jonathan French Bio

SENIOR (2023)

  • Played in 33 games with 18 starts for the Gamecocks in 2023
  • Scored 12 runs and had four doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI
  • Went 2-for-5 with a run scored in a win over Auburn (April 30)
  • Homered in a win at Winthrop (May 3)
  • Had an RBI double in a win over North Carolina (April 4)
  • Reached base in 10 straight games his senior year
  • Was a perfect 2-for-2 with an RBI double in a win over Winthrop (Feb. 21)
  • Had an RBI single that tied the game in a walk-off win over Missouri (March 24)
  • Drove in a pair of runs in a win at The Citadel (March 28)

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

  • Attended Clemson for three years and had 39 runs scored, seven doubles, 13 home runs and 43 RBI in his career with the Tigers
  • In 2022, had 26 runs, five doubles, eight home runs and four hit-by-pitches in 44 games
  • Homered in the eighth inning in a win over USC Upstate (March 1, 2022)
  • Had a home run against South Carolina in the eighth inning (March 4, 2022)
  • Was 3-for-4 with two doubles at Wake Forest (April 16, 2022)
  • Two-run home run against Georgia Tech on May 6, 2022
  • Hit .248 with 13 runs scored, two doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI in 2021
  • In his first career game, hit a three-run home run in a win over Cincinnati (Feb. 19, 2021)
  • Was 2-for-4 with a home run against Cincinnati on Feb. 21
  • Hit .321 with runners on base
  • Pinch hit three-run home run against College of Charleston (April 13, 2021)
  • Redshirted the 2020 season
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020)
  • No. 4 Freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game (2020)
  • Drafted in the 30th round by the Cleveland Indians in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft
  • Under Armour All-American (2019)
  • Second Team All-American by Baseball America (2019)
  • First Team All-State at Parkview High School in Lilburn, Ga.
  • Set the school record for RBIs in a season
  • Led Parkview to state titles in 2018 and 2019

PERSONAL

  • Born on October 16, 2000
  • Son of Greg and Lisa French
  • Major is interdisciplinary studies