Phil Disher

Phil Disher Career Stats 2008 – – Earned second team All-SEC honors at designated hitter; second consecutive year named All-SEC … 2008 MLB Draft Selection (15th round/Houston Astros) … Played 63 games, hit .297 (70-for-236) with 34 runs scored, 10 doubles, 19 homers and 57 RBI … 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in 7-5 loss to Vanderbilt at SEC Tournament (5/23) … 4-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, a double and a home run in 9-6 win over Florida (5/4) … 2-for-4 with game-winning three-run homer in ninth inning of 5-3 victory at Furman (4/23) … 2-for-4 with two RBI in 4-1 win over Ole Miss (4/20) … Two hits including a two-run homer in 14-4 win over USC Upstate (4/15) … Two-homer performance with three RBI in 8-6 win over Auburn (4/12) … Hit solo home run in 7-1 win over Clemson (4/9) … Tied a career-high with four hits and hit eighth home run of the year in 9-2 win over Davidson (4/2) … Game-winning two-run single in 7-4 victory at The Citadel (4/1) … SEC Player of the Week after 5-for-12 weekend vs. Kentucky with a homer and seven RBI … Went 2-for-4 with game-winning RBI single in 4-2 win vs. Kentucky (3/30) … 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in 13-7 win vs. Kentucky (3/29) … Grand slam home run (fourth career) in 10-3 win over Mississippi State (3/23) … Homered and went 3-for-3 in 9-1 win over Mississippi State (3/21) … 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in 16-7 win at Vanderbilt (3/15) … 3-for-5 with a pair of homers, career-high four runs and tied a career-high with five RBI In 22-5 win over East Carolina (2-23). 2007 – Earned third team All-America honors from the NCBWA as well as first team All-SEC honors as a designated hitter … Competed in 64 games with 63 starts … Hit .328 (77-for-235) with 15 HR, 16 doubles and 63 RBI … Named to NCAA Columbia (S.C.) Regional All-Tournament team … Hit a game-winning grand slam home run in 11-6 NCAA Regional-clinching win over Charlotte (6/4) … Went 3-for-4 with a run scored in 5-3 win over Florida at SEC Tournament … 4-for-5 with three doubles tying a USC single-game record as well as three RBI in 14-13 win over Georgia (5/19) … Homered in all three games of the Tennessee series … Went 2-for-4 with a career-high five RBI in 13-7 win over Tennessee (5/13) … 3-for-3 with a RBI in 12-3 win over The Citadel (5/9) … 3-for-5 with two RBI in 13-6 win over Kentucky (5/9) … Put together a three-game consecutive streak with a home run vs. Clemson (4/25), Davidson (4/24) and Ole Miss (4/22) … Hit a two-run homer in 11-9 win at Ole Miss (4/22) … Went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI in 8-2 win over Vanderbilt (4/1) … Hit solo home run in 8-3 win at Mississippi State (3/25) … Hit a two-run homer and tallied three RBI in 20-3 win at Mississippi State (3/23) … 3-for-4 with a double and two runs in 11-2 win over Brown (3/10) … Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in 3-2 win vs. Clemson (3/4) … Hit a three-run homer and scored twice in 12-0 win at Clemson (3/3) … Grand slam homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Carolina to 8-5 win over Eastern Michigan (2/24) … Hit a three-run homer in 10-2 win over Liberty (2/16) … Homered on opening day and collected two hits with three runs in 13-2 win over Oklahoma (2/9). 2006 – Competed in 28 games with 15 starts finishing with a .262 batting average, six homers and 17 RBI … Came on late in the season as starting designated hitter, earned NCAA Charlottesville Regional MVP honors with three home runs and 10 RBI to lead the Gamecocks at the plate … Hit a three-run homer in 5-1 win over Evansville (6/5) clinching the regional championship … Hit first career grand slam in 8-2 win over Virginia (6/3) … Hit a three-run homer in 16-10 loss vs. Georgia at SEC Tournament (5/26) … Went 1-for-4 with a double and run scored in 4-2 win over Kentucky at SEC Tournament (5/24) … Hit solo homer in first start as DH in 6-3 win at Vanderbilt (5/21) … Also made two appearances on the mound as a relief pitcher … Made first career appearance on mound with an inning of relief in 7-5 loss at Georgia (5/6) … Played this past summer with the Florence Red Wolves of the Coastal Plains League.

2005 – Played 28 games with seven starts, four at designated hitter and three at catcher … Batted .182 (8-44) with two home runs, two doubles and 11 RBI … Hit two-run HR and collected two hits in 8-7 win over Auburn (5/1/05) … Made first career start vs. Davidson and went 1-for-3 with two RBI (3/23/05) … Hit first career HR in 19-1 win over Niagara 2/26/05 … Named to 2005 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll … Above 3.0 GPA both semesters 04-05 … Played for the Front Royal Cardinals of the Valley League last summer … Was named to the Valley All-Star team and was home run derby champion … Finished the summer with a .312 batting average, seven home runs and 29 RBI.

2004 – Redshirt season … Enrolled at Carolina in the fall of 2003 … Received academic scholarships (Life Scholar, University Scholar) … Better than 3.0 GPA and made dean’s list fall semester 2003.

HIGH SCHOOL – Played four seasons at South Aiken High School under Coaches Steve Deriggs and Tommy Allen … Career batted .385 with one homer, 36 doubles … Graduated cum laude.

PERSONAL – Born Philip Branson Disher 6/17/85 … Parents are Ron and Miranda Disher … Father is an electrical engineer and attended the University of South Carolina … Has an older sister, Karisa Ruth … Uncle, Jack Disher, played in the Giants and Phillies organizations, 1963-71 … Chose Carolina because he has been a lifelong fan, liked the baseball program and the coaches. … Hobbies are music and XBox … Favorite food is a ham sandwich …Favorite actress is Julia Roberts … Favorite actor is Johnny Depp.