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Joey Pankake

  • position INF
  • height 6-1
  • weight 195
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Easley, S.C.
  • High school Easley HS
  • position INF
  • height 6-1
  • weight 195
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Easley, S.C.
  • High school Easley HS

Joey Pankake Bio

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2014 – 2014 MLB Draft Selection (7th round/Detroit Tigers) … Named to SEC All-Defensive Team … Became 26th player in school history to reach 200 career hits with a double in 7-2 loss vs. Florida at SEC Tournament (5/22) … Started 58 games, hit .303 (67-for-221) with a team-high 52 runs scored, 11 doubles, five homers and 31 RBI, also a .394 on-base percentage with 30 walks to 21 strikeouts … 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 9-0 win over Campbell (6/1) … 2-for-4 with two RBI in 6-3 win at Vanderbilt (5/17) … 2-for-5 with game-winning homer in 10th inning of 4-3 win at Vanderbilt (5/15) … 1-for-4 with a double a RBI and two runs scored in 10-1 win over The Citadel (5/13) … 2-for-4 with a walk-off RBI single in bottom of the 9th in 2-1 win over Missouri (5/11) … 3-for-4 with two runs scored in 8-2 win over Missouri (5/9) … 1-for-2 with a solo homer, tied career-high with three runs scored in 15-1 win over Wofford (5/7) … 2-for-5 with a double, RBI and a run scored in 5-2 win at Georgia (5/3) … 3-for-3 with two runs scored in 6-1 win over USC Upstate (4/23) … RBI double in 4-3 win at Auburn (4/20) … 3-for-5 with a double, a RBI and run scored in 4-3 loss to Florida (4/12) … 2-for-3 with a run scored in 2-1 win over Appalachian State (4/1) … 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI in 8-0 win over Tennessee (3/30) … 2-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored in 9-6 win over Tennessee (3/29) … 2-for-6 with a run scored in 3-2 win over Tennessee (3/28) … 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and three RBI in 4-2 win over College of Charleston (3/25) … 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a three-run homer in 8-3 win at Kentucky (3/23) … 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI and a homer in 13-5 loss at Kentucky (3/21) … 2-for-4 with a RBI single in 3-1 win over Ole Miss (3/15) … 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in 5-4 win over Ole Miss (3/15) … 2-for-5 with a double and a RBI in 13-0 win over Brown (3/8) … 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in 4-2 win over Stetson (3/5) … 1-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in 7-1 win over Stetson (3/4) … 1-for-3 with a RBI and two runs scored in 6-0 win over Eastern Kentucky (2/23) … 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in 4-0 win over Eastern Kentucky (2/21) … 3-for-5 with a homer, three runs and a RBI in 12-0 win over Bucknell (2/16) … Walked, hit twice and scored three runs in 17-4 win over Bucknell (2/15). 2013 – Played in 62 games with 62 starts, hit .311 (74-for-238) with 40 runs scored, nine doubles, a triple, 11 homers and 42 RBI, .387 on-base percentage and a .496 slugging percentage … 2-for-5 with a run scored, a double and two RBI in 8-0 win over North Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/9) … 2-for-5 with a solo homer in 6-5 loss to North Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/8) … NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in 6-4 win vs. Liberty in NCAA Regional (6/2) … 1-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in 19-3 win over Liberty in NCAA Regional (6/1) … 2-for-5 in 4-3 loss vs. Vanderbilt at SEC Tournament (5/23) … Two-run double in 5-4 loss at Mississippi State (5/16) … 6-for-10 in Georgia series with three runs and a pair of RBI … 3-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored in 8-3 win over Georgia (5/12) … 2-for-4 with a triple, a RBI and a run scored in 7-1 win over Georgia (5/11) … Two-run homer in 9-3 win over Wofford (5/8) … Solo home run in 5-2 loss at LSU (4/26) … Hit .500 (7-for-14) in the Kentucky series … 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in 3-1 win over Kentucky (4/21) … 3-for-6 with a run scored in 7-6 win over Kentucky (4/20) … 2-for-4 with a solo homer in 5-2 win over Kentucky (4/20) … 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in 10-6 win vs. College of Charleston (4/16) … 2-for-5 with a walk-off homer in 6-5 win over The Citadel (4/9) … 2-for-6 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in 12-8 win over Tennessee (4/6) … 2-for-4 with a run scored in 3-1 win at College of Charleston (3/26) … 2-for-6 in 5-3 loss to Arkansas (3/24) … Two-run homer and three RBI in 9-5 win at The Citadel (3/19) … RBI single in 4-1 win at Missouri (3/15) … 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored and a RBI in 12-4 win over Davidson (3/13) … 3-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, a RBI and a double in 12-3 win over USC Upstate (3/12) … National Player of the Week from Collegiate Baseball and SEC Player of the Week for the week of 3/4-3/10 after belting four homers, scoring seven runs and driving in nine runs for the Gamecocks in five games, hit .438 (7-for-16) for the week … Game-winning solo homer in 1-0 win over Rider (3/10) … 2-for-4 with a homer, a RBI and two runs in 9-5 win over Rider (3/9) … 1-for-3 with a RBI in 2-0 win over Rider (3/8) … Three-run homer and two runs scored in 14-4 win over Ball State (3/6) … Three-run homer and two runs scored in 10-0 win over Ball State (3/5) … 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in 8-0 win vs. Clemson (3/3) … Double and a run scored in 6-3 loss to Clemson (3/2) … 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored in 3-2 loss to Liberty (2/17) … Sacrifice fly in 8-7 win over Liberty (2/17). 2012 – NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … SEC All-Freshman Team … Played in 66 games with 62 starts, hit .264 (63-for-239) with 42 runs scored, 15 doubles, three triples, two homers and 27 RBI … 2-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI in 3-2 win over Arkansas at NCAA College World Series (6/22) … 1-for-4 with a double and run scored in 4-3 win over Clemson in NCAA Regional (6/3) … 2-for-6 with a RBI and run scored in 5-4 win over Clemson in NCAA Regional (6/2) … 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in 7-0 win over Manhattan (6/1) … Game-winning RBI triple in 5-4 win over LSU (5/19) … 2-for-4 with two RBI in 5-2 loss to LSU (5/18) … 1-for-3 with a double, run scored and a RBI in 6-5 loss at Georgia (5/12) … 2-for-4 with arun scored and a RBI in the 8-6 win at Arkansas (5/4) … 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the 9-1 win over Alabama (4/28) … Two-run single in 12-5 win at Auburn (4/20) … Key two-run single in 6-4 win over Mississippi State (4/15) … 2-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored in 5-3 win over Mississippi State (4/14) … 3-for-5 with two doubles, a homer, three runs scored and a RBI in the 7-0 win at College of Charleston (4/4) … 2-for-7 with two doubles and a run scored in the 6-4 win over Vanderbilt in 13 innings (4/1) … 1-for-3 with a run scored and a sacrifice in the 8-3 win over Vanderbilt (3/30) … 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and two RBI In the 7-3 win at The Citadel (3/27) … 2-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI in the 5-4 loss to Florida (3/24) … 5-for-6 with a run scored and two RBI in 8-5 win at Furman (3/20) … 2-for-2 in 4-3 loss at Kentucky (3/17) … 1-for-4 with two runs scored and a RBI in the 9-6 win over Clemson (3/3) … First career home run and RBI in 2-1 win over Presbyterian (2/28) … 2-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored in the 8-1 win over Elon (2/24) … 2-for-4 with a run scored in 3-2 win over VMI (2/18). HIGH SCHOOL – 2011 MLB Draft Selection (42nd round/Texas Rangers) … 2011 SC/NC Select All-Star Game … 2010 & 2011 South Carolina AAAA All-State … Rated No. 1 shortstop in the state of South Carolina and No. 3 best high school prospect in state of South Carolina by Diamond Prospects … Rated No. 4 best high school prospect in state of South Carolina by Baseball America … Rated No. 250 best high school prospect in the nation and No. 9 best high school prospect in state of South Carolina by Perfect Game USA … Played on Diamond Devils AAU team that won 2010 WWBA 17U National Championship. PERSONAL – Born on November 23, 1992 … Parents are Joe and Jan Pankake.