LB Dantzler

2012-13 Gamecock Spotlight Video

LB Dantzler Career Stats 2013 – Captain … 2013 MLB Draft Selection (14th round/Toronto Blue Jays) … Capital One Academic All-America Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year … Capital One Academic All-America of the Year … South Carolina’s male nominee for the SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year … One of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award … USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List … Played in 61 games with 61 starts, team’s leading hitter with .322 average (69-for-214) with 46 runs scored, 16 doubles, a triple, 15 homers and 53 RBI, also tallied a .444 on-base percentage and a .617 slugging percentage … 1-for-2 with a pair of RBI in 8-0 win over North Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/11) … 2-for-4 with a run scored, double and two RBI in 6-4 win over Liberty in NCAA Regional (6/2) … Solo home run in 4-3 loss to Vanderbilt at SEC Tournament (5/23) … 2-for-4 with two homers and two runs scored in 7-2 loss at Mississippi State (5/18) … Walked, 1-for-3 and scored a run in 5-3 win at Mississippi State (5/16) … 1-for-3 with a double, a RBI and two runs scored in 7-2 win over Georgia (5/10) … 2-for-4 with a RBI double and a run scored in 4-0 win at LSU (4/28) … RBI single in 4-2 win at LSU (4/27) … 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in 7-6 loss to Gardner-Webb … Two-run homer in 3-1 win over Kentucky (4/21) … 2-for-4 with two doubles, a RBI and a run scored in 7-6 win over Kentucky (4/20) … Solo home run in 5-2 win over Kentucky (4/20) … 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in 10-6 win over College of Charleston (4/16) … 3-for-5 with a double, a RBI and two runs scored in 19-2 win at Tennessee (4/7) … 1-for-4 with two runs in 6-5 loss to Furman (4/3) … Solo home run, his 10th of the season, in 9-5 win over Charleston Southern (4/2) … Homered twice including game-winner in the bottom of the eighth in 6-3 win over Texas A&M (3/30) … Key two-run double in 3-2 win over Texas A&M (3/28) … A pair of doubles and a RBI in 3-1 win at College of Charleston (3/26) … RBI single in 5-3 loss to Arkansas (3/24) … RBI double in 15-3 loss to Arkansas (3/22) … Solo home run in the 9-5 win at The Citadel (3/19) … A pair of homers, three hits and career-high six RBI in 12-4 win over Davidson (3/13) … Two-run triple in 12-3 win over USC Upstate (3/12) …1-for-3 with a double in 14-4 win over Ball State (3/6) … 1-for-2 with a run scored in 10-0 win over Ball State (3/5) … 1-for-3 with a run scored in 8-0 win vs. Clemson (3/3) … Solo home run in 6-3 loss vs. Clemson (3/2) … Two-out RBI single in 6-0 win at Clemson (3/1) … SEC Player of the Week after Albany series … 9-for-13 (.692) at the plate with two doubles, two homers, six runs scored and 10 RBI in the Albany series … Tallied 17 total bases for the weekend with a .733 on-base percentage as well as a 1.308 slugging percentage … 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 6-4 win over Albany (2/24) … 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI in 14-1 win over Albany (2/24) … Tallied career-high four hits, career-high five RBI and a homer in an 8-3 win over Albany (2/23). 2-for-2 with a solo homer and two RBI in 4-3 win over Liberty (2/15) … Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2012 – Started all 69 games at third base, hit .262 (69-for-263) with 37 runs scored, 15 doubles, 10 homers and 48 RBI, also fielded .972 with just five errors at third base … Tallied a two-run homer in 4-1 win over Kent State at NCAA College World Series (6/21) … 2-for-5 with a RBI double and two runs scored in 7-3 win over Florida at NCAA College World Series (6/16) … 2-for-4 with a run scored in 5-1 win over Oklahoma in NCAA Super Regional (6/11) … RBI double in 5-0 win over Oklahoma in NCAA Super Regional (6/9) …. NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … Walk-off RBI single in 5-4 win over Clemson in NCAA Regional (6/2) … 2-for-4 with a run scored in 5-3 win over Auburn at SEC Tournament (5/24) … 2-for-5 in 3-2 loss to Vanderbilt at SEC Tournament (5/23) … Two-run double in 6-5 loss at Georgia (5/12) … Solo home run in 3-0 win at Georgia (5/11) … 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a RBI in the 8-6 win at Arkansas (5/4) … Solo home run and a sacrifice fly in the 9-1 win over Alabama (4/28) … 2-for-4 with two doubles in the 12-11 win over Alabama (4/27) … 5-for-13 in Auburn series with a pair of homers and five RBI … 3-for-5 with a homer, three runs and a pair of RBI in 11-7 win at Auburn (4/22) … Two-run homer in 5-3 win at Auburn (4/21) … 2-for-5 with a RBI double in 4-3 loss to College of Charleston (4/17) … 2-for-3 with two RBI in 5-3 win over Mississippi State (4/14) … Two-run single in 7-6 win over Mississippi State (4/13) … Game-winning RBI single in 2-1 win vs. Tennessee (4/7) … Drove in two runs in the 7-0 win at College of Charleston (4/4) … 2-for-6 with three RBI including a solo home run in 6-4 win over Vanderbilt (4/1) … Solo home run in 5-4 loss to Florida (3/24) … 2-for-4 with a RBI double in 6-3 loss at Kentucky (3/18) … 1-for-2 with a run scored in 4-3 loss at Kentucky (3/16) … 2-for-4 with three runs scored in 6-4 win over Appalachian State (3/14) … 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in 5-2 win over Charleston Southern (3/13) … 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in 8-1 win over UNC Asheville (3/7), season-highs for at bats, runs and hits … 2-for-5 with his team-leading third homer in the 9-6 win vs. Clemson (3/3) … Three-run homer in first inning of 6-0 win over Elon (2/26) … 4-for-11 in VMI series with a double, homer, and five RBI … Three-run homer and a sacrifice fly in 13-1 win over VMI (2/18) … Game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning in the 2-1 win over VMI (2/17). JUNIOR COLLEGE – 2011 New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star; starting second baseman for the East Division representing his summer team, the Laconia Muskrats … 2011 NJCAA honorable mention All-American … 2011 FCSAA All-State first-team honors … 2011 Suncoast Conference Player of the Year … Was the third best hitter in the FCSAA in 2011 with a .415 batting average (88-for-212) with 50 RBI … 2010 MVP of the Florida Collegiate Summer League with the Winter Park Diamond Dogs … Helped lead SCF to 2010 FCSAA state championship and the 2010 NJCAA World Series. PERSONAL – Born on May 22, 1991 … Parents are Bradley and Susan Dantzler.