LT Tolbert

AWARDS/HONORS/CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2018 (JUNIOR)

Drafted in the 13th round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Played and started in all 63 games for the Gamecocks this season, one of just two players to accomplish that feat
Hit .322 with 42 runs scored, 11 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and a team-best 56 RBI
Was sixth in the SEC in RBI and tied for fourth in triples
Led Carolina with 23 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI performances
Ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak
Had a .498 slugging percentage and a .401 on-base percentage
Led the Gamecocks with 122 total bases
Was 4-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBI in the SEC Tournament game against Arkansas (May 23)
Had a second grand slam against the Razorbacks in the win in the Fayetteville Super Regional (June 10)
Scored three runs and drove in a pair in a win at Kentucky (April 7)
Was 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and a home run in the win over Winthrop (Feb. 21)
Doubled and brought in three runs in a win over Ole Miss (May 4)
Had five hits in three games at the Greenville Regional (June 1-4)
Doubled and drove in two runs in a win over Missouri (May 12)
Doubled in the ninth inning at Clemson (March 4)
Walked five times in the VMI series
Was 7-for-12 with four RBI in the Charleston Southern series
Had a 10-game hitting streak to start the season
Had two home runs and five RBI in the Princeton series (March 9-10)

2017 (SOPHOMORE)

Played in 56 games with 55 starts, hit .284 (58-for-204) with 24 runs scored, six doubles, a triple, three homers and 32 RBIs
3-for-4 with two runs scored in 5-3 loss at Missouri (5/14)
2-for-5 with two runs scored in 10-7 win vs. Liberty (5/10)
2-for-3 with a pair of RBI in 7-6 loss at LSU (5/7)
2-for-4 with a run scored in 9-4 loss to Kentucky (4/30)
2-for-4 with a RBI double and a run scored in 7-5 loss at Florida (4/22)
2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 6-1 win over Mississippi State (4/16)
2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three RBI in 20-5 loss to North Carolina (4/11)
Three-run homer in 6-1 win over Vanderbilt (4/8)
2-for-4 with a three-run homer in 7-6 loss to Vanderbilt (4/6)
2-for-4 tying a career-high three RBI in 6-1 win vs. Furman (4/4)
2-for-3 with a RBI in 6-5 loss at Auburn (4/2)
3-for-5 with a RBI, a double and two runs scored in 15-1 win at The Citadel (3/28)
Tied career-high in hits going 3-for-5 in 6-5 win over Alabama (3/25)
2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in 10-2 win at Tennessee (3/19)
2-for-4 with a RBI and a double in 7-1 win at Tennessee (3/17)
Two-run double in 5-2 win over Michigan State (3/11)
2-for-5 in 8-6 win over Winthrop (3/8)
-for-4 with a walk in 5-3 loss to Clemson (3/5)
Tied a career-high in hits going 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 8-4 win over Appalachian State (2/28)
2-for-3 with a RBI in 6-5 loss to Kansas State (2/23)

2016

Played in 55 games with 50 starts, hit .229 (44-for-192) with 32 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple, three homers and 27 RBI
3-for-5 with a double, a pair of RBI and four runs scored in 23-2 win over Rhode Island (6/5)
2-for-3 with a run scored in 4-2 win over Duke (6/4)
1-for-2 with a RBI single and a run scored in 16-4 win over The Citadel (5/17)
1-for-3 with a RBI single in 10-7 win over Texas A&M (5/15)
1-for-4 with a sac fly, homer and two RBI in 10-5 win at Kentucky (5/6)
1-for-3 with a two-out RBI single in 2-1 win vs. Florida (4/30)
Two-run homer with three RBI in 7-6 win over Tennessee (4/8)
Key two-run triple in 4-0 win at Vanderbilt (4/1)
2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in 8-6 win over Arkansas (3/20)
Two runs scored in 6-2 win over Arkansas (3/19)
3-for-5 with a run scored in 10-6 win vs. Arkansas (3/18)
2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in 15-2 win over Davidson (3/16)
2-for-6 with two runs scored and a two-run homer in 12-6 win at USC Upstate (3/15)
Two-run single in 7-1 win over Wofford (3/8)
2-for-6 with a run scored in 16-5 win over Penn State (2/27)
2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI in 16-4 win over Winthrop (2/24)
3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in 8-1 win over Albany (2/21)

HIGH SCHOOL

Rated No. 17 best prospect in the SEC for 2017 by Perfect Game
Rated No. 17 impact freshman in the SEC by D1Baseball
2015 MLB Draft selection (34th round/New York Mets)
Rated No. 120 best overall prospect for 2015 MLB Draft by D1Baseball
Rated No. 213 best overall prospect for 2015 MLB Draft by Perfect Game
Rated No. 278 best overall prospect for 2015 MLB Draft by Baseball America
Rated No. 84 best high school prospect in the nation by D1Baseball
Rated No. 94 best high school prospect in the nation by Perfect Game
Rated No. 2 best high school prospect in the state of South Carolina by Perfect Game
As a senior in 2015, hit .320 with two homers and 25 RBI
Named first-team Underclass All-American by Perfect Game
Played for USA Baseball’s 18U National Team in the fall of 2014
Played for Evoshield Canes AAU team
Played in 2014 Under Armour All-America Game and was named UA Silver Spikes American MVP; He went 2-for-2 with two singles and the game-winning RBI
Won WWBA World Championship in October 2014
Won WWBA National Championship in 2013 and 2014
Prepped at Wren HS before joining IMG Academy
2012 and 2013 SC AAA All-State at Wren HS

PERSONAL

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