TJ Hopkins

AWARDS/HONORS

• SEC Player of the Week (March 4, 2019)
• NCBWA National Co-Hitter of the Week (March 5, 2019)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (March 4, 2019)
• Rated No. 31 best prospect in the SEC for 2018 MLB Draft by D1Baseball

2019 (SENIOR)

• Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft
• Played and started in all 56 games for the Gamecocks, hitting .285 with 11 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 42 RBI
• Had 14 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI performances
• Led the team with 18 stolen bases
• Was second in the SEC with 11 stolen bases in conference games
• Hit .352 in non-conference games with 10 home runs and 32 RBI
• Won the Tom Price Award, given to the MVP of the Clemson series, after hitting three home runs and driving in nine in the three games
• Hit for the cycle in the win over Valpo (March 10), becoming the first Gamecock to accomplish the feat since 2015
• Was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in a win at Furman (March 19)
• Was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in the win at The Citadel (March 12)
• Had three hits and scored the game-winning run at Alabama (April 6)
• Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored against Vanderbilt (May 3)
• Had a pair of hits and a home run in a win over Kentucky (May 11)
• Homered and scored twice against Furman (May 8)
• Had three hits and scored three runs in the win over Liberty (Feb. 16)
• Had a pair of home runs in the Liberty series (Feb. 15-17)
• Was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two stolen bases in the win over Winthrop (Feb. 19)

2018 (JUNIOR)

• Played in 37 games with 30 starts for the Gamecocks
• Hit .345 (41-for-119) with 31 runs scored, eight doubles, two triples, two home runs and 24 RBI
• Had a .496 slugging percentage and a .448 on-base percentage
• Missed 26 games due to a pair of injuries
• Tied for sixth in the SEC with 14 stolen bases on 16 attempts
• Had 14 multi-hit games, including eight straight from April 20-29
• Drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning of the 3-2 win over Clemson (March 2)
• Drove in four runs with a double and a triple in a win over LSU (April 20)
• Had back-to-back three-hit games against LSU (April 22) and Furman (April 24)
• Was 2-for-5 with two RBI in a win at Vanderbilt (April 27)
• Had a hit in all three games of the VMI series (Feb. 16-18)
• Had two hits and scored a pair of runs in the 9-0 win over VMI (Feb. 16)
• 3-for-5 with a double in the win over North Florida (Feb. 20)
• Doubled and drove in a run in a win over Charleston Southern (Feb. 24)
• Belted a three-run home run at Clemson (March 4)
• Was 5-for-9 with two doubles, a triple and a home run in the Princeton series (March 9/10)

2017 (SOPHOMORE)

• Played in 52 games with 49 starts, hit .258 (49-for-190) with 37 runs scored, 11 doubles, two triples, five homers and 20 RBIs, also stole a team-high seven bases
• Pinch-hit game-winning three-run homer in 3-1 win vs. Kentucky at SEC Tournament (5/26)
• 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBI in 5-4 loss to Georgia (5/19)
• Double and a run scored in 4-3 win vs. Presbyterian (5/9)
• 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in 7-6 loss at LSU (5/7)
• 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in 5-1 win vs. Kentucky (4/29)
• 2-for-5 with two runs scored in 7-5 loss at Florida (4/22)
• 2-for-4 in 5-4 loss to Mississippi State (4/15)
• 3-for-4 with a double in 20-5 loss to North Carolina (4/11)
• 2-for-4 with a double, a RBI and a run scored in 6-1 win over Vanderbilt (4/8)
• Two-run homer in 6-5 loss at Auburn (4/2)
• 2-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in 15-1 win at The Citadel (3/28)
• 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI in 6-5 win over Alabama (3/25)
• 2-for-5 with a run scored in 4-2 loss to Alabama (3/24)
• Solo home run with a walk and two sacrifice hits in 6-4 win over Tennessee (3/18)
• 1-for-4 with a walk, a double and two runs scored in 8-6 win over Winthrop (3/8)
• 3-for-5 with a pair of homers and tied career-high with five RBI and three runs scored in 12-5 win over The Citadel (3/7)
• Earned Tom Prive Award as MVP of the South Carolina-Clemson series after hitting .364 (4-for-11) with four runs scored and a diving catch to record the final out in the 2-0 win over Clemson in the series opener
• 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in 5-3 loss to Clemson (3/5)
• Tripled and scored a run in 10-5 win over Wright State (2/25)
• 1-for-3 with two runs scored in 4-3 win over Wright State (2/24)
• 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a pair of RBI in 7-1 win over UNCG (2/17).

2016 (FRESHMAN)

• Played 43 games with 31 starts, hit .322 (39-for-121) with 25 runs scored, five doubles, a triple, a homer and 26 RBI, also a .388 on-base percentage and stole eight bases
• 3-for-5 with a run scored in 10-5 win over UNCW (6/7)
• 2-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored in 10-1 win over UNCW (6/5)
• 1-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and a career-high five RBI in 23-2 win over Rhode Island (6/5)
• 2-for-5 with a key two-out RBI single in 9-7 win over Alabama (5/21)
• 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two stolen bases and three RBI in 9-2 win over Missouri (4/24)
• Career-high in hits going 4-for-5 with a double, two stolen bases, two RBI and three runs scored in 14-4 win at Furman (4/20)
• 2-for-3 with a RBI and two runs scored in 7-4 win over Tennessee (4/9)
• Key two-run double in 7-6 win over Tennessee (4/8)
• 2-for-4 with eight putouts in the outfield in 4-0 win at Ole Miss (3/26)
• 3-for-5 with a double, a career-high three runs scored and three RBI in 15-2 win over Davidson (3/16)
• 2-for-4 in 5-4 win over Charleston Southern (3/12)
• 1-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and a RBI in 5-4 win over Furman (3/9)
• 2-for-3 with first career homer and four RBI in 16-4 win over Winthrop (2/24)
• 2-for-4 in 6-2 win over Albany (2/20)
• Tallied first career RBI and tied single-game school record for assists by an outfielder with two in 10-1 win over Albany (2/19)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Earned 2015 first-team HS All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball
• Rated No. 7 best high school prospect in the state of South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
• Rated No. 7 best high school prospect in the state of South Carolina by Perfect Game
• Rated No. 2 outfielder in the state of South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
• Rated No. 3 outfielder in the state of South Carolina by Perfect Game
• Earned 2015 South Carolina AAAA All-State honors
• Named to 2015 SC Select Team
• Named to 2015 Diamond Prospects’ Golden Glove team
• As a senior in 2015, hit .371 (33-for-89) with two homers, 18 RBI, 40 runs scored, three triples, 23 stolen bases, a .517 on-base percentage and a .562 slugging percentage
• Named CABA national championship MVP
• Played for Diamond Devils AAU team

PERSONAL

• Born on January 16, 1997
• Parents are Tim & Missy Hopkins
• Major is retail management