Josiah Sightler

AWARDS

SENIOR (2022)

Selected in the 15th round of the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Pittsburgh
Played and started in 51 games for the Gamecocks in 2022
Hit .300 with 11 doubles, a team-best 15 home runs and 31 RBI
Had a .629 slugging percentage to go along with a .408 on-base percentage
Excelled in SEC play, hitting .340 with eight doubles, 11 home runs and 24 RBI
Had 13 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI performances
Had a pair of home runs among three hits in a win over Florida (May 21)
Homered twice in a perfect 3-for-3 day in a win over Missouri (April 1)
Had three hits, including a double and a home run, in a win over Texas A&M (May 8)
Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored in a win over Kentucky (May 13)
Three-run home run in a win over Ole Miss (April 15)
Made just two errors for a .988 fielding percentage
Had two hits and a home run against Clemson (March 4)
Was a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs scored in a win over North Florida (April 12)

JUNIOR (2021)

Played in 52 games with 51 starts for the Gamecocks, hitting .268 with 29 runs scored, 11 doubles, seven home runs and 31 RBI
Also made five appearances on the mound with two starts, striking out eight in 7.2 innings pitched while going 1-0 with a 4.70 ERA
Had 14 multi-hit games with seven multi-RBI performances
Grand slam in a win over Charleston Southern (April 13)
Drove in a pair of runs in an NCAA Regional win over Virginia (June 4)
Was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double and a pair of RBI in a win at Kentucky (May 14)
Doubled twice and was 3-for-6 on the day in a 14-inning win over Florida (March 26)
Was 2-for-4 with four RBI in a win at The Citadel (March 10)
Was a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored in a win at Winthrop (March 2)
Back-to-back two-hit games against Tennessee (May 21-22)
Was 2-for-4 with three runs scored in a win over Missouri (April 11)
Had four strikeouts in three innings pitched in a win at Winthrop (March 2)
Struck out two in an inning of work in wins over Dayton (Feb. 20) and Winthrop (Feb. 23)

2020 (SOPHOMORE)

Made a pair of appearances on the mound, striking out five in 2.2 innings pitched
Struck out four batters in 1.2 innings pitched in a win over Cornell (March 7)
Also played in four games as a position player, walking in the win over Presbyterian (Feb. 19)
Had a strikeout in an inning of work in the win over The Citadel (March 10)

2019 (FRESHMAN)

Played in 15 games with seven starts for the Gamecocks his freshman season
Tripled in a win over Charleston Southern (April 23)
Drove in a run at Mississippi State (May 16)
Also made his first appearance on the mound vs. the Bulldogs
Made his Gamecock debut, starting at first base on Opening Day vs. Liberty (Feb. 15)

HIGH SCHOOL

Was selected in the 12^th round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Cincinnati Reds
Class 3A All-State team at Swansea High School (2018)
USA TODAY High School Sports All-South Carolina first team (2018)
Ranked No. 1 in the state of South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
Hit .422 with seven home runs and 27 RBI his senior season at Swansea
Was walked 28 times in 94 total plate appearances
Played in the SCBCA North/South All-Star Baseball Games in 2018
Rawlings-Perfect Game All-America honorable mention (2018)
Perfect Game All-Atlantic Region first team (2018)
Perfect Game Underclass second team (2017)
Perfect Game Underclass high honorable mention (2016)

PERSONAL

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