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Josiah Sightler

  • position Infield/left Handed Pitcher
  • height 6-5
  • weight 232
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Gaston, S.C.
  • High school Swansea HS
  • position Infield/left Handed Pitcher
  • height 6-5
  • weight 232
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Gaston, S.C.
  • High school Swansea HS

Josiah Sightler Bio

AWARDS

  • 2021-22 SEC Spring Honor Roll
  • 2020-21 SEC Spring Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 SEC Spring Honor Roll
  • 2018-19 SEC First-Year Honor Roll

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 12th 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

  • Born on October 19, 1999
  • Son of Anthony and Deborah Sightler
  • Major is public health