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Jersey Number 10
Billy Underwood
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- B/T:
- R/L
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- IMG Academy
2023 (Junior)
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or better) for the 2022 fall semester
2022 (Sophomore)
- Played in 32 games on the season, making seven starts
- Was a pinch runner 10 times during the year
- Hit .209 with four doubles, six RBIs, and 14 runs scored
- Drew 10 walks and struck out just nine times over 43 at-bats
- Swiped three bases on the year
- Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in the outfield on the season
- Scored a run in wins over West Virginia (Feb. 21), Rutgers (Feb. 25), and Ball State (Feb. 28)
- Went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run scored, and a stolen base in the start versus Rutgers
- Was 1-for-1 with a double, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and an RBI in the road loss at UNCW (March 2)
- Also had a hit and was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored in the series opener at North Carolina (March 4)
- Went 1-for-3 with an RBI-double in the road win at Arkansas State (April 1)
- Came off the bench to go 1-for-1 with an RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the series finale win over Arkansas State (April 3)
- Scored a run off the bench versus Georgia State (April 8), and in two wins at Appalachian State (April 14 & 16)
- Was 1-for-2 with an RBI and 1-for-2 with two RBIs in back-to-back midweek wins over Charleston (April 26) and UNCW (May 3)
- Also went 1-for-2 with an RBI in the loss to South Alabama (May 20)
- Was 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter in the win over Coppin State (June 4) and scored a run in the win over East Carolina (June 5) at the 2022 NCAA Greenville Regional
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or better) for the 2022 spring semester
2021 (Freshman)
- Played in 40 games on the season, making 33 starts as a true freshman
- Saw time in the outfield and first base
- Was third on the team in hitting at .280 with 35 base hits over 125 at-bats
- Added two home runs, 10 doubles, 22 RBIs, and 20 runs scored
- Posted a .408 slugging percentage and a .383 on-base percentage on the season
- Recorded three stolen bases
- Had two outfield assists on the year
- Totaled nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games
- Posted a season-long seven-game hitting streak
- Reached base safely in 16-straight games throughout the season, tied for the second-longest streak on the team
- Had a season-high three base hits, going 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in the midweek win over College of Charleston (March 23)
- Drove in a season-high four RBIs on a grand slam and 2-for-5 hitting in the series opener versus Troy (May 7)
- Made his Chant debut as a pinch-runner and scored a run versus Duke (Feb. 21)
- Picked up his first hit and RBI as a Chant with an RBI double in the win over Bryant (Feb. 26)
- Also had an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the win over Davidson (March 5)
- Broke into the starting lineup versus FIU (March 13-14), going 4-for-10 with a double, a walk, three RBIs, and two runs scored in the three final games of the four-game series
- Was 2-for-3 with two walks, an RBI, three runs scored, and two stolen bases in the three-game series at West Virginia (March 19-21)
- Belted a home run and was 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk in the win at Louisiana (March 27)
- Went 1-for-4 at the plate with two walks, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the series-opening win at UT Arlington (April 10)
- Plated two runs on 1-for-4 hitting with a walk and a run scored in the road win at UNCW (April 14)
- Was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a hit-by-pitch at Liberty (April 25)
- Combined to go 3-for-9 with a double, a walk, three RBIs, two runs scored, and a stolen base in three games at Georgia State (April 30-May 2)
- Hit safely in all three games versus Troy (May 7-9), going 4-for-15 with a grand slam, a double, a walk, four RBIs, and a run scored
- Went 2-for-3 at the plate in each of the first two games at South Alabama (May 14 and 15), scoring one run in the series opener
- Was 2-for-5 with a walk, two RBIs, and two runs scored in the midweek win over Wake Forest (May 18)
- Went 1-for-3 in each game at the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship Tournament, going 1-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, and a run scored in the win over Little Rock (May 25), and 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the loss to South Alabama (May 26)
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for both the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters
High School
- Was an outfielder and pitcher at IMG Academy in Florida
- Ranked by Perfect Game in the Top 500 National rankings
- Ranked the No. 4 outfielder and the No. 22 overall prospect in the state of Missouri for the Class of 2020 by Perfect Game
- Rated the 18th-best outfielder for the Class of 2020 in the state of Florida by Prep Baseball Report
- A 2020 PG Preseason All-American high honorable mention selection
- A 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-Central Regional honorable mention pick
- A two-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American high honorable mention selection (2018 and 2019)
- Named the MVP at the 2019 Perfect Game High School Showdown
- Earned a spot on the 2019 and 2020 PG High School Showdown All-Tournament teams
- Was also named to the 2017 and 2018 WWBA Underclass World Championship All-Tournament teams
- Tabbed an all-tournament team member at the 2017 16U BCS National Championship and the 2016 and 2017 WWBA 14U and 16U National Championship events
- A member of the IMG Academy Ascenders that were the BCS Champions at the 2019 Perfect Game High School Showdown
- Also part of the Scorpions 2020 Founders Club team that won the 2018 WWBA Underclass World Championships
- Had his team at 8-2 in 2020 before the season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
- Helped lead his IMG Academy team to a 26-1 record in 2019 as a junior
- Hit .336 with 26 hits, including one home run, two triples, and six doubles, 15 RBIs, and 24 runs scored in 27 games as a junior
- Posted a .549 slugging percentage and a 1.033 OPS in his junior season at IMG
- Also played club ball with the Orlando Scorpions
- Grandfather, Kent Underwood, wrestled at VMI
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