AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)
Played in 55 games with 51 starts ... Slashed .323/.401/.462 ... Tallied seven doubles, a triple, and six home runs ... Scored 42 runs with 42 RBI ... Was 21-23 on SB attempts ... Fielded .963 with only five errors in 136 chances ... Named to the Conference Carolinas All-Defensive Team at utility for the second-consecutive season ... Went 7-11 with three doubles, a homer, and four RBI in series sweep over eventual World Series participant, IUP ... Was 3-4 with two home runs and four RBI against Young Harris in NCAA Southeast Regional ... Tallied 17 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)
Played in 54 games with 46 starts ... Slashed .359/.450/.495 ... Tallied ten doubles and five home runs ... Scored 44 runs with 54 RBI ... Was 9-15 on SB attempts ... Fielded .964 and only committed eight errors in 225 total chances ... Named to the Conference Carolinas All-Defensive Team at utility ... Went 3-7 with a double, two home runs, and 7 RBI in a win against UVA Wise ... Was 4-6 with a home run and 6 RBI in a win over Erskine ... Went 7-11 with two RBI in the NCAA Southeast Regional ... Logged 18 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games.
BEFORE UNCP
Played two seasons (2020-21) at Brunswick Community College … Played in six games amid a COVID-shortened freshman season … Played in 48 games as a sophomore … Posted a .382 batting average in 170 at-bats with 44 runs scored on 65 hits, including 22 extra-base hits (4 HR) and 41 RBI … Also drew 24 walks and stole 18 bases … Tallied 13 multiple-hit and eight multiple-RBI outings … Strung together a 17-game hitting streak, as well as a pair of 11-game hitting streaks … As a freshman, compiled a .400 batting average in 15 at-bats with nine runs scored on six hits and seven RBI … Also drew four walks and stole three bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Pro 5 Baseball Academy for coach Mike Griffin as a senior … Competed at Millbrook High school under coach Austin James as a junior.Â
PERSONAL
The son of Chad and Heather Hood … Has four younger brothers – Samuel, Benjamin, J.D. and Joshua … Maintained a 3.1 GPA at Pro 5 Baseball Academy … Hobbies include fishing, playing golf, and watching movies … Names Derek Jeter as his idol … Favorite movie is Top Gun and his favorite sports teams are the Atlanta Braves and the Georgia Bulldogs … Favorite food is steak … A business major at UNCP.
| CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP (Updated: 6/16/25) |
| At-Bats |
7 at UVA-Wise (2/10/23) |
| Runs |
4 at UVA-Wise (2/10/23) |
| Hits |
4, three times - last vs. Salem (2/7/25) |
| Walks |
3, twice - last vs. Chowan (3/3/24) |
| RBI |
7 at UVA-Wise (2/10/23) |
| Doubles |
2 vs. IUP (2/16/24) |
| Triples |
1, five times - last vs. Erskine (4/19/25) |
| Home Runs |
2, twice - last vs. Young Harris (5/18/24) |
| Stolen Bases |
2, five times - last vs. Young Harris (5/16/24) |
| Sac Hits |
1, five times - last vs. North Greenville (5/1/25) |
| Sac Flies |
2Â at Barton (4/23/23) |
| Hitting Streak |
9 games (twice) |
