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Josh Anthony Season 2017

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Josh Anthony Season 2017

PositionIF
Weight203 lbs
Height5-11
ClassJunior
HometownColumbus, Ga.
Previous SchoolR/R

2018 – SENIOR YEAR
Made 63 starts and played in 64 games at third and first base in his final season on The Plains … raised his batting average 48 points over the last month of the season and ranked fourth on the team with a .301 clip … turned in career bests in nearly every offensive category including runs (43), hits (65), home runs (four) and RBI (40) … ranked fourth on the team with 18 multi-hit games, including seven that came in the last 11 games of the season … added 10 multi-RBI efforts … went 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI in the second game of the season vs. Longwood (Feb. 17) … hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in a comeback win at UAB (Mar. 6) … homered for the second time in three games vs. Northeastern (Mar. 10) … went 2-for-4 with two RBI at Georgia Tech and was hitting .340 through Mar. 13 … started conference play by going 4-for-13 vs. Texas A&M, but struggled in the following weeks … went 2-for-5 with two runs, a double, home run and four RBI in the series finale at Alabama Apr. 21) … went 3-for-4 with a run, double and RBI in a win at No. 1 Florida (Apr. 27) … started a string of three-straight multi-hit efforts with a 3-for-4 performance in the regular season finale vs. LSU (May 19) … went 2-for-4 in each of the first two games of the SEC Tournament …. matched a career high with four hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in a career high five runs in Auburn’s regional-clinching win at N.C. State (June 3) … was named the Raleigh Regional Most Outstanding Player after going 9-for-13 with six runs, three doubles, one home run and seven RBI over the three games … opened the Gainesville Super Regional by going 2-for-3 with a double and RBI against the Gators (June 9).

2017 – JUNIOR YEAR
Was one of two Tigers to play in all 63 games and earned the start at third base in 62 contests … turned in a .266 average and reached base at a .375 clip … ranked T-2nd on the team with 39 RBI … also ranked 2nd with 14 doubles and 3rd with 37 runs scored ... recorded multiple hits in 18 games … both of his home runs came in SEC play, when he turned in a .268/.376/.402 slash line … went 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI in his Auburn debut vs. George Washington (2/17) … totaled 11 hits and nine RBI in a four-game span from 4/18-23 and went on to be named the SEC Player of the Week … went 9-for-12 with five runs scored, three doubles, one home run and seven RBI in a weekend series vs. Arkansas (4/21-23) … drove in a season-high four runs in the series opener vs. the Razorbacks … capped off the series with a season-high four hits to go along with two doubles and three RBI … went 2-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs in a NCAA Regional win against UCF (6/2) … swiped seven of nine bags.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played for Kurt Russell at Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, Okla. … Batted .444 with 25 home runs (second in the country) and 84 RBI (fourth in the country) as a sophomore … Also stole 49 bases and scored a nation-leading 112 runs … tallied 17 doubles and 54 walks … Named a first-team NJCAA All-American … Helped team to two NJCAA World Series appearances … Hit .425 as a freshman in 2015 with 20 home runs … Totaled 71 RBI with 79 runs and 18 stolen bases … Spent time at second, third and behind the plate in his junior college career … Drafted in the 16th round by the Atlanta Braves in 2016 … Named an impact JUCO transfer by Perfect Game

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Hardaway High School in Columbus, Ga. for coach Christopher Gilstrap … During his senior season at Hardaway, batted .425 with 18 RBI and 14 extra-base hits … named All-Bi City four times … hit .351 as a junior with 18 RBI and 13 extra-base hits … 2013 Region I – AAAAA Player of the Year … hit .331 with 15 RBI as a sophomore … member of Georgia Black Crackers travel program

PERSONAL
Son of Eric and Katina Anthony … has two siblings Samuel and D’Erica … studying in the college of liberal arts