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11 John Anderson

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 182
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oakwood, Ga.
  • Previous School Grayson HS

Biography

2023 All-SoCon Media First Team
2023 All-SoCon Coaches Second Team
Ranks Second in Single-Season History in Home Runs (22 - 2023)
Ranks Fifth in Single-Season History in RBI (60-2023)

2023 (Junior): Started and played in 60 games … knocked 62 hits in 229 at-bats for an average of .271 … led the SoCon with 22 home runs, the second-high single-season total in program history … drove in a team-high 60 runs, ranking him second in the conference … posted a .633 slugging percentage, a mark that ranked sixth in the SoCon … logged a team-high 15 multi-RBI efforts, with five performances of three or more RBI … knocked multiple hits 17 times, including a team-best seven three-hit games … drove in a season-high nine runs in the Bulldogs’ 17-7 win at VMI on April 28, a game in which he slugged a pair of grand slams … was named one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week after batting .444 (8-18) with five home runs and 15 runs batted in during the week of April 24-30, a week in which he also garnered SoCon Player of the Week … blasted a walk-off two-run homer in the Bulldogs’ 2-0 extra-inning win over Morehead State on March 3.

Previous College: Saw action in 42 contests over a span of two seasons at Georgia Tech … compiled a .225 batting average, .336 on-base percentage, and a .431 slugging percentage … clubbed five career home runs, including four as a freshman in 2021 … recorded five doubles as a sophomore in 2022, a year in which he posted a career-best .342 on-base percentage.

High School: Was named Perfect Game’s No. 2 second baseman in the state of Georgia … was a three-year letterwinner at Grayson and one-year captain … helped lead his team to four regional championships … also led the team to the 2019 State Championship semifinals, 2018 Elite 8 and 2017 Sweet 16 … was ranked as the No. 1 right-handed hitter in Georgia and No. 13 overall player … holds the home run record (14) for Grayson High School … was named first-team all-county in 2019, second-team all-county in 2018, an honorable mention in 2017, and a two-time Gwinnett All-Star (2018-19) … finished with 98 games played at Grayson, hitting .379 over 269 at-bats … with a 1.165 OPS and .500 on-base percentage, he recorded 23 doubles, six triples, 14 home runs, 66 walks, 97 RBI, 74 runs and 18 stolen bases in his prep career.

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Junior

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    5'10" 182 lbs
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    2024Senior

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    5'10" 182 lbs
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    2024Senior

    INF
    5'10" 182 lbs
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    2024Senior

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    5'10" 182 lbs
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