Chandler Avant

Position:
INF
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Troy, Ala.
High School:
Pike Liberal Arts

Career Accolades

Selected in the 30th round of the 2018 MLB Draft (New York Mets)
Seventh in career assists at Alabama (500)
Eighth all-time at UA in career doubles (53)
T-10th in career double plays turned at UA (89)

Senior (2018)

Tied for ninth in the SEC during the regular season in doubles with 15 and led UA in that category ... totaled a team-high 22 multi-hit efforts and a team-leading 12 multi-RBI performances ... led UA in RBI with 38 and finished second on the team in runs scored with 37 ... finished fifth in the SEC in assists during the regular season with 148 ... contributed a team-leading 17 RBI in SEC play ... reached base safely in 47 of 56 games of his senior campaign ... reached safely in the first 23 games of the new season and 28 in total dating back to the 2017 season ... put together a five-game hitting streak from April 6-12 ... batted .368 (7-19) with a double, one RBI, a run scored and one walk during the streak ... collected a nine-game hitting streak to start the season through the March 2 contest at Oklahoma ... batted .439 (18-41) with five doubles, a home run, nine RBI, 12 runs scored and five walks ... recorded multiple hits in seven of the nine contests ... added at least one run in eight of the 10 games, including two runs in four of those eight games. Valparaiso (2/16-18): Led the team in hits with six as part of his .462 (6-13) average ... recorded multi-hit efforts in all three contests ... tied for the team-high mark in doubles with two as well as runs scored at four for the series ... also added one RBI and two walks to his totals against the Crusaders. Middle Tennessee (2/20): Went 1-for-2 with a double, RBI and run scored ... was also hit by two pitches. Washington State (2/23-24): Batted .429 (6-14) with a double, his first home run of the season, five RBI and four runs scored against the Cougars. Samford (2/27): Finished at 2-for-4 with two RBI on the night in Birmingham ... added one run and a walk to his totals against the Bulldogs. Alabama State (2/28): Recorded another multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a double, one walk and a pair of runs scored. Oklahoma (3/2-4): Collected three hits against the Sooners ... walked twice and added a pair of RBI and two runs scored on the weekend. Southern Miss (3/7): Led the Tide in hits with a 2-for-4 night that included a double and one RBI. New Mexico State (3/9-10): Paced UA with four hits, three of which were doubles, while adding two RBI, a pair of runs scored and two walks ... went 3-for-4 with three doubles on Saturday to set a new single-game career-high mark. Alabama A&M (3/13-14): Totaled two hits and two walks to go with his three RBI and three runs scored against the Bulldogs. Georgia (3/16-18): Continued his hot hitting, batting .400 (6-15) in the SEC series ... led UA in hits while adding a team-high nine RBI ... recorded his second career grand slam in Saturday's game ... walked once and added two runs. UAB (3/20): Collected a pair of walks against the Blazers. Tennessee (3/23-25): Registered a double, an RBI and one run scored in Knoxville ... also added a pair of walks on the weekend. Auburn (3/27): Led UA hitters with a 2-for-4 night that included one RBI. Kentucky (3/30-4/1): Tallied one hit and a walk against the seventh-ranked Wildcats ... added one RBI and a pair of runs scored on the weekend. Jacksonville State (4/3): Finished 0-for-3 in the midweek matchup. Missouri (4/6-7): Ranked second on the Tide in hits and average, finishing at a .364 (4-11) pace ... added one RBI in the three games against the Tigers. UAB (4/10): Finished 1-for-4 with a run scored. Texas A&M (4/12-14): Started the first two games of the series and pinch-hit in the series finale on Sunday ... batted .375 (3-8) with two doubles, an RBI and one run scored ... also walked three times against the Aggies ... came off the bench in the top of the ninth on Saturday to deliver a two-out, RBI-double despite an injured foot ... suffered the injury late in Friday's contest. Alcorn State (4/18): Walked once and added a run scored against the Braves. Auburn (4/20-21): Totaled three hits, including one double, against the Tigers ... added two RBI and a pair of runs scored to go with his one walk. Troy (4/24): Led the Tide in hits with a 2-for-4 night that included a three-run home run ... also scored on run against his hometown Trojans. Arkansas (4/27-29): Drew one walk and scored a run against the Razorbacks. Mississippi State (5/4-6): Totaled three hits, a pair of walks and two runs scored across the weekend. Jacksonville State (5/8): Went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in the Tuesday contest. LSU (5/11-13): Totaled two hits, one of which was a double, to go with a walk and a hit-by-pitch in Baton Rouge. Ole Miss (5/17-19): Put together a big series in his final three games with the Crimson Tide ... led UA in average at .444 (4-9), adding a double, two RBI, and a team-high tying three runs and three walks.

Junior (2017)

Started all 54 games at shortstop for the Crimson Tide in 2017 ... totaled 190 assists to lead the SEC while turning 31 double plays, a total that tied for 10^th in the conference during the regular season ... wrapped up the regular season tied for 11^th in the SEC in doubles with 15 ... led the Tide in both doubles and hits (60) as part of his .286 average ... stole six bases while contributing 35 runs to rank second on the team ... recorded at least one hit in all but 11 games on the season and ranked second on the team in multi-hit efforts with 16 ... reached base safely in 24 consecutive contests overall from March 28-May 10 and 18 straight SEC outings spanning March 31-May 7 ... collected a seven-game hitting streak from April 21-May 6, batting .235 (8-34) with a double, four runs scored and three walks ... recorded a 12-game hitting streak from April 1-20 ... batted .360 (18-50) with five doubles, a home run, 10 RBI, nine runs, two walks and a pair of hit-by-pitches across that time ... recorded at least one run in eight of the 12 games ... had a career-high four hits against Arkansas on April 2 during the streak ... the 12 games was the longest hitting streak by a member of the Tide in 2017 ... tallied a nine-game hitting streak in SEC play from April 1-20, batting .342 (13-38) with three doubles, three RBI, seven runs and a pair of walks ... notched a seven-game hitting streak from March 4-14, batting .419 (13-31) with five doubles, one RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base over that time ... registered multi-hit efforts in five of those seven contests and recorded at least one run in five of the seven games ... collected a five-game hitting streak from Feb. 22-28, batting .476 (10-21) across the streak ... accumulated three doubles, four RBI and five runs scored while adding three stolen bases during that time. Southern Miss (2/22): Highlighted the Crimson Tide offense, finishing with a career-high tying three hits, including two doubles, and a career-high three runs scored ... added a team-high tying three RBI while swiping two bases to match his single-game career mark. Oral Roberts (2/24-26): Batted .308 (4-13) against the Golden Eagles ... tallied one RBI, a walk, a run scored and one stolen base in as many attempts ... tied for the team lead in hits with a 2-for-5 effort on Saturday that included one stolen base. Jacksonville State (2/28): Matched his career high for hits, putting together a 3-for-4 night that included a double and one run scored. ULM (3/3-5): Led Alabama in hits across the three games, collecting five in 12 at-bats (.417) ... added one double, an RBI, one run scored and stole a base ... collected a team-high three hits in four at-bats on Saturday, adding a double, one RBI and a run scored ... closed out the weekend with a 2-for-5 effort while stealing one base on Sunday. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/9-12): Team leader in hits with seven as part of his .412 (7-17) effort ... notched at least one hit in all four contests ... led the team in doubles with four and runs scored with five while stealing one base and being hit by a pitch ... tied for the team the team lead in hits with a 2-for-4 night that included a double and one run scored in Thursday's series opener ... registered a 3-for-5 night with a double and a pair of run scored in Friday's matchup. Arkansas (3/31-4/2): Finished as the team leader in nearly every offensive category ... batted .455 (5-11) with a double, three runs scored and a pair of hit-by-pitches ... went 4-for-5 with a double and two runs in the series finale on Sunday ... the four hits were a career-high total and tied for the most in a single game by a member of the Tide in 2017. Troy (4/4): Put together a big night in the return to his hometown, finishing 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a team-high tying three RBI. Texas A&M (4/13-15): Batted .364 (4-11) with a double, two RBI, a walk and three runs scored against the Aggies ... tallied one run in all three games and an RBI in each of the first two contests. Alcorn State (4/18): Collected a pair of hits in five at-bats, including his first career home run, while adding a career-high four RBI and one run scored. Jacksonville State (4/25): Finished 2-for-4 with one run scored and added a walk against JSU. Grambling (5/10): Led the Tide in hitting, finishing 3-for-5 and a home run short of the cycle, contributing a double, a triple and a pair of runs scored. Vanderbilt (5/18-20): Finished with three hits across his 11 at-bats (.273) in the final series of the season ... added a home run, one RBI, a run scored and one walk to his totals.

Sophomore (2016)

Suffered a season-ending ankle injury at Texas A&M on April 23 to cut his season short ... was leading the team in runs scored (25) and doubles (15) while ranking second on the squad in RBI (22) before his injury ... his 15 doubles led the SEC and ranked 18th nationally heading into the weekend in College Station ... held an eight-game hitting streak at home prior to the trip to A&M, batting .486 (17-35) with eight doubles, a triple, nine RBI and nine runs scored over that time ... had multi-hit efforts in six of those eight games ... also recorded an eight-game hitting streak from April 10-22, owning a .371 (13-35) average with six doubles, one triple, seven RBI, six runs scored and a pair of stolen bases during that time ... dominated in April, leading the team in average (.351, 20-57), doubles (9), triples (1), total bases (31) and slugging percentage (.544) despite playing in only 15 games before suffering his season-ending injury at Texas A&M ... was leading the team in hits (20), runs scored (11) and RBI (11) heading into the weekend in College Station for April ... finished the month tied for the most multi-hit games with six and reached base safely in eight straight full games leading up to his injury. Maryland (2/19-21): Made the first three starts of his career at shortstop after spending his freshman season at three different positions ... batted .308 (4-13) with two doubles while leading the team in runs and RBI across the three-game stretch with three apiece ... collected two multi-hit efforts on the weekend, including a 2-for-4 night in the season opener with one run and RBI apiece, and then another 2-for-4 afternoon with one RBI and a run in the series finale. Nicholls State (2/24): Went 1-for-3 with a double, RBI and two runs scored before exiting the game in the bottom of the fifth. USA Baseball-Irish Classic (3/4-6): Batted .375 (5-14) with a double, three RBI, two runs scored and two walks while finishing a perfect 2-of-2 on stolen base attempts ... finished with a team-high three hits and three RBI in Saturday's first game against Niagara ... doubled while adding one run scored and a stolen base against the Purple Eagles. Southern Miss (3/15): Led the team in hitting, finishing 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and a run scored. LSU (3/19-20): Batted .333 (4-12) with two RBI, three runs scored and one walk against the Tigers. Alcorn State (4/5): Led the Tide in hitting across the pair of games, finishing at .667 (6-9) with two doubles, three RBI and a team-leading four runs scored ... recorded a team-high three hits in five at-bats in game one, collecting a double, a team-leading two RBI and two runs scored ... added three more hits in game two, going 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and a pair of runs. UAB (4/12): Led the Crimson Tide in hitting, finishing 2-for-5 with a double, a triple, a team-high tying two RBI and one run scored ... recorded both of the team's extra-base hits ... his two-out RBI-triple in the eighth scored the go-ahead run for Alabama. Ole Miss (4/15-17): Batted a team-high .385 (5-13) with three doubles, two RBI and two runs scored against the Rebels ... recorded one double all three games. South Alabama (4/20): Team leader in hits, finishing 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, one RBI and a run scored. Texas A&M (4/22-24): Suffered a broken ankle in game two against the Aggies, making a sliding attempt at fielding a grounder just beyond the cut of the grass behind second base ... prior to the injury, he was 1-for-7 with a run scored in his two starts at shortstop.

Freshman (2015)

Started 57 of 59 games he saw action in during his freshman season, appearing at third base, in left field and closing out the season as the team's second baseman ... batted .266 (66-248) with 21 RBI, 31 runs scored and 11 stolen bases out of the leadoff spot ... ranked third on the team with 19 multi-hit efforts including six three-hit games ... in SEC play, finished second on the team in hits (36) and stolen bases (6) across his 30 starts ... did not commit an error in 91 total chances during conference play ... recorded a hit in 25 of 30 SEC games, including 12 multi-hit efforts ... owned a 12-game hitting streak during SEC play from April 17-May 8, batting .360 (18-50) with two doubles, four RBI, nine runs, four walks and three stolen bases across the streak ... notched four other hitting streaks, including five, six, eight and nine-game efforts by season's end ... his first hitting streak came from March 7-17, with the freshman batting .346 (9-26) and adding two RBI, four runs scored, two hit-by-pitch and three stolen bases ... his second and longest streak of the season went nine games from March 21-April 3, as he batted .375 (18-48) with a double, five RBI, three runs, five walks and a stolen base during that time ... put together multi-hit efforts in seven of those nine games ... hit safely in five straight matchups from April 14-21, batting .333 (7-21) with a double, six runs, two walks and two stolen bases for the streak ... his eight-game streak spanned April 30-May 10, batting .382 (13-34) with two doubles, six RBI, five runs, five walks and a stolen base across that time. Maryland Eastern Shore (2/13-15): Started all three games of the series, finishing with one hit, an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base ... made first career start in the series opener, finishing 1-for-5 and notching his first hit as a member of the Crimson Tide. Houston (2/20-22): Collected three hits, including one double, with an RBI and a run scored against the third-ranked Cougars ... recorded the first multi-hit game of his career in the opener, finishing 2-for-5 with a double. Louisiana-Lafayette (2/27-3/1): Batted .333 (4-12) with a run scored ... finished with a season-high three hits in the second game of the weekend ... made his first start in left in the series finale. Mississippi State (3/14-15): Hit at a .333 (4-12) clip across the weekend in Starkville, with two RBI, one run scored, two hit-by-pitch and two stolen bases. Samford (3/17): Finished the day 3-for-5 with a double, stolen base and two runs scored. Texas A&M (3/20-21): Sported a .357 (5-14) average on the weekend, including a double, two RBI and one run scored ... led the Tide in hitting with three knocks and two RBI in Saturday's series finale win to snap the Aggies' 24-game winning streak. Florida (3/27-28): Batted .353 (6-17) with two RBI, one run and one stolen base across the three games with the Gators. UAB (3/31): Led the team with three hits while adding one RBI, run, walk and two stolen bases inside Regions Field. Samford (4/7): Closed out the night with a team-high tying three hits in five at-bats ... made his first career start at second base in the game. Missouri (4/17-18): Notched a team-leading .417 (5-12) average with four runs, two walks and two stolen bases ... recorded hits in all three games including a pair in each of the bookend games of the series with the Tigers. Ole Miss (4/25-26): Batted .364 (4-11) with a double, two RBI, two runs and one hit-by-pitch in Oxford. Arkansas (4/30-5/2): Rounded out the weekend batting .333 (4-12) with a double, RBI, run scored and walk. Alabama A&M (5/5): Led the team with four hits, including one double, while adding four RBI, two runs scored and two walks in the two games against the Bulldogs. Auburn (5/8-10): Went 5-for-15 (.333) and contributed one RBI, two runs, three walks and a stolen base on the weekend to help the Tide sweep the Tigers in Auburn for the first time in 32 years.

High School and Personal Data

Rated as the 201st overall and top middle infielder nationally by Perfect Game USA coming out of Pike Liberal Arts High School ... was the top middle infielder and fifth overall prospect in the state of Alabama by the same organization ... was named 2014 Southeast All-Region First Team by PG ... named the 2013 Second Team Preseason High School Underclassmen All-American by PG ... the Alabama Independent Schools Association named him Hitter of the year in 2013 ... garnered First Team AISA All-State honors in 2013 as well as All-State honors from the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... was selected as the Troy Messenger Player of the Year ... a two time Dothan Eagle Super 12 selection ... was a part of the 2013 East Coast Professional Showcase ... participated in the USA National Development Team program and was a PG USA Junior Nationals invitee ... as a junior, batted .480 with 12 home runs - the third best total in the state ... he also added 38 RBI and 56 runs scored as a junior ... he had just eight strikeouts in 136 at-bats and earned 29 walks to lead the AISA ... also added 18 stolen bases ... was a 2012 Underclassmen Honorable Mention in 2012 by Perfect Game USA ... led PLAHS to the Class 3A State Championship game in three consecutive seasons, including a state title in 2012 ... named the Class 3A State Championship MVP in 2012 ... was also a member of the varsity basketball team from 2008-13 and was the team's MVP during his senior season ... was named an All-Area Starting 5 member in basketball in 2013 ... participated in the Kindergarten Pals Program and the Fellowship of Christian Students during his time at PLAHS ... son of Greg and Mendy Avant ... has one brother, Chase ... mother ran track at Troy University ... brother played baseball at Berry College ... born Chandler Cooper Avant on July 11, 1995, in Troy, Ala. ... majoring in human performance exercise science.