2016 Baseball Roster

Chance Vincent
- Position:
- INF
 
- Height:
- 6-4
 
- Weight:
- 210
 
- Class:
- Senior
 
- Hometown:
- Scott, La.
 
- High School:
- Acadiana
 
CAREER ACCOLADES
         2014 Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament Team
         2013 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
SENIOR (2016)
         One of two        players to start every game this season … team leader in average (.311), hits (51) and RBI        (27) … leads the team in average (.282), RBI (13) and hits (24) during conference play.        Maryland (2/19-21): Tied for the team lead in average for the weekend,        batting .500 (3-for-6) while walking twice and being hit by two pitches ... added two RBI        and two runs to his three-game totals ... collected three hits in four at-bats with two RBI        and a run scored in Saturday's contest. Nicholls State (2/24): Made his        first start of 2016 at first, finishing with two RBI and a sacrifice fly. North        Dakota (2/26-28): Led the Crimson Tide in hitting, finishing at .429 (3-7) with        two runs scored, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in his three starts against the Fighting Hawks.        Troy (3/1): Finished 3-for-4 with one RBI that put the Crimson Tide in        front ... with a runner on third and two down, he singled to right-center to cross the        go-ahead run. USA Baseball-Irish Classic (3/4-6): Finished with three        hits, two RBI and a walk for the weekend ... his sacrifice fly in the finale against Brown        allowed the go-ahead run to score in the win. Houston (3/11-13): Batted        .300 (3-10) against the Cougars … added one RBI and one walk. Southern Miss        (3/15): Went 0-for-4 against the Golden Eagles. LSU (3/19-20):        Closed out his weekend in Baton Rouge with four hits, including one double, and added one        RBI and a run scored ... also stole his first base of the season. UAB        (3/22): Led the Crimson Tide in hitting, going 2-for-4 on the night.        Tennessee (3/25-26): Hit at a .364 (4-11) clip with a double, four RBI,        one run scored and two walks ... went 3-for-4 in the series opener, his fourth three-hit        game of the season and his team-leading seventh multi-hit effort ... also recorded a        season-high three RBI in the contest, with his bases-loaded double breaking the 3-3 tie and        giving Alabama the 6-3 lead and eventual 7-3 win. Auburn (3/29): Finished        1-for-3 on the night in Montgomery. Georgia (3/31-4/2): Batted .308 (4-13)        with a double, triple, four RBI, three runs scored and a walk in Athens … his four RBI led        the Tide, while his four hits and three runs tied for the team-high mark … finished        Thursday's game with a team-leading three hits, including a triple, and added two RBI, a        season-high three runs scored and one walk … his RBI triple in the 13th scored        the go-ahead run for the Crimson Tide on the way to a victory in the series opener.        Alcorn State (4/5): Went 4-for-8 with three RBI and two runs scored in the        doubleheader … reached base safely in all three plate appearances during game two, going        3-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored. Kentucky (4/8-10): Recorded two        hits on the weekend in Lexington. UAB (4/12): Finished with a walk and a        run scored against the Blazers. Ole Miss (4/15-17): Went 3-for-12 (.250)        with a hit in each game, two doubles, and a pair of RBI. Troy (4/19):        Finished 2-for-3 with two RBI, a run scored, and a walk against the Trojans. South        Alabama (4/20): Wrapped up his night against the Jaguars going 1-for-4 with one        RBI. Texas A&M (4/22-24): Batted .308 (4-13) with a double, two runs        scored and a hit-by-pitch against the Aggies ... recorded a season-high three hits,        including one double, with a pair of runs scored in Saturday's 7-4 win. Samford        (4/26): Finished 2-for-4 with a double against the Bulldogs. Mississippi        State (4/28-30): Tied for the team lead in his with three, adding two RBI, one run        scored and a sac bunt … his ninth inning single in game one of Saturday's doubleheader        brought across the winning run to help the Crimson Tide walk it off with a 4-3        victory.
JUNIOR (2015)
         Started all 51 games of his junior season before suffering a season-ending injury        in the second game of the Auburn series ... a collision with Casey Hughston led to a        separated shoulder that kept him out for the Tide's final nine games ... split time between        first and third base, starting 28 games at first and 23 at the hot corner ... finished the        season batting .237 (44-186) with 24 RBI and 22 runs scored, but was heating up over his        last 13 games before being injured, hitting at a .311 (14-45) clip during that time ...        recorded a five-game hitting streak from March 3-14, hitting .375 (6-16) with a double,        RBI, two runs, a pair of walks and two hit-by-pitch during that time. Maryland        Eastern Shore (2/13-15): Recorded two hits, including one double, while adding        four RBI, a run scored and a walk ... collected a pair of RBI in each of the last two games        of the series. Savannah State (2/24): Finished the night with the Tigers        with a double, his first home run of the season, an RBI and two runs scored -- all coming        in the second game of the twinbill. Lipscomb (3/6-8): Recorded a hit in        each of the three contests in Mobile, finishing 4-for-8 with one run, two walks and a        hit-by-pitch. Samford (3/17): Went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Texas        A&M (3/20-21): Batted .364 (4-11) with a triple, two RBI, three runs scored        and a walk against the fifth-ranked Aggies ... his two-run triple in the bottom of the        first pushed Alabama ahead, 3-0, on the way to a 6-2 win in the series finale, ending        TAMU's 24-game winning streak. Florida (3/27-28): Collected four hits in        the series, finishing with a .308 (4-13) average for the weekend that included two doubles,        while adding one RBI, three runs scored and a walk ... went 3-for-9 with two doubles, an        RBI and two runs scored across both games of Friday's doubleheader. Samford        (4/7): Went 2-for-5 with a team-high three RBI and a run scored against the        Bulldogs. Mississippi Valley State (4/21): Registered three hits --        including one double -- an RBI and a walk across the two games with the Delta Devils.        Ole Miss (4/25-26): Was the Crimson Tide's hottest hitter for the weekend,        batting .455 (5-11) with an RBI and two runs scored ... finished with a team-high and        career-high four hits in five at-bats in the series finale win. Auburn        (5/8-10): Batted .500 (4-8) with a home run, two RBI, one run and a stolen base in        his two starts against the Tigers before suffering a shoulder injury in a collision with        Casey Hughston during game two ... his home run in game one was the go-ahead run to help        the Tide come away with a 4-2 victory.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
         Named to the 2014 NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament team ... appeared in 56 games        with 53 starts, 48 times at third, four at first base and once as the designated hitter.        St. Louis (2/16): Delivered the go-ahead, two-run double in the rubber        game with the Billikens. Louisiana-Lafayette (2/28-3/2): Recorded a hit in        each of the three games of the series with the Ragin' Cajuns ... notched his first        multi-hit game of the season and fourth of his career with a 2-for-5 performance in the        series finale. Mississippi Valley State (3/9): Scored the game-winning run        in game three of the series with the Delta Devils. Kentucky (3/15):        Recorded a pair of singles to help lead the Tide to victory in the rubber game. Ole        Miss (3/28): Knocked the first home run of his career in the series opener against        the ninth-ranked Rebels. Texas A&M (3/4-5): Finished the series with        the Aggies hitting .555 (5-9) with a double, four RBI, three runs scored and a pair of        walks. Auburn (4/11-13): Batted .417 (5-12) with a pair of RBI in the        series. UAB (4/16): Saw his nine-game hitting streak end against the        Blazers after hitting .438 (14-32) over that span with two doubles, seven RBI, five runs        scored and a pair of walks. Kennesaw State (5/30): Delivered a pair of        singles in the opening game of the Tallahassee Regional.
FRESHMAN (2013)
         Named the SEC Freshman of the Week on May 20 after hitting .545 (6-11) with five RBI and        three runs scored in the series against Vanderbilt ... selected to the 2013 SEC First-Year        Academic Honor Roll ... played in 32 games with 28 starts ... appeared in the starting        lineup as a DH 22 times and at first base six times ... also saw action at catcher as a        late-inning replacement vs. Alcorn State (April 10) ... posted four multi-hit games,        including a season-high three hits against Troy on June 2 ... had two multi-RBI games, one        a two-RBI performance against Samford (March 19) and the other a three-RBI effort at        Vanderbilt (May 18) ... drove in the winning run to end the SEC Tournament game against        Auburn on May 21 ... posted a season-high, eight-game hitting streak from May 11-May 23.        Virginia Military Institute (2/17): Earned his first career start as the        designated hitter in game three of the season-opening series against VMI. Tennessee        (3/17): Registered the first hit and RBI of his collegiate career with a two-run        single in a reserve role against the Volunteers. Alcorn State (4/10): Made        his first appearance at catcher vs. Alcorn State and recorded a single with a run scored.        Texas A&M (4/26-28): Started at first base in each game of the series        with the Aggies. Missouri (5/10-12): Hit safely in each start against the        Tigers and led off the bottom of the ninth inning in the finale with a single to ignite a        three-run rally for a walk-off win. Vanderbilt (5/16-18): Recorded a pair        of hits, a run scored and an RBI in each game of the series at top-ranked Vandy ... reached        base four times in the finale against the Commodores, with his first career triple, a        single, a walk and a hit by pitch while also contributing a season-high three RBI and        recording one run. NCAA Regional: Batted .364 (4-11) with one run scored        in Tallahassee.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA
         Three-year letterwinner in baseball at Acadiana High School ... three-time all-district        selection, earning first-team honors in 2011 and 2012 ... helped AHS reach the state        tournament from 2010-12 ... mother is Penny Miller Vincent ... father is Kyle Vincent and        stepmother is Tammy Vincent ... has an older brother, Chase, and three stepbrothers:        Dustin, Blake and Matt ... born Chance Everett Vincent on Sept. 21, 1993, in Fort Worth,        Texas ... majoring in consumer sciences.



