Andrew Pinckney

Position:
OF
B-T:
R-R
Height:
6-3
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Peachtree City, Ga.
High School:
McIntosh

Career Accolades

Selected in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB Draft (Washington Nationals)
ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region First Team (2023)
NCAA All-Tournament Team - Tuscaloosa Regional (2023)
SEC Baseball All-Tournament Team (2023)
Second Team All-SEC - OF (2023)
SEC Co-Player of the Week (May 15, 2023)
Position Player of the Week - SEC Extra (Feb. 20, 2023)
Earned his undergraduate degree in May of 2023
CSC Academic All-District 4 Team (2023)
SEC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year (2023)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)

2023

One of the top outfielders in the country and a mainstay in the Tide lineup, starting all 64 games as a redshirt junior
Totaled 13 outfield assists across three seasons to tie for seventh on Alabama’s career list, including a team-high six in 2023
Earned First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region Team honors
Selected as the SEC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year
Earned Second Team All-SEC recognition from the conference coaches
Tabbed to the 2023 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
Put together a .339 (79-233) average that included a team-high 12 doubles to go with three triples and 18 homers for 151 total bases
Also contributed 58 RBI, 55 runs, 40 walks, seven hit-by-pitch and eight stolen bases
Led UA and tied for ninth in the SEC for total bases while his team-leading 79 hits finished 15th in the league
Ranked second on UA in slugging at .648, a total that was 13th in the SEC
Also ranked second for the Crimson Tide in home runs, RBI, runs scored, walks and on-base percentage (.442) while tying for second in stolen bases
Batted .330 (37-112) with three doubles and a team-high 11 home runs in conference action to go with a team-leading .652 slugging percentage
Added a team-best 34 RBI to go with 22 runs, 18 walks and two stolen bases in SEC pairings
Ranked seventh in the conference for RBI while tying for eighth in home runs during SEC action
Accumulated 37 hits in SEC play to tie for 11th in the league and finish second on UA
Set the team-high mark for multi-hit games with 23 overall, including 12 in SEC matchups
Reached base safely in 27 of his 30 SEC contests
Named to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team, recording three hits, including a triple and homer, while adding two RBI, three runs, a stolen base and a team-high tying five walks
Voted to the SEC All-Tournament Team after batting .400 (6-15) in Hoover and contributing two doubles, a home run, five RBI, three runs scored, two walks, a hit-by-pitch and one stolen base to go with a huge outfield assist in the Kentucky game
Earned SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors for his monster weekend at Texas A&M, batting .467 (7-15) with three homers, nine RBI and three runs scored across the three games
Selected as SEC Extra’s Player of the Week on Feb. 20 for his efforts on Opening Weekend, leading UA with an .800 (8-10) average that included two doubles and a home run to go with two RBI, five runs scored and one walk
Posted the first two-homer game of his career on May 13 at Texas A&M
Homered in four consecutive games from April 18-23
Recorded a home run in five straight SEC games from April 21-29
Hit a home run in back-to-back games five times this season (April 18-23, April 28-29, May 13-14)
Notched his first career grand slam against Vanderbilt on May 4
Reached base safely in 14 consecutive games from May 9-June 4
Got aboard in 21 straight SEC contests from March 17-May 4
Posted a season-long 11-game hitting streak from Feb. 17-March 4, batting .500 (19-38) with four doubles, a triple, two homers, seven RBI, 13 runs, five walks and a hit-by-pitch over the streak

2022

Put together a huge year, getting better as the season wore on
Played in all 58 games with 56 starts split between right and center field
Performed at an elite level in the outfield, sporting a 1.000 fielding percentage across 117 chances and adding a team-high five outfield assists
Batted .303 (63-208) with 14 doubles, three triples and seven home runs
Totaled 32 RBI and 48 runs scored to go with 17 walks, 10 hit-by-pitch and seven stolen bases
Paced UA in doubles, runs, hit-by-pitch and slugging (.500) while tying for the team lead and tying for eighth in the SEC for triples
Ranked second on UA in hits and tied for second in stolen bases while finishing third in total bases (104)
Totaled 18 multi-hit games to rank second for the Tide, including a team-best 12 in league play
Led Alabama in average (.336), hits (37), doubles (10), runs (27) and slugging (.582) in SEC pairings
Tied for second in doubles and ranked 15th in runs scored among league hitters during conference matchups
Got aboard in 12 straight SEC games from March 20-April 16 and 24 of 29 total league contests
Reached base in 13 straight games from March 20-April 10
Got on base in 10 straight games from Feb. 22-March 6
Posted a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 22-March 1, batting .350 (7-20) with a triple, one homer, two RBI, three runs scored and a walk across that stretch

2021

Finished his first full season with 45 games played and 24 starts
Inserted into the starting lineup on March 7 and gained valuable experience the rest of the way, playing in 36 of the Tide's final 48 games, including 24 starts
Batted .245 (25-102) with six doubles and a home run to go with 11 RBI and 16 runs scored
Also contributed three walks and a pair of stolen bases
Made numerous highlight-reel catches and throws in the outfield, including at least two of note at the SEC Tournament
Earned his first career start at the College of Charleston on March 7
Entered off the bench in right against Troy on March 3, making a home-run saving catch that finished No. 6 on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays
Came in as a defensive replacement in the first two games against McNeese, recording an assist on Feb. 20 thanks to a throw to the plate from right field that cut down the go-ahead run and allowed UA to eventually win the game

2020

Did not see playing time in his first season at Alabama

Prep Highlights

Attended McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Ga.
Rated as the No. 32 outfield prospect from Georgia by Perfect Game USA coming out of high school
Selected as the Offensive Player of the Year in his region as a senior
Also was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2019
The 5-3A Region Home Run Champion in his final season at McIntosh
Earned Second Team All-County accolades from the Fayette County News in 2018
Competed in 21 games as a junior, batting .377 with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in the outfield
Lettered in his first three seasons with the varsity baseball team at MHS
A two-sport athlete, also competed in basketball through his junior year for the Chiefs
Born in Tuscaloosa before moving to Georgia

Personal Information

Andrew David Pinckney
Born on Dec. 7, 2000
Son of David and Tami Pinckney
Has one sister, Alexandria
Father played baseball at Grambling State University where he earned All-SWAC honors
Graduated in May of 2023 with a degree in management information systems