2022 Baseball Roster
Roster
Sargent, Christopher

Jersey Number 41
Christopher Sargent
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 199
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wilmer, Ala.
- Prev School:
- Coastal Alabama CC
Bio
Named preseason third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.
2022 (C-Jr.): Played and started in all 66 games at first base…Batted .269 with nine doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 58 RBI…His home run and RBI totals were team highs…Added a .545 slugging percentage…His home run total was the most by a Golden Eagle since Matt Wallner blasted 23 round-tippers in 2019…He has 36 homers for his career, sitting just one outside of the Top 10 for a career at the school heading into his final season…Named the NCAA Hattiesburg Regional Most Outstanding Player as he batted .524 (11x21) with two doubles, a homer and four RBI…Was in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak that saw him hit .438 (21x38) with four doubles, three homers and eight RBI…Added a game-winning, 10th-inning single over Kennesaw State (6/5) during that time in the regional…Put together 21 multi-hit games (14 2-hit, 6 3-hit, 1 5-hit) and 12 multi-RBI affairs (7 2-RBI, 2 3-RBI, 2 4-RBI, 1 6-RBI)…Enjoyed a pair of two home runs games, coming against WKU (3/26) and SLU (4/12)…Tied school record for second time with a three homer game against UTSA (5/15)…Combined with Slade Wilks to hit back-to-back homers twice during the year, coming against WKU (3/26) and UTSA (5/15)…His six RBI versus WKU (3/26) was a team season-high…Named C-USA Hitting of the Week, March 28, after going .600 (12x20) with nine runs, three doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI…Did not commit an error over the final 47 games, spanning 400 fielding chances.
2021 (C-So.): Started in all 61 games at first base…Batted .227 with 11 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs and 58 RBI…Collected 13 multi-hit (10 2-hit, 3 3-hit) and 13 multi-RBI (5 2-RBI, 2 3-RBI, 3 4-RBI, 3 5-RBI) contests…Had team-high 24 two-out RBI…Tied a school record with three home runs against Southeast Missouri State (6/5) on his way to being named to the NCAA Oxford all-regional team…Finished the tournament at .250 (6x24) with three homers, five runs and seven RBI…Had his season-best, eight-game hitting streak snapped in the final game of the season at Ole Miss (6/7)…Went 6x17 (.353) with three homers and nine RBI in the league championship in Ruston to earn all-tournament honors…Had four hits and drove in five runs with two homers in the first of three games against Louisiana Tech (5/27) in the event…Added a grand slam in the event against WKU (5/27)…Added another grand slam versus Louisiana (3/12)…Posted a five-RBI contest against UCONN (2/27) with two homers in that contest…One of four Golden Eagles with double-digit homers during the year…Made just three errors in 439 fielding chances.
Coastal Alabama – South CC (2020/Soph.): Appeared in all 20 of the Sun Chiefs’ games…Hit. 242 with four doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI, and five walks…Scored 14 runs and stole three bases…Recorded a .296 on-base percentage and a .485 slugging percentage…Registered 73 putouts in 80 total chances…Also tallied six assists and committed just one error, earning a .988 fielding percentage.
Coastal Alabama – South CC (2019/Fr.): Named an NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American and the ACCC South Division Player of the Year…Batted .401 with 16 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 53 RBI, and 16 walks … Scored 43 runs and stole two bases…Posted a .466 on-base percentage and a .707 slugging percentage…Collected 268 putouts and 21 assists…Ended the season with a .970 fielding percentage…Threw out six of the 11 base runners that attempted to steal.
Prep: Prepped at Faith Academy…Helped the Rams claim the 2018 AHSAA Class 5A State Baseball Championship along with his current Southern Miss teammates Reece Ewing and Gabe Shepard.
Personal: Son of Chris and Gina Sargent…Born on July 11…Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
2022 (C-Jr.): Played and started in all 66 games at first base…Batted .269 with nine doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 58 RBI…His home run and RBI totals were team highs…Added a .545 slugging percentage…His home run total was the most by a Golden Eagle since Matt Wallner blasted 23 round-tippers in 2019…He has 36 homers for his career, sitting just one outside of the Top 10 for a career at the school heading into his final season…Named the NCAA Hattiesburg Regional Most Outstanding Player as he batted .524 (11x21) with two doubles, a homer and four RBI…Was in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak that saw him hit .438 (21x38) with four doubles, three homers and eight RBI…Added a game-winning, 10th-inning single over Kennesaw State (6/5) during that time in the regional…Put together 21 multi-hit games (14 2-hit, 6 3-hit, 1 5-hit) and 12 multi-RBI affairs (7 2-RBI, 2 3-RBI, 2 4-RBI, 1 6-RBI)…Enjoyed a pair of two home runs games, coming against WKU (3/26) and SLU (4/12)…Tied school record for second time with a three homer game against UTSA (5/15)…Combined with Slade Wilks to hit back-to-back homers twice during the year, coming against WKU (3/26) and UTSA (5/15)…His six RBI versus WKU (3/26) was a team season-high…Named C-USA Hitting of the Week, March 28, after going .600 (12x20) with nine runs, three doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI…Did not commit an error over the final 47 games, spanning 400 fielding chances.
2021 (C-So.): Started in all 61 games at first base…Batted .227 with 11 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs and 58 RBI…Collected 13 multi-hit (10 2-hit, 3 3-hit) and 13 multi-RBI (5 2-RBI, 2 3-RBI, 3 4-RBI, 3 5-RBI) contests…Had team-high 24 two-out RBI…Tied a school record with three home runs against Southeast Missouri State (6/5) on his way to being named to the NCAA Oxford all-regional team…Finished the tournament at .250 (6x24) with three homers, five runs and seven RBI…Had his season-best, eight-game hitting streak snapped in the final game of the season at Ole Miss (6/7)…Went 6x17 (.353) with three homers and nine RBI in the league championship in Ruston to earn all-tournament honors…Had four hits and drove in five runs with two homers in the first of three games against Louisiana Tech (5/27) in the event…Added a grand slam in the event against WKU (5/27)…Added another grand slam versus Louisiana (3/12)…Posted a five-RBI contest against UCONN (2/27) with two homers in that contest…One of four Golden Eagles with double-digit homers during the year…Made just three errors in 439 fielding chances.
Coastal Alabama – South CC (2020/Soph.): Appeared in all 20 of the Sun Chiefs’ games…Hit. 242 with four doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI, and five walks…Scored 14 runs and stole three bases…Recorded a .296 on-base percentage and a .485 slugging percentage…Registered 73 putouts in 80 total chances…Also tallied six assists and committed just one error, earning a .988 fielding percentage.
Coastal Alabama – South CC (2019/Fr.): Named an NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American and the ACCC South Division Player of the Year…Batted .401 with 16 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 53 RBI, and 16 walks … Scored 43 runs and stole two bases…Posted a .466 on-base percentage and a .707 slugging percentage…Collected 268 putouts and 21 assists…Ended the season with a .970 fielding percentage…Threw out six of the 11 base runners that attempted to steal.
Prep: Prepped at Faith Academy…Helped the Rams claim the 2018 AHSAA Class 5A State Baseball Championship along with his current Southern Miss teammates Reece Ewing and Gabe Shepard.
Personal: Son of Chris and Gina Sargent…Born on July 11…Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
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