2019 Baseball Roster
Roster
Slater, Hunter

Jersey Number 21
Hunter Slater
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- High School:
- Bayside HS
Bio
Named to the Conference USA Preseason all-league team…Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2018 semester…2018 (R-Jr.): Made the transition from the outfield to first base and started all 62 games at that position…Posted a .309 batting average with 10 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 55 RBI…Started the season by hitting safely in his first six contests, 10 of his first 11 and 15 of his first 17…Had 18 multi-hit games (9-2H, 9-3H) and was second in multi-RBI contests with 16 (11-2RBI, 1-3RBI, 4-4RBI)…Collected season-best nine-game hitting streak from April 17-May 1...Had first four-RBI contest versus UTSA (3/17) in the first game of doubleheader, doubling and homering in that affair…Enjoyed first two homer game at Ole Miss (3/27) in which he drove in four runs…Belted a grand slam against Middle Tennessee (4/21) in the final second game of a twinbill…Doubled and homered with four RBI versus Louisiana Tech (5/12)……Garnered Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2018 Spring and 2017 Fall semesters…Garnered a spot for the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…2017 (R-So.): Appeared in 65 games, starting 54…Finished with a .312 batting average…Tied single-season school record with seven triples…Hit by a pitch team-high tying 12 times…Tied for second on team with 45 walks…Fourth on team with 58 runs and .464 on-base percentage…Finished tied for fifth with 68 hits…Added 14 multi-run games; career-high three runs, seven times…Scored 12 times over a five-game period from May 13-19…Added 17 multi-hit games with a career-high three hits, six times…Added 10 multi-RBI games including a season-high three RBI, twice coming versus Northeastern (2/18) and Evansville (2/24)…Hit three doubles at Louisiana Tech (3/18)…Walked seven times in back-to-back games at Rice (3/15-3/16)…2016 (r-Fr.): Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team…Appeared in 52 games, starting 40…Was primarily designated hitter until moving to left field in May when Chase Scott was shifted to second base fulltime…Hit .314 with 26 RBI and 28 runs scored…Had 44 hits, including 10 doubles and four home runs…Had back-to-back two-hit games in the NCAA Regional in Tallahassee, doubling and driving in three against South Alabama (6/3) in the opener and added a pair of hits with an RBI against Florida State (6/4)…Homered and drove in four runs at FAU (4/29)…Had 15 multiple-hit games, including four, three-hit games…Scored career-high three runs at FIU (5/21)…Hit safely in a stretch of 13 of 15 games late in the season (4/26-5/26) and batted .381 (21x55) over that span with six doubles, a home run and 11 RBI…Tallied three hits against Alabama (3/15)…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester and the Dean’s List for the spring semester…Was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…2015 (Fr.): Redshirted…Made 2015 fall President’s List with 4.0 GPA …Prep: Played for Coach Doug Leffard at Bayside Academy, earning first-team Coastal Alabama All-Region honors as a senior…Hit .440 with two home runs, 41 RBIs and 21 runs scored…Team finished 25-8 and was the 3A Area 1 runner-up, making their 11th consecutive appearance in the Alabama High School Athletic Association playoffs; team garnered top 10 final ranking for the 11th consecutive year…As a junior, batted .498 with five homers and 44 RBI...Hit .504 as a sophomore as the squad won the region championship…Hit .411 as a freshman…Two-time, 3A All-State selection and three-time All-Region pick…Personal: Son of Tara Lazenby and Rick Slater…Has one sister…Majoring in Biological Sciences.
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