Andrew Pope

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Andrew Pope has seen success batting leadoff

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Position:
Infielder/Outfielder
Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Providence Day

2016: Started all 54 games at third base … finished with 41 hits, 32 runs scored, six doubles, three triples, one home run and 29 RBI in 163 at bats for a .252 batting average … drew a team-high 34 walks … led the team with nine sacrifices … went 3-for-4 in stolen bases … finished with a .913 fielding percentage … recorded 11 multi-hit performances and seven multiple RBI games … posted a five-game hitting streak and ended the season with an 11-game reached base streak … went 2-for-3 with three runs scored in the win against Georgetown (2/26) … went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs scored in the win against Lafayette (3/5) … recorded three RBI on his first home run of the season at Saint Joseph’s (4/2) … had a career day against VCU, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and one run scored (5/21) … recorded three hits at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/25-28).

2015: Appeared in 37 games, making 33 starts in the outfield … recorded 26 hits, 17 runs scored and 13 RBI in 113 at bats for a .230 batting average … went 2-for-3 in stolen bases and drew 12 walks … posted a .989 fielding percentage, making only one error on the year … recorded five multi-hit performances … matched his career high with two doubles and two runs scored in the win against Georgetown (3/1) … recorded two two-hit performances against Akron (3/14) … went 2-for-3 with a career-high three RBI and one run scored in the win against Saint Louis in the A-10 Tournament.

2014: Started 45 of his 47 appearances on the season, batting .257 with 15 RBIs and 37 runs scored … had the second most total at-bats on the team (194) … was fourth on the team in walks (18) and tied for the most triples (2) … went 4-for-6 with two doubles and two runs against Miami (OH) (3/1) … drove in three runs on three hits and scored two of his own against Miami (OH) (3/2) … went 3-for-5 with two homeruns, a double, three RBIs, and two runs scored against Wofford (3/21) … scored four runs in four plate appearances at Furman (4/5) … led off most of the season, posting a .327 OBP … recorded a .942 fielding percentage in 45 starts at second base.

2013: Primarily saw action as a late-inning defensive replacement in centerfield, appearing in 30 games total with 10 starts … batted .242 (8-for-33) with a home run, two triples and three RBIs … made three appearances pitching, totaling 3.2 innings … first career hit, an RBI-triple, came in first career start against Lafayette (2/24) … made pitching debut at No. 5 South Carolina (3/13), yielding only a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning … struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings against Cornell (3/20) … tripled and scored in 2-1 win over UNCW (4/5) … fended off a late rally by The Citadel (5/4) in the series finale, entering in the eighth inning with a home run robbing catch in centerfield and then adding a two-run home run in the ninth to ice the 12-8 win.

Prep/Personal: Four-time letter winner at Providence Day School … CISAA All-Conference 2011-12 … NCISAA All-State 2011-12 … Providence Day Senior Athlete of the Year… team captain as a senior … pitched 96 innings with 116 strikeouts and an ERA of 3.30 and posted a career batting average of .347 with 64 RBI, 11 home runs, and a school record of 169 assists ... played with a fractured elbow as a junior and senior … played varsity soccer 2009-2010, with team finishing as NCISAA State Runner-Up in 2009… four-year member of headmaster’s list … member of National Honor Society … President of Beta Club … son of David and Vickie Pope ... has a brother, David (21) ... uncle, Mike Whitman, was an offensive lineman at NC State ... major is undeclared.