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AJ Lewis

AJ Lewis Season 2017

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Pos.INF/C
Wt.188 lbs
Ht.5-9
Yr.Freshman
HometownChicago, Ill.
B/TR/R

2017

  • Appeared in 17 games as a freshman, earning four starts
  • Tallied one hit in 23 at-bats with two runs scored and an RBI while drawing three walks
  • Doubled in his first collegiate game against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 17) and drew a walk
  • Set a career-high with two walks in a start at DH in the second game of the Georgia series (4/7)
  • Tallied his first career RBI in the second game of the Georgia series as well
  • Scored the game-winning run as a pinch hitter in Mizzou’s come-from-behind win over South Carolina (5/14) to help the Tigers to an SEC series win over the Gamecocks

2016 Fall

  • Hit .333 with a run and two RBI while adding a double and slugging .429 during his first fall, playing all seven games
  • Also walked three times and was hit by a pair of pitches to earn a .417 OBP
  • Stole one base on two attempts

Before Mizzou

  • Versatile high schooler who joins Mizzou with the ability to play across the infield or at catcher.
  • 2015 Tournament of Stars Participant
  • 2016 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American Central
  • 2016 All Region 2nd Team
  • 2015 Underclassmen Pre-Season All American
  • Chicago White Sox Ace (Amateur City Elite) Player
  • Led Mount Carmel High School to a runner-up finish in the state tournament and a conference championship as a junior.
  • Hit .390 with four homers as a senior at Mount Carmel under head coach Brian Hurry.
  • Finished his high school career with 10 homers
  • Named to the Mount Carmel high honor roll during all four years of high school
  • Mt. Carmel Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Personal

  • Born May 31, 1998, in Chicago, Ill.
  • Parents: Father – Alfred Lewis; Stepmother – Scarlette Jones
  • Plans to major in computer science at Mizzou