University of Alabama Athletics

Career Accolades

• Selected in the 18th round of the 2018 MLB Draft (Oakland A's)
• Started all 168 games of his Alabama career
• T-10th in career double plays turned at UA (89)
• 2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll

Junior (2018)

Started all 56 games of the 2018 campaign, the only member of the Tide to do so ...paced the Crimson Tide in hits (66), runs (43) and total bases (97) while tying for the team lead in stolen bases with seven ... led Alabama in hits during conference play with 38 and tied for 11^th in the SEC during the regular season in that category ... finished second on the Crimson Tide in home runs with six, four of which came across his final 12 games ... homered in three consecutive contests from April 28-May 4 for the first time in his career ... also finished his junior season atop the Tide offensive ranks in SEC play for average (.297), runs (20) and total bases (57) ... reached base safely in 47 of 56 games in the 2018 campaign ... ranked second on UA in multi-hit games at 19 with 12 of those coming in SEC play to lead UA against conference foes ... recorded at least one run in 11 of his last 15 games with a pair of two-run performances and a career-high tying three-run effort across that time ... put together a big second half of the season, carrying a .302 (35-116) average over the final 28 contests ... recorded seven doubles, a triple and five home runs while surpassing his first half RBI total with 16 to close out 2018 ... led UA in average (.347), hits (25), home runs (3), stolen bases (4), slugging (.569) and on-base percentage (.407) in the month of April ... also contributed eight RBI, seven runs scored and eight walks in April ... registered a seven-game hitting streak from April 21-May 4 ... compiled a .345 (11-31) average with two doubles, three home runs, seven RBI, six runs scored and three walks over the streak ... totaled multiple hits in four of the seven games ... owned a six-game hitting streak in SEC from April 21-May 4 ... batted .370 (10-27) with a double, three home runs, seven RBI, five runs and a trio of walks over that time ... contributed multi-hit efforts in four of the six contests ... added at least one RBI in five of the six games while totaling at least one run on four occasions ... recorded a five-game hitting streak in SEC play from April 7-14 ... contributed a .458 (11-24) average with a double, one triple, an RBI and two runs scored ... added one walk and a stolen base over the streak ... collected a seven-game hitting streak from March 13-23 ... batted .419 (13-31) with two doubles, three RBI, a team-high 10 runs scored and five walks over that time. Valparaiso (2/16-18): Led the team in on-base percentage at .647 thanks to his team-high six walks ... finished with a .400 average (4-10), contributing a double and one of the Tide's four home runs while adding a team-high tying four runs in his three starts at third base. Middle Tennessee (2/20): Tied for the team lead in hits with a 2-for-5 afternoon that included a team-high two RBI. Washington State (2/23-24): Totaled three hits, including one double, while adding four runs scored and a pair of walks against the Cougars ... also stole his first base of the season. Southern Miss (3/7): Drew one walk against the Golden Eagles. New Mexico State (3/9-10): Recorded one hit, a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base against the Aggies. Alabama A&M (3/13-14): Tied for second on the team with a .667 (4-6) average across the two games ... led UA with five runs scored and three walks while adding a pair of RBI against the Bulldogs. Georgia (3/16-18): Hit at a .313 (5-16) pace against the Bulldogs ... tallied one double, an RBI and team-high tying four runs scored ... also added a walk and was hit by a pitch. UAB (3/20): Matched his season high for hits with a 3-for-5 effort that included one run. Tennessee (3/23-25): Totaled two hits and a walk in Knoxville. Auburn (3/27): Did not record a hit in his five at-bats in Montgomery. Kentucky (3/30-4/1): Collected three hits and a walk on the weekend ... contributed one RBI, a run scored and a stolen base against the Wildcats. Jacksonville State (4/3): Finished 2-for-3 with a double and one walk against the Gamecocks. Missouri (4/6-7): The Tide's leading hitter in Columbia ... batted .462 (6-13) with a triple, an RBI and one run scored ... also added a stolen base ... matched his career-high mark for hits in a game with a 4-for-5 afternoon in game two of Saturday's doubleheader. UAB (4/10): Went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run against the Blazers ... added two RBI and a run scored. Texas A&M (4/12-14): Totaled four hits, including a double, while adding a run scored and one walk in his three starts in College Station. Samford (4/17): Walked once against the Bulldogs. Alcorn State (4/18): Drew one walk and stolen a base in the Wednesday matchup. Auburn (4/20-21): Batted .308 (4-13) with a double, two RBI and a run scored across the three games with the Tigers. Troy (4/24): Doubled and added one run scored in the midweek win over the Trojans. Arkansas (4/27-29): Led the Crimson Tide with four hits on the weekend as part of his .364 average ... homered twice to lead off consecutive games in the final two contests of the weekend for the first set of games in which he has homered on back-to-back days ... added three RBI, two runs scored and three walks to go with one stolen base. Mississippi State (5/4-6): Collected four hits, including one double and a home run ... added four RBI, two walks and a team-high five runs scored. Jacksonville State (5/8): Finished 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored against the Gamecocks. LSU (5/11-13): Recorded two hits, one of which was a home run, while adding three RBI, two runs scored and three walks on the weekend in Baton Rouge. Ole Miss (5/17-19): Totaled three hits, including one double, with an RBI, one walk and a stolen base ... added a team-high tying three runs scored against the Rebels.

Sophomore (2017)

One of two players to start all 54 games in 2017 and has started every game of his Alabama career (112) ... led the SEC in double plays turned with 40 during the regular season ... finished second on the team in batting average (.293) and hits with 61 while ranking third in RBI at 32 ... tied for the team high with 17 multi-hit games while adding five multi-RBI contests ... in SEC play, tied for second in RBI (14), hits (27) and doubles (5), while ranking third in walks (14) and tying for third in runs (12) ... committed only five errors across 273 chances for a .982 fielding percentage and ranked second in assists with 144 at second base ... held an eight-game hitting streak in SEC play from April 2-20, maintaining a .371 (13-35) average with a double, two RBI, three runs scored and one walk over that time ... put together a nine-game hitting streak from April 2-15, batting .425 (17-40) with two doubles, two RBI and seven runs scored during the time ... recorded multi-hit games in five of those outings ... collected an eight-game hitting streak to start the season that ran through the Tide's matchup on Feb. 28 against Jacksonville State ... batted .515 (17-33) over the streak and led the team in hits ... added two doubles, a triple and a team-high tying eight RBI while scoring a pair of runs and walking once. Presbyterian (2/17-19): Finished second on the team average, going 6-for-13 (.462) while tying for the team lead in hits after contributing at least one knock in every contest ... added one double, two RBI and a run scored to his weekend totals ... went 2-for-4 with one RBI to tie for the team lead in hits on Friday ... wrapped up Saturday tied for the team-high in hits with a 3-for-4 evening that included one double, while adding an RBI and one run scored. Southern Miss (2/22): Tied for the team lead in hits with a 3-for-4 night that included one double, two RBI and a run scored. Oral Roberts (2/24-26): Led the Crimson Tide in hitting against the Golden Eagles, finishing at a .500 (6-12) pace ... added his first career triple and a team-high three RBI while walking once ... finished 1-for-4 with a team-high two RBI and a triple in Friday's series opener ... tied for the team lead in hits with a 2-for-4 day on Saturday, adding one RBI ... wrapped up the series with a season-high tying three hits in four at-bats while walking once on Sunday. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/9-12): Batted .357 (5-14) with a pair of doubles, five RBI, four runs scored and a pair of walks ... tied for the team lead in hits with a 3-for-4 night that included one double, a run scored and a team-high three RBI on Friday night ... collected a team-high two hits with his second double of the weekend, one RBI, a walk and a team-leading two runs scored in game one of Sunday's doubleheader. Arkansas (3/31-4/2): Tallied three hits, including one double, with an RBI and a pair of runs scored for the weekend with the Razorbacks ... went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Sunday's rubber match. Troy (4/4): Finished 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. UAB (4/11): Led the Tide with a 3-for-4 night that included a double and a pair of runs scored. Texas A&M (4/13-4/15): Paced Alabama in hitting, finishing 7-for-13 (.538) with a double, one RBI and two runs scored ... recorded a multi-hit effort in Friday's contest going 2-for-4 with one RBI ... finished Saturday's series finale with a career-high tying four hits and adding one run scored in the effort. Auburn (5/6-7): Finished third on the team in average at a .333 (5-15) pace in Auburn ... tied for the team lead in RBI with three while adding one run, a walk and a perfect sacrifice bunt on a suicide squeeze ... tallied at least one hit in all three games, collecting three in the marathon series finale ... went 3-for-7 with a pair of RBI on Sunday. Florida (5/12-14): Led the team in RBI with four and contributed two hits – both doubles – on the weekend ... added a pair of runs scored, two walks and a stolen base to his totals ... went 1-for-4 with a double, one run, a stolen base and a team-high three RBI in Sunday's series finale. Vanderbilt (5/18-20): Collected a team-high four walks in Nashville across his three games.

Freshman (2016)

Played in and started all 58 games in his first collegiate season ... ranked second on the team in hits (58) and walks (25) and was tied for the team lead in hits during SEC play with 32 ... recorded a seven-game hitting streak from April 2-12 ... batted .417 (10-24) with four doubles, six RBI, four runs scored and three walks during that time ... collected three multi-hit efforts and recorded at least one RBI in four of the seven games ... owned a seven-game hitting streak to start SEC play, batting .296 (8-27) with a double, five RBI, one run scored and a team-high five walks in those contests ... tallied a five-game hitting streak from March 25-31, batting .286 (6-21) with three RBI, two runs scored and two walks over the streak ... hit safely in the first six games of his Alabama career, batting .458 (11-24) with a double, one home run, three RBI and four runs scored while adding one stolen base. Maryland (2/19-21): Finished his opening weekend as the team's leader with six hits ... batted .500 (6-for-12) with a double, home run, two RBI, one run scored and a stolen base ... finished 4-for-5 on Saturday with his first career homer and two RBI, making him the first player since Georgie Salem and J.C. Wilhite accomplished the feat at Auburn on May 10, 2015. Nicholls State (2/24): Went 3-for-4 with an RBI against the Colonels. LSU (3/19-20): Led the Tide in hitting, batting .400 (4-10) with a double, two RBI and three walks. Georgia (3/31-4/2): Notched three hits on the weekend, including two doubles with both coming in Saturday's series finale ... led the Tide in hitting in that final game. Alcorn State (4/5): Went 3-for-5 with a double, a team-high four RBI, two runs scored and two walks ... reached base safely in all four plate appearances during game one, going 2-for-2 with an RBI, one run scored and a pair of walks ... made his first start at DH in game two, going 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a team-high three RBI. Kentucky (4/8-10): Led the Tide in hitting, going 4-for-12 (.333) with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Lexington. UAB (4/12): Finished the night 1-for-3 with one run and a walk against the Blazers. Ole Miss (4/15-17): Batted .308 (4-13) with one RBI and one run scored against the Rebels ... collected a team-high three hits on Sunday, his most in an SEC game as a freshman. Arkansas (5/13-15): Notched a pair of hits, including his second home run of the season, while adding one RBI and a team-high six runs scored and five walks. Samford (5/17): Went 3-for-5 with a career-high tying three RBI while adding one run scored and a stolen base. South Carolina (5/19-21): Batted .250 (3-12) with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a team-high three walks against the Gamecocks.

High School and Personal Data

Was drafted in the 16th round, 484th overall, by the Cleveland Indians in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft ... ranked as the ninth-best player in North Carolina and the No. 2-ranked second baseman in the state coming out of high school ... led Pine Forest High School to a conference championship and a third-round finish in the state tournament as a senior ...2013 and 2014 Underclass Honorable Mention honoree by Perfect Game ... named to the Mid-South All-Conference team each year while also being named All-Region in 2012 and 2013 at Pine Forest High School ... voted MVP of the Trojans in 2012 and 2014 ... batted .405 with 30 runs and 30 hits as a junior ... son of Philip and Michelle Vance ... has two brothers, Philip Jr. and BrandIn, and one sister, Shana ... father played baseball collegiately at Bethune-Cookman and is a retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major ... born Cobie Fletcher Vance on Aug. 24, 1997 ... majoring in mass communications.