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Jersey Number 1
Drew Gilbert
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- OF/LHP
- B/T:
- L/L
- Ht/Wt:
- 5-9 / 182
- Hometown:
- Stillwater, Minn.
- High School:
- Stillwater HS
Bio
CAREER BESTS
- PITCHING
- Innings Pitched: 4.1 // vs. Stanford, 2/23/20
- Runs Allowed: 0 (9x) // last vs. Tennessee Tech, 5/11/21
- ER Allowed: 0 (9x) // last vs. Tennessee Tech, 5/11/21
- Strikeouts: 3 (4x) // last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 2/24/21
- Walks: 0 (7x) // last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4/6/21
- Hits Allowed: 0 (4x) // last vs. Tennessee Tech, 5/11/21
- HITTING
- Runs Scored: 3 (6x) // last vs. Campbell, 6/4/22
- Hits: 4 (3x) // last at Missouri, 5/9/21
- Doubles: 2 (3x) // last vs. Ole Miss, 3/26/22
- Triples: 1 (4x) // last vs. Florida, 4/24/22
- Home Runs: 2 (2x) // last vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/14/21
- Total Bases: 8 (3x) // last vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/14/21
- RBI: 5 // vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/14/21
- Walks: 3 // vs. South Carolina, 3/19/22
- Stolen Bases: 2 // vs. South Carolina, 3/19/22
- At-Bats: 6 (2x) // last at Texas A&M, 4/25/21
- Sac Bunts: 1 // vs. Arkansas, 5/15/21
- Sac Flies: 1 (7x) // last vs. Auburn, 5/1/22
- Putouts: 8 // vs. Missouri, 4/9/22
- Assists: 1 (5x) // last vs. Notre Dame, 6/12/22
CAREER HONORS
- 2022 NCBWA All-American -- 1st Team
- 2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-American -- 2nd Team
- 2022 Baseball America All-American -- 2nd Team
- 2022 Collegiate Baseball All-American -- 2nd Team
- 2022 Perfect Game All-American -- 2nd Team
- 2022 D1Baseball.com All-American -- 3rd Team
- 2022 ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region -- 1st Team
- 2022 NCAA Knoxville Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2022 SEC Tournament MVP
- 2022 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team
- 2022 All-SEC -- 1st Team
- 2022 SEC All-Defensive Team
- 2022 D1Baseball.com Midseason All-America Team
- 2022 Preseason All-SEC - 2nd Team
- 2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
- 2021 NCAA Knoxville Regional Most Outstanding Player
- SEC Newcomer of the Week -- May 10, 2021
- SEC Newcomer of the Week -- April 26, 2021
- 2021 NCBWA Preseason Second Team All-American
- No. 26 on D1Baseball.com's Top 2022 College MLB Draft SEC Prospects List
- 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
PRO BALL
- Chosen to play in the 2023 MLB All-Star Futures Game, becoming just the fifth Vol to do so, and recorded a base hit in the seventh inning
- Selected by the Houston Astros with the 28th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft
2022 - JUNIOR
- Registered a three-run home run against Campbell (6/4) that gave Tennessee a lead it would never surrender
- Blasted a solo home run in Tennessee's NCAA Tournament opener against Alabama State (6/3)
- Named SEC Tournament MVP after batting .389 with seven hits and nine RBIs in Hoover
- Drove in four runs in the SEC Tournament championship game against Florida (5/29)—three of which came on an RBI double in the fifth inning that put Tennessee in front 4-0, and one that came on a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning
- His two-run double in the ninth inning began Tennessee's six-run ninth that added insurance wins during the SEC Tournament semifinal against Kentucky (5/28)
- Added to Tennessee's lead in its SEC Tournament meeting with LSU (5/27) with an RBI single in the fifth inning
- In the SEC Tournament opener against Vanderbilt (5/26), had his fourth consecutive multi-hit game—driving in two runs on two hits
- Batted .583 and totaled seven hits in the three-game series at Mississippi State (5/19-5/21), racking up three doubles and two home runs
- Recorded three hits and drove in two runs in the series finale at Mississippi State (5/21)
- Had a double and a home run for the second straight day in the series-clinching win over Mississippi State (5/20)—his two-run home run gave Tennessee the lead for good in the eighth inning
- In the series opener at Mississippi State (5/19), doubled and homered to contribute to Tennessee's historic offensive performance
- Hit a three-run homer in the first inning against Belmont (5/17)—his first of three straight games with a home run
- Tallied three hits—including a three-run home run—against Bellarmine (5/10)
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in the win over Kentucky (5/7)
- Went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and three runs scored in the win over Auburn (4/29)
- Recorded an RBI single in the win over Xavier (4/26)
- Hit a two-run home run in the win over Florida (4/23)
- Hit an RBI triple and scored once vs. Alabama (4/15)
- Notched an RBI single and a run scored vs. Tennessee Tech (4/12)
- Recorded an RBI double in win over Missouri (4/10)
- Hit a solo home run and a two-RBI double in the series' finale win over Vanderbilt (4/3)
- Went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, two RBI, two walks, and three runs scored in win over Western Carolina (3/30)
- Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and three runs scored in SEC road win over Ole Miss (3/26)
- Notched his seventh double of the year in win over Butler (3/22)
- Recorded a walk, a double, and a two RBI in win against South Carolina (3/20)
- Set a career high with three walks and recorded two steals in win over South Carolina (3/19)
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in win against Baylor (3/5)
- Recorded his fifth double of the year in win over ETSU (3/1)
- Went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two runs scored, and four RBI against Iona (2/26)
- Scored two runs and recorded three RBI in win over Iona (2/25)
- Had his first triple of the season and an RBI in the win over UNC Asheville (2/23)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored against Georgia Southern (2/20)
- Recorded first home run of the season, along with four RBI in win against Georgia Southern (2/19)
2021 - SOPHOMORE
- Only player on the team to appear in all 68 games while making 67 starts, primarily in center field
- Finished the year ranked second on the team in RBI (62), third in hits (74) and third in total bases (118)
- Had a hit in both of Tennessee's College World Series games and also scored a run against Texas (6/22)
- Homered for the third straight game as his two-run blast in the fifth inning proved to be the game-winning hit in NCAA Regional final vs. Liberty (6/6)
- Homered and scored two runs in NCAA Regional win over Liberty (6/5)
- Hit walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Tennessee to a 9-8 win over Wright State in NCAA Regional opener (6/4)
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in SEC Tournament Championship game vs. No. 1 Arkansas (5/30)
- Had two hits, scored two runs and had an RBI in SEC Tournament win over Alabama (5/28)
- Had two hits and a pair of RBI in SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State (5/27)
- Had a pair of hits, including his first-career triple, an RBI and scored a run in series-opening win at South Carolina (5/20)
- Tied a career high with four hits, drove in two runs and scored twice in series finale at Missouri (5/9)
- Tied a career high with three runs scored and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI in series-clinching win at Missouri (5/8)
- Had a hit and three RBI in series-opening win over Kentucky (4/29)
- Tied a career high with four hits while also driving in three runs and scoring twice in series finale at Texas A&M (4/25)
- Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in series-opening win vs. Florida (4/9)
- Pitched one scoreless inning in win over Eastern Kentucky (4/6)
- Had a hit, walked twice and scored two runs in series-clinching win at Alabama (4/4)
- Had a hit, walked twice, scored two runs and stole a base in win at Alabama (4/3)
- Hit game-tying two-out double in the ninth inning before hitting a walk-off solo home run in the 11th to beat LSU (3/27)
- Had an RBI double in series-opening win over LSU (3/26)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored while also pitching one scoreless inning of relief in win over Eastern Kentucky (3/23)
- Went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI in series-clinching win at Georgia (3/21)
- Hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and set a career high with five RBI in win over UNC Greensboro (3/14)
- Had two hits and drove in two runs vs. UNC Greensboro (3/13)
- Went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and also pitched one scoreless inning of relief in 7-0 win over Georgia State (3/7)
- Singled, walked and drove in a run in win at Austin Peay (3/3)
- Had two hits and an RBI against Indiana State (2/27)
- In his first action on the mound, pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief while tying a career high with three strikeouts in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/24)
- Hit a pair of home runs, including a go-ahead 2-run shot in the top of the ninth inning, and had three RBI in win at Georgia Southern (2/20)
2020 - FRESHMAN
- Two-way player that saw action in 15 games and made 10 starts in the outfield. Also made four relief appearances on the mound during the shortened 2020 season (COVID-19)
- Ranked second on the team in batting average (.350) among players that had five or more starts
- Went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI in win over ETSU (3/10)
- Hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning in UT's 3-1 win over Wright State (3/7)
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in win vs. Longwood (3/3)
- Went 4-for-5 with an RBI and hit his first-career home run in win vs. George Washington. Also set career highs in runs and hits in the victory over the Colonials (2/29)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in win vs. George Washington (2/28)
- Earned his first-career win and set career highs with 4.1 innings pitched and three strikeouts in victory over No. 25 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic (2/23)
- Recorded first-career hit and went 2-for-2 with a career-high three RBI's in his Tennessee debut vs. Western Illinois (2/15)
- Pitched one inning and struck out the side during his UT debut vs. Western Illinois (2/15)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Two-way standout at Stillwater High School in Minnesota
- Selected in the 35th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins
- Rated as the No. 1 player in the state of Minnesota - and 77th nationally - by Prep Baseball Report. Ranked the No. 10 left-handed pitcher nationally
- Top 500 rated player by Perfect Game (No. 282) and No. 2 rated player in the state of Minnesota
- Two-time Perfect Game Preseason All-American (2018-19)
- Gatorade Player of the Year finalist in 2018
- All-State, All-Conference, All-Section and All-Metro selection in 2018
- Led Stillwater to the Class-AAAA state championship in 2018
- Threw a complete-game shutout in the title game, scattering three hits in seven innings while striking out 15 batters
- Played for the White Sox team at the 2018 Area Code Games
- As a junior, was 6-1 with a 0.67 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 55.2 innings. Also batted .400 with one home run.
- As a sophomore, was named all-conference after batting .333 and posting a 0.66 ERA
PERSONAL
- Full name is Andrew Christopher Gilbert
- Born on Sept. 27, 2000
- Majoring in Sociology
- Son of Andy and Cindy Gilbert
- Has two sisters, Madeline and Molly, and one brother, Matt
- Drafted by Minnesota Twins in the 35th round of the 2019 MLB Draft
- His father Andy played soccer at Bethel University and his mother Cindy was a gymnast at Ball State
- Is active in the community, working with the Blizzard Foundation, run by his club program, the Minnesota Blizzard
- Recipient of the Hattie Ogle McGriffin Athletic Scholarship
- Recipient of the J Steven Maples Endowment Fund and the Truist Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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