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2019 Tennessee Baseball Roster
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Charleston, Jay
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Jersey Number 4
Jay Charleston
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- OF/INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 5-10 / 170
- Hometown:
- Longwood, Fla.
- High School:
- Lake Brantley HS
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Selected in the 26th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals
- 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 - JUNIOR
- Played in 61 games with 60 starts finishing the season hitting .220 with 19 RBIs, eight doubles and one triple. He finished the year with 41 steals, becoming the first SEC player to steal 40-plus bases in a season since VFLs Chris Burke (49) and Stevie Daniel (46) both accomplished the feat back in 2001.
- Stole two bases and went 1-for-4 with a run scored in a win over UNCW at the Chapel Hill Regional (6/1)
- In a win over Tennessee Tech on May 14, he notched a 3-for-5 outing with three runs, three RBIs and two doubles. He also set a new career-high for stolen bases where he was a perfect 5-for-5
- Had a 2-for-5 outing in a win over Florida where he batted in one run and scored twice himself (5/10)
- Notched his 30th stolen base of the season in a loss to Arkansas on April 27
- Scored a run and 3 RBIs in a 6-2 win over Belmont
- Went 3-for-4 as well as scoring four runs in a win over South Carolina on March 22
- Notched one double and batted in three runs vs. North Florida on March 2, helping Tennessee to a 10-2 win
- Scored two runs and drove in another run in a 2-for-3 outing in a 7-2 victory over Louisiana-Monroe at the Cox Diamond Invitational
- Went 2-for-3 and drove in a run in a win over App State on February 15
2018 - SOPHOMORE
- Played in 56 games (55 starts) during the 2018 season for the Vols, hitting .285 with 26 RBIs, four home runs and six doubles. He led Tennessee with 65 hits, 42 runs scored and 21 stolen bases (26 attempts).
- Tied for first in the SEC with 21 stolen bases and 10th in the league in at-bats with 228
- Finished the season on a 5-game hit streak dating back to Game 2 of the Vanderbilt series (5/12) where he recorded two hits and scored a run.
- Posted his best game of the year in the series finale at Georgia, going 4-for-5 with two runs, an RBI and three stolen bases (4/29). The four hits and three steals were both career highs
- Batted .500 (6-for-12) in the Texas A&M series, hitting one double, scoring two runs and driving in three runs to help Tennessee take the series (4/20-22)
- Tallied four hits and five RBI during the Florida series while also scoring one run (4/7-8)
- Notched two doubles, two stolen bases and two scored runs vs. Belmont on April 3, helping Tennessee to a 9-2 win
- Scored three runs and drove in two more in a 3-for-5 outing at Western Carolina that included a his third homer of the year (3/27)
- Hit his first double of the season vs. ETSU in a 4-for-5, two RBI effort (3/20)
- Recorded two hits and scored a run in the SEC opener at Ole Miss, helping the Vols to an 8-6 win over the Rebels (3/16)
- Went 3-for-5 and drove in a run against ETSU in the first game of the Tri-Star Classic on March 2
- Recorded at least two hits in three straight games (2/24-27) and notched three RBI and a score run on Feb. 27 vs. Middle Tennessee
- Hit his first-career home run to lead off the bottom of the first inning in Game 2 vs. Maryland (2/18). He went deep again with a solo shot in the third and finished the day with three hits and four runs scored over the Sunday doubleheader
2017 - FRESHMAN
- Played in 25 games (12 starts) during his debut campaign for the Vols, hitting .250 with three RBIs and going 5-for-6 in stolen base attempts.
- Served as a pinch runner/designated hitter in each of Tennessee's games visiting No. 20-ranked Texas A&M in College Station (April 21-23).
- Hit 1-for-3 with a walk and one run scored in the Vols' midweek matchup vs. MTSU (April 4), making his first career start at the leadoff spot in the lineup for UT.
- Appeared in the second game at Mississippi State, going 1-for-2 with one run scored (March 25).
- Went 2-for-4 in UT's SEC Opener vs. South Carolina (March 17).
- Started two of three games in left field for the Vols' series vs. Cincinnati (March 10-12), going 3-for-7 (.429) with one RBI and one stolen base.
- Went 3-for-6 in UT's series finale vs. Norfolk State, his first career multi-hit game for the Volunteers.
- Recorded his first collegiate hit on Feb. 24 at San Diego, as part of a Tennessee doubleheader in the 2017 Tony Gwynn Classic.
- Made collegiate debut on Feb. 18, starting left field for the Volunteers against the Memphis Tigers.
- Charleston stole his league-leading 31st base of the summer on July 19 vs. Lumberjack. In the outing, he also went 2-for-3, hit a double, recorded an RBI and scored twice. In addition to competing for the South All-Stars in the 2017 Valley Baseball League All-Star Game, he also participated in the 2017 Prospect Showcase, inaugural Southern Collegiate Showcase and the 2017 SE Prospect Showcase. In the non-league games, Charleston recorded two hits, scored five times and stole three bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Lake Brantley in Florida.
- Led Lake Brantley to back-to-back District Championships (2015, 2016) and a 20-5 record as a senior.
- As a junior; he hit .320, scored 20 runs, collected nine RBI and stole 17 bases.
- Named First Team All-SAC in 2016.
- Selected Second Team All-SAC in 2015.
- Named District Player of the Year in 2015.
- Ranked as the No. 28 second baseman and 202nd overall player in the state of Florida. He was also tabbed the 224th second baseman in the USA by Perfect Game in 2016.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Jay Burke Charleston
- Born April 20, 1998
- Son of John and Anita Charleston
- Has one sibling, Joseph
- Returned to UT to complete his degree in Supply Chain Management in May of 2022
- Recipient of the Viar Family Athletic Scholarship
- Recipient of the J. Milton Stockman Scholarship Fund
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.8.25)
Sunday, June 08
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.7.25)
Saturday, June 07
BSB | Tennessee Official Super Regional Preview Press Conference (6.6.25)
Friday, June 06
BSB | Tony Vitello Pre-NCAA Super Regional Media Availability (6.5.25)
Thursday, June 05
