2018 Baseball Roster
Truitt, Trey

Jersey Number 8
Trey Truitt
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Dothan, Ala.
- High School:
- Rehobeth HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2018 MLB Draft selection (34th round, 1015th pick to Baltimore Orioles)
- 2018 SoCon All-Tournament Team
- 2018 All-SoCon First Team (Media)
- 2018 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches)
- 2018 SoCon Player of the Month (March)
- 2018 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (March 19)
- 2018 SoCon Player of the Week (March 19)
- 2017 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
- 2017 Preseason All-SoCon First Team
- 2016 SoCon All-Tournament Team
- 2016 All-SoCon Second Team
- 2015 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team
- 2015 SoCon All-Tournament Team
- 2015 SoCon All-Freshman Team
Season-by-Season
2018
- Bounced back from a lackluster junior season to round out one of the most decorated four-year careers in program history
- Started 57 games over 58 games played, all in right field
- Led Mercer in multiple offensive categories including batting average (.373), runs scored (71), hits (87), doubles (19) & OBP (.457)
- Tallied 12 home runs & 44 RBI while slugging .627
- Ranked fifth nationally with 1.22 runs per game
- Recorded a team-best 27 multi-hit games, including nine in a 10-game stretch from March 5-18
- Became the second player in SoCon history to be named to the league's All-Tournament Team three times in a career
- Went 3-for-4 with two home runs & five RBI vs. Eastern Kentucky (March 17)
- Notched a five-hit (5-for-6) performance at Georgia Southern (April 4)
- Reached base in 29 consecutive games midseason
2017
- Started 50 games in right field during his junior season
- Batted .263 with 47 hits in 179 at bats
- Totaled 21 RBIs, six home runs and slugging .413
- Stole five bases in six attempts
- Owned a .373 on base percentage
- Had 11 multi-hit performances including a career-high four hits vs. Bradley (3/12)
- Went 3-for-3 with two home runs, five runs scored and three walks vs. Hartford (2/25)
2016
- Solidified himself as one of SoCon’s top bats during superb sophomore campaign
- Made 58 starts in 59 games played as Mercer’s right fielder
- Finished second on the team in batting average (.335), hits (79), runs scored (64), home runs (17) and slugging percentage (.636)
- Led Mercer with 35 extra base hits
- Totaled 26 multi-hit performances including eight games with three or more
- Added 14 multi-RBI games
- Had a career day against The Citadel in opening round of SoCon Tournament, setting career-highs with four hits, six RBIs and three home runs
- Set SoCon Championship record for home runs in a single game, hitting all three in consecutive innings off of three different pitchers
- Blasted two-run walk-off home run vs. Xavier (2/26)
2015
- Developed into one of Mercer’s top playmakers both offensively and defensively
- Played in 56 games as true freshman with 53 starts primarily in right field
- Batted .276 for the season
- Topped the squad with a .543 batting average, two home runs and five RBIs during SoCon Tournament
- Ranked third on the team with eight home runs
- Finished the year with 21 extra base hits, including 11 doubles and two triples
- Ranked second on the team with .492 slugging percentage
- Tied SoCon single-season record with three grand slams
- Notched 15 multi-hit performances & nine multi-RBI efforts
- Drove in 38 runs and scored 37 times himself
Before Mercer
High School
- Three-sport star at Rehobeth High School, lettering in baseball, football and basketball
- Named an Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State Class 5A Honorable Mention in 2012 and 2013
- Voted onto the Wiregrass Athletic Conference All-Conference Team in 2011, 2012, 2013
- Tabbed as a Perfect Game All-Tournament Team selection
Personal
- Son of Taiwan and Traci Truitt
- Has two sisters, Talia and Kenyatta
- Born June 29, 1996 in Dothan, Ala.
- Father, Taiwan, played football at Troy University
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