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2016 Baseball Roster

16 Hunter Prince

16 Hunter Prince

  • Position:
    Infielder
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    240
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • High School:
    Hudsonville

Summary

Biography

Yearavggp-gsabrh2b3bhrrbibbsosb-att
2013.... .261 49-47 176 11 46 5 0 1 17 7 27 0-1
2014.... .191 49-44 152 14 29 7 0 0 17 10 25 2-2
2015.... .230 51-51 178 25 41 11 0 1 19 24 26 1-5
2016.... .291 55-54 203 27 59 17 1 2 32 14 44 0-0
TOTAL... .247 204-196 709 77 175 40 1 4 85 55 122 3-8

Career: Tied for eighth in career doubles (40) … tied for 10th in single season doubles (17) … tied for 11th in single season hit by pitches (10) … tied for 21st in career hits (175).

2016: Started all but two games all season at first base … MAC West Player of the Week (May 16) … made No. 6 play on ESPN’s Sportscenter Top 10 with a walkoff grand slam against Miami in the MAC Tournament … hit. 291 with 27 runs, 17 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 32 RBI … led the team in doubles, second in RBI and third in slugging percentage (.414) … finished fourth in the MAC in hitting (.396) and third in doubles (11) ... had 14 multiple hit games … finished a home run shy of the cycle against Ohio on May 14, going 3-for-6 with three runs … went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run against Kent State’s Eric Lauer, a first round draft pick in the 2016 MLB Draft … fielded .994 at first base, going 29 games until his first error. 

2015: Starting first baseman, started all 51 games played in ... batted .230 going 41-for-178 with 11 doubles, one home run, 19 RBIs, 24 walks and 25 runs scored ... improved average to .275 during conference play ... had a .994 fielding percentage, committing just four errors on the season .... recorded 12 multi-hit games ... had a pair of doubles against in game one of a doubleheader against Austin Peay and a home run in game two (2/28) ... also doubled twice against Notre Dame (3/25) and Akron (4/21) ... had two hits, including a double, and drove in three against Miami (3/22) ... went 3-for-3 in Sunday contest against Ball State (5/3), went 6-for-10 during Ball State series ... also had three hits in Sunday contest against Central Michigan (5/16), going 6-for-10 that series.

2014: Played in 49 games, starting 44, primarily at first base ... batted .191 (29-for-152) with seven doubles, 17 RBIs, 10 walks, five HBP, 13 sac hits, two stolen bases and 14 runs scored ... had a .993 fielding percentage ... improved batting average to .237 during conference play.

2013: Played in 49 games and made 47 starts, primarily at first base ... missed final four games of the season with injury ... batted .261 (46-for-176) with five doubles, one home run and 17 RBIs ... improved average to .289 during MAC games ... had 10 multi-hit games, three of those with three hits, and two games with two RBIs ... collected first career hit in game one of doubleheader against Pepperdine (2/16) and went 2-for-4 in game two ... was 3-for-4 with an RBI double vs. Maine (3/2) ... went 3-for-4 with two RBIs at Bowling Green (3/22) ... had five hits, two RBIs and a run scored during Ball State series ... was 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored at Northern Illinois (4/14) ... hit a three-run home run against Toledo.

High School: Earned 11 varsity letters- four in baseball, four in football, and three in basketball ... helped lead team to a state championship as a senior, hitting .390 with three home runs and 14 doubles ... earned all-conference, all-area, and all-district three times ... as a senior, was named to the all-region, all-state, and Dream Team ... Hudsonville went 112-28 in Prince's four seasons ... cumulative GPA of 3.58.

Personal: Son of Ric and Lori ... born on November 8,1993 in Hudsonville, Michigan ... has an older brother, Christian and a younger brother, Dakota ... brother, Christian played baseball at Ohio Dominican ... both parents attended Arizona State University ... major is undecided.

 

 

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2013Freshman

    Infielder
    6'3" 230 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2014Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'3" 230 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2015Junior

    Infielder
    6'3" 230 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2016Senior

    Infielder
    6'3" 240 lbs
    16