2024 Baseball Roster
Roster
Drew Woodcox
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Lamar
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection.
2024 Season (Senior/4th Yr):
• Shined in his final season donning the Scarlett and Black, playing in 47 games and making 41 starts
• A mainstay of the Tech lineup the final two month of the season, he hit .321 with 14 home runs and 48 RBIs
• Finished second on the team in home runs (14) and third in RBIs (48)
• Also led the Red Raiders in slugging percentage (.642) and recorded an OPS of 1.045
• Was one of seven Red Raiders to record more than 50 hits and one of four Red Raiders to finish with double-digit home runs
• Went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the win over Nebraska (Feb. 17)
• Homered twice, scored three times and drove in five in a 2-for-3 performance in the home-opener against Texas Southern (Feb. 23)
• Drove in two runs and scored a run in the Saturday win over Texas Southern (Feb. 24)
• Scored and drove in two runs with a double and a home run in the win over New Mexico State (Mar. 13)
• Went 2-for-2 entering the game off the bench in the Saturday game vs. Baylor (Mar. 16)
• Homered, had two hits and two RBIs in the home win over Abilene Christian (Mar. 19)
• Scored three times and had three hits in four at-bats against BYU (Mar. 23)
• Drove in two runs in the win over Stephen F. Austin (Mar. 26)
• Tied the game with a moonshot homer and had two hits in the win over UCF (Mar. 30)
• Launched a home run, had two hits and three RBIs in the 15-12 win over Stanford (Apr. 2)
• Recorded his second, third and fourth multiple-hit games in the series sweep over Houston (Apr. 5-7)
• Drove in three, scored three times and homered twice in the Red Raiders historic win at Abilene Christian (Apr. 10)
• Had an RBI for the eighth-straight game and extended his hitting streak to five in the Friday night win over TCU (Apr. 12)
• Recorded a hit in his seventh (Apr. 13) and eighth-straight (Apr. 14) games in the final two games of the TCU series
• Drove in two runs in the Friday night rout of No. 22 WVU (Apr. 19)
• Went 2-for-4 with two Rbis in the Friday night game against Kansas (Apr. 26)
• Went 2-for-3 with a double in the series finale at Kansas (Apr. 28)
• Launched a homer and went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a double in the Friday night game against Oklahoma State (May 10)
• Homered and drove in three in a 3-for-5 performance in the win over UNLV (May 17)
• Hit a homer in the Red Raiders night cap against Arizona St (May 17), where he went 2-for-5 with five RBIs and three runs scored.
• Homered for the third-straight game, tying the Red Raiders win over Texas in the Big 12 Championship (May 21).
2023 Season (Junior/3rd Yr.):
• Batted .271 for the year with three home runs and 15 RBIs
• Slashed .271/.375/.458 in 59 at-bats, career bests in all categories
• Made 11 starts in 26 games played
• Highlight of his junior season came on March 1 vs. Air Force; recorded a three-run triple, a two-run home run and a sacrifice fly en route to career-high six RBIs
• Collected two hits on June 4 vs. No. 2 Florida in the Gainesville Regional
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH: Beginning a second stint with the Red Raiders … spent freshman season at Texas Tech in 2021 before transferring to Rice for sophomore season in 2022 … (2022/Rice): Appeared in 30 games and made 24 starts (16 at first, three at third, two in left and as the DH, and one in center) … was in the Opening Night lineup at third base at Texas on Feb. 18 … owned a season-best hitting streak of seven straight games from March 13-22 (.351, 13-of-37) with three doubles, one triple, one home run and seven RBI while also scoring nine times … set career highs with three hits, two doubles and four runs in the Owls’ 19-3 win over SFA on March 15 … hit his first homer as an Owl on March 20 vs. UAB … (2021/Texas Tech): saw action in 20 games with eight starts … hit .167 with a homer and seven RBI in his first season of collegiate action … singled and drove in a run in his second career at-bat, as a pinch hitter vs. Houston Baptist on Feb. 26 … drove in runs in three consecutive games between Feb. 26-March 3 … enjoyed his most productive game of 2021 on March 26 against South Florida by slamming a pair of homers in three at-bats and driving in four runs.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letter winner for Coach David Munoz at Lamar High School in Houston, Texas … at his time playing for Lamar he was awarded the 2018 District 18-6A Newcomer of the Year, 2019 District 18-6A Offensive Player of the Year and 2019 Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston First Team infielder … in his final year at Lamar he batted .532 and recorded 50 hits, 42 runs, eight HRs, 37 RBIs and 14 stolen bases … named 2019 Texas Prep Baseball All-Houston Hitter of the Year … named to Perfect Game’s 2020 Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams … was on the Texas All-Region First team … also named to Perfect Game’s 2019 Preseason Underclassmen All American Teams as a High Honorable Mention … attended 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase, 2018 Jr. National Showcase and 2018 Perfect game Underclass All American Games … he also attended the 2019 WWBA 17U South National, West National and World Championships making the All-Tournament Team in all three games … attended 2018 and 2019 Sunshine South and Midwest Showcases making the Top Prospect Team twice in 2018 and once in 2019 … nationally he was ranked 107th for shortstops in the country … in Texas he was 49th and the 11th ranked shortstop … played in Adidas National this summer … a dual-sport athlete, lettering in football … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Mississippi State, Rice, Pepperdine, Texas A&M, Texas, Florida, UCLA, Tulane, Louisiana State, Virginia and Southern California.
PERSONAL: Born in Houston, Texas … son of Joe and Kristen Woodcox … brother to Wilson and Bella Woodcox … National Honor Society recipient in high school … plans to major in Finance.
