2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Gage Harrelson
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Warner Robins, Ga.
- High School:
- Houston County
2024 Season (Sophomore/2nd Yr.):
• Played in 43 games, making 29 total starts
• Homered and drove in 11 runs
• Hit .245 with four extra-base hits
• Was a perfect 19-for-19 in stolen base attempts
• Walked twice and scored twice in the win over UTA (Feb. 20)
• Went 2-for-2 with a pir of walks and a run scored against Oregon State (Feb. 19)
• Walked three times and scored four runs in the win over Texas Southern (Feb. 23)
• Turned in his best performance of the season, when he went 4-for-4 with a home run, five runs scored.
• Walked and made a highlight reel leaping catch robbing a home run against Texas (Mar. 10)
• Was 2-for-4 with a pair of steals and two runs scored in the win over Abilene Christian (Mar. 19)
• Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against UTRGV (Apr. 30)
• Went 3-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base against UNLV in Tempe (May 17)
• Scored twice in a 2-for-5 performance in the Big 12 Championship win over Cincinnati (May 23).
2023 (Freshman/1st Yr.):
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team
• Big 12 Honorable Mention selection
• Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, April 3 and April 17
• Made 57 starts in 58 games played, including a team-high 26 starts in right field
• Batted .324 with 22 extra-base hits and 45 RBIs
• Led the Red Raiders in triples (5) and stolen bases (6)
• Recorded 14 multi-RBI games, including a career-high four vs. both Western Illinois and TCU
• Tied for second on the team with 26 multi-hit games, matching Nolen Hester and trailing Kevin Bazzell (28); had a stretch of five straight multi-hit games from Feb 18-25
• Recorded first collegiate hit vs. Gonzaga on Feb. 18
• Was red-hot to begin his collegiate career, batting .447 with 12 RBIs over his first nine career games
• Had a career-high four hits on April 14 at Oklahoma; finished 4-6 at the plate and a home run shy of the cycle vs. the Sooners to go along with three RBIs
• Recorded two multi-hit games in the Gainesville Regional vs. Connecticut and No. 2 Florida, respectively
• Ended his debut season with a 3-3 performance vs. No. 2 Florida, his team-high 12th three-hit game
• Recorded a career-high two stolen bases vs. No. 23 Iowa on March 11, including a go-ahead steal of home base in the bottom of the sixth inning
• Was a steady presence in the outfield, finishing the year with a .963 fielding percentage
• Eighth Red Raider to record six at-bats in a Big 12 tournament game (went 3-6 vs. Oklahoma on May 25); first since Jon Slack vs. Nebraska on May 23, 2002
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Houston County High School and tutored by Coach Matt Hopkins, Chris Harrelson, and Jared Allen … participated in summer ball with Five Star and Coach Andy Burress … owned a .498 batting average with five home runs, 63 hits, 57 runs, 35 RBIs and 35 stolen bases … selected as a Perfect Game All-American (2021), a Rawlings Preseason All-American (2021) and a 2022 Collegiate Baseball News First Team All-American … named to Georgia Dugout All-State Class 6A First Team.
PERSONAL: Born in Milledgeville, Ga. … parents are Chris and Larae Harrelson … has a younger sister, Jacy Harrelson … majoring in Sports Management.
