2020 Baseball Roster
Torres, Jose
Auburn Regional Preview: Elliott Avent on ACC PM
Thursday, May 29
Game Three Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Tuesday, June 11
Game Two Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Sunday, June 09
Game One Press Conference - Athens Super Regional
Saturday, June 08
Jersey Number 8
Jose Torres
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Calvert Hall
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 168
Bio
Round 3, Pick 89 to Cincinnati Reds in 2021 MLB Draft
2021 First Team All-ACC
2021 Freshman All-ACC
2020 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2021 - Second-Year Freshman Season
2020 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
2021 First Team All-ACC
2021 Freshman All-ACC
2020 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2021 - Second-Year Freshman Season
- Earned First Team All-ACC and Freshman All-ACC honors
- Selected in the third round as the 89th overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft to the Cincinnati Reds
- Tabbed as one of the top defensive shortstops in the NCAA, was named a preseason All-American by DI Baseball and made 50 starts in 52 games played at the position
- Showed off his power in his first full season with 10 home runs, a .533 slugging percentage and 44 RBIs
- His 10th home run of the season came in the winner-take-all game at top-seeded Arkansas in the NCAA Super Regional, as it proved to be the game-winning run that sent the Wolfpack to the College World Series
- His 44 RBIs were the third-most on the team and he was one of six players to hit double-digit homers on the season
- Made just eight errors at shortstop, and 10 in his career
- Turned in 14 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI outings
- Went a career-best 4-for-4 with three runs scored on April 25 vs. Virginia Tech
- Drove in a career-high four RBIs on April 16 at Pittsburgh with his 3-for-5 outing
- Held a 10-game hit streak from March 7 to April 2, and held a 13-game reached base streak from April 25 to May 22
- Tallied at least one hit in seven of eight NCAA Tournament games, and drove in a combined nine RBIs
2020 - Freshman Season
- Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball
- Started all 17 games at shortstop, the most among all freshmen
- Batted. 333 with 20 hits and 13 RBIs, including three doubles and three homers
- Finished third on the team in hits and fourth in batting average
- Tallied six multi-hit and four multi-RBI outings
- Had a career outing on March 7 at Virginia when he went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run
- Went 2-for-2 in stolen bases on Feb. 22 vs. Tennessee Tech
- Ended the season on an eight-game reached base streak and four-game hit streak
High School / Prep Career
- Drafted by Milwaukee Brewers in 24th round of 2019 MLB Draft
- Helped his team win a conference championship his senior year
- Recorded a batting average of .402 in his senior season
- Drove in 44 RBIs as a senior
- Gold Glove 10U
- Named all-conference in 2018 and '19, and collected all-metro honors as a senior
- Hit a walk-off grand slam his senior year
- Was born in the Dominican Republic