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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2017 Baseball Roster

16 CJ Ballard

  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 190
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Willamson, Ga.

Biography

AWARDS/HONORS
Sun Belt Honor Roll (2016-17)
Sun Belt Honor Roll (2015-16)

SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in 36 games with 17 starts… Started 10 games in left field and seven contests as the designated hitter… Hit .235/.288/.250 as sophomore with one double and six RBIs… Stole five bases in seven attempts.

FRESHMAN (2016): Played in 58 games… Made all 52 starts at left field… Hit .288/.321/.348 in 201 plate appearances… Ranked second on the team with a .288 batting average… Tallied 53 hits in 184 AB, scoring 30 runs and 22 RBI… Only player with 100+ AB not to ground into a double play… Had multiple hits in 13 games…  Hit four doubles and a triple… Hit only triple at Georgia (2/20)… Hit two doubles at Arkansas State (3/24)… Named to Sun Belt Honor Roll.

PREP: Played for head coach Don Hanson at Pike County High School in Zebulon, Ga... Three-time all-region honoree... Named All-State in 2015... Hit .450 as a senior and had a batting average over .500 as a sophomore and a junior... Won a region championship with Pike County... Graduated with honors.

PERSONAL: Born Christopher Jordan Ballard on January 12, 1997 in Griffin, Ga... Son of Keith and Lora Ballard... Has three siblings, Keith, Bryce and Kruze.

MAJOR: Finance

Statistics

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2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2016Freshman

    OF
    6'0" 183 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017Sophomore

    OF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    16