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19 Alex Malsch

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Greer, S.C.
  • High School St. Joseph's

Biography

CAREER: Played in 165 games with 122 starts at shortstop ... Batted .259 with 104 hits, 94 runs scored, 54 RBIs and 42 stolen bases ...

2018: Started all 59 games at shortstop ... Had 54 hits, 28 RBIs, 42 runs scored and 21 stolen bases with a .281 batting average ... Tied the single season school record with 189 assists ... Against Xavier (2/23) had two hits ... Drove in two runs on a double against Seton Hall (2/24) ... Added two hits against Penn (3/3) ... Against Boston College (3/7) had two hits and drove in three runs ... In the doubleheader against Siena (3/17) was 4-of-7 with three RBIs ... At Mercer (3/25) was 3-of-4 from the plate with three stolen bases ... Hit a home run against Gardner-Webb (3/20) ... Drove in two runs against The Citadel (4/20) and was 3-of-3 from the plate on Sunday (4/22) against the Bulldogs ... Had four hits at Charlotte (4/25) ... At Samford (5/5) had two doubles ... In the SoCon Tournament, had two hits against ETSU (5/23) ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2017: Played in 54 games with 49 starts at shortstop ... Had 36 hits, 30 runs scored, 18 RBIs and was 11-of-12 on stolen bases with a .237 batting average ... Had two hits and scored twice at Florida A&M (2/19) ... Hit a two-run homer against Georgetown (2/25) ... Was 3-of-3 from the plate against Pittsburgh (3/3) ... Had two hits and scored three runs at USC Upstate (3/5) ... Against Yale (3/18) had two hits and two RBIs ... Drove in two runs against Furman (3/25) ... Against VMI (4/9) was 3-of-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored ... At UNC Asheville (4/11) was 3-of-4 with three runs scored ... At UNCG (4/14) had two hits and scored twice ... At The Citadel (5/19) had two hits and an RBI ... In the Southern Conference Tournament against VMI (5/25) had two hits, including a double ...During the summer, played in three games with the Charlottesville Tom Sox in the Valley League ... 2016: Played in 36 games with 13 starts, primarily at shortstop ... Had a .265 batting average with 13 hits and 14 runs scored, along with eight RBIs ... Started the season opener against Kentucky (2/19) ... Scored twice against Stony Brook (2/20) ... Drove in two runs against George Mason (2/21) ...  Had two hits against Evansville (2/27) ... Drove in two runs on a double in the eighth inning at VMI (4/24) ...  Started at first base against Charleston Southern (4/26) and had a career-high 12 putouts ...  During the summer, drove in 27 runs and scored 26 runs as he had a .292 batting average with the Oneonta Outlaws ... Named to the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League  All-Star Team ...  2015: Played in 16 games with one start at shortstop ... Had one hit in eight appearances at the plate and scored eight runs ... Also had seven assists and three putouts ... In the season opener against Boston College (2/13) scored as a pinch runner ... Added runs against Dayton (2/15), at Presbyterian (2/18) and against Pittsburgh (2/20) as a pinch runner ... Started against Harvard (2/28) and had four assists ... First career hit came against Gardner-Webb (3/8) ... Also scored runs against Iona (3/14, 3/15) and at UNCG (5/3) ... In the Southern Conference Tournament against Samford (5/23) scored a run ... Spent the summer with the Lake Norman Copperheads, where he earned Southern Collegiate Baseball League All-Star honors ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:  A four-year starter at shortstop for St. Joseph’s Catholic School, the team won three straight Class A state championships ... As a senior he had a .531 batting average to earn All-State and All-Region honors ... Named Preseason Player of the Year by Diamond Prospects ... During his junior season was an All-State and All-Region selection ... Added All-Region honors his sophomore year ... Also played for the West End Baseball Academy and competed in the Palmetto Games ... In addition, played football at St. Joseph’s.

PERSONAL: Born November 7, 1995... Son of John and Phyllis Malsch ... A finance major.

FAVORITES: TV Show - Family Guy ... Movie - Star Wars ... Candy - Jolly Rancher ... Pro Sports Team - Atlanta Braves ... Vacation - Beach ... Actor - Denzel Washington ... Holiday - Christmas ... Superhero - Thor.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2015Freshman

    Infielder
    6'1" 170 lbs
    35
  • 19

    2016Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'1" 170 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2017Junior

    Infielder
    6'1" 175 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2018Senior

    Infielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    19