The University of Mississippi Athletics
2017 Baseball Roster
Chase Cockrell
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bastrop, La.
- High School:
- Oak Grove
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| • 2019 Preseason All-SEC Second Team • 2018 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist |
2019 (Senior): Appeared in 34 games, making 24 starts ... Hit .214 with 11 runs scored, five doubles and 11 RBI ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against Wright State (2/16) ... Doubled and drove in one run against Arkansas State (2/20) ... Doubled and scored a run at Tulane (2/22) ... Scored two runs, going 1-for-3 with a walk and a double against UT Martin (2/26) ... Had hits in three straight games against UT Martin and Long Beach State (2/26 - 3/2) ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI and two walks in UAB series (3/8 - 3/10) ... Notched two doubles as part of 3-for-5 day with two RBI and a run scored at Memphis (3/26) ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in series finale against Florida (4/6).
2018 (Junior): Hit .317 with nine home runs, 38 RBI and 37 runs scored ... Added 13 doubles for a .539 slugging percentage ... Appeared in 54 games, starting 52 in the designated hitter slot ... Tallied two multi-home-run games ... Went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored against Winthrop (2/17) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored against Tulane (2/24) ... First home run of the season came in series-clinching win at Long Beach State (3/4) ... First multi-homer game came as part of 3-for-3 day, in which he scored three runs against Eastern Illinois (3/11) ... Had five hits in series at Texas A&M ... Had 2-for-3 day with a home run and three RBI in win over Southern Miss (4/10) ... Hit in all three games of Georgia series ... Homered in Game 3 of series-clinching win over LSU (4/28) ... Homered twice as part of 3-for-4 day in critical Game 3 win at South Carolina (5/6) ... Blasted one home run and drove in four runs during series sweep of Auburn ... Homered again against Auburn in 7-0 win during SEC Tournament Championship run ... Named a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist.
2017 (Sophomore): Played in 25 games, making 19 starts (11 at first base, eight at designated hitter) … Recorded 16 hits to go along with 10 runs, six RBI, three doubles and two home runs … Recorded his second home run of the season at No. 19 Kentucky (3/24) ... Coming off the bench, smacked the game-winning double in the eighth to lift Ole Miss over No. 15 Vanderbilt (3/19) ... Hit his first career homer with a solo shot in the third inning against UNCW (2/24) ... Made his Rebel debut by going 2-for-4 as the team’s starting designated hitter on Opening Day (2/17).
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent one season at Hinds Community College where he was coached by Sam Temple … Led the team in hits (60), runs (45), doubles (19), home runs (6) and slugging percentage (.564) while playing in 47 games as a freshman ... Earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State first team honors … Finished second on the team in batting average (.335) and RBI (30).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Oak Grove High School where he lettered four years and was coached by Ty Rollinson … Four-time all-district honoree … Earned first team all-state accolades as a senior.
PERSONAL: Son of Stacey and Sandra Cockrell … Born: March 26, 1997 … Has one brother, Hunter … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.
