Adam Sasser

Position:
1B
Height:
6-4
Weight:
245
Class:
Junior
B/T:
L/L
Hometown:
Evans, Ga.
High School:
Greenbrier

UGA Career: Owns a .273 batting average with 13 home runs and 60 RBI in 139 games with 104 starts (103-1B, 1-DH)

2018 (Junior): A 2^ndTeam All-SEC selection at first base as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Batted .317 with 10 home runs and 44 RBI in 59 games with 52 starts (51-1B, 1-DH)
*Named to NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team including going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in an 18-5 opening win over Campbell
*Led team in SEC action with a .346 batting average, six home runs and 26 RBI in 30 starts
*Earned NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week honors after tremendous road series sweep over Missouri, batted .538 (7-for-13) with four home runs and 10 RBI
*Tied a school record with three home runs as part of a four-hit, 6-RBI game in a 10-6 win at Missouri
*Posted a career-best nine-game hitting streak in March, blasted first career grand slam in May versus Missouri

2017 (Sophomore):
Appeared in 50 games with 39 starts, all at first base, as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .245 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBI
*Registered 10 multi-hit games including three games with three hits
*Posted career-high three-hit game with a pair of home runs and three RBI against College of Charleston on Feb. 18
*Tied career-high with three-hit games against No. 4 Clemson on April 19 and then against Vanderbilt on April 21
*Hit .417 (5-for-12) in road series at No. 11 Arkansas in April

2016 (Freshman):
Appeared in 30 games with 13 starts at first base as team went 27-30 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .200 with two doubles, one home run and eight RBI in 55 at bats
*First collegiate hit was a home run in a 7-6 win over Cincinnati on Feb. 27 in his ninth career at bat
*Career-high 3 RBI in a 13-2 win over No. 7 Ole Miss on May 8
*Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a 6-0 win over Western Carolina on May 11
*Part of platoon at first base with freshman Patrick Sullivan and junior Trevor Kieboom, also went 2-for-10 as a pinch-hitter
*Posted a .983 Fielding Percentage in 118 total chances with seven assists and two errors

High School:
A graduate of Greenbrier where he played for Jason Osborn
*Played in 34 games as a senior, posting a .319 batting average in 123 plate appearances
*Hit nine home runs (one grand slam) with 33 RBI, 29 hits, three doubles and 31 runs scored
*Received a 2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American nod, and was named 2nd Team Southeast All-Region.
*Let Greenbrier with a .389 average his junior season in addition to launching seven home runs and winning four games on the mound with a 2.80 ERA
*Hit a team-best .406 with five homers and 38 RBI as a sophomore and went 5-1 on the mound with a 2.77 ERA
*Helped lead Greenbrier to three state title appearances in his four years at the school
*Earned three letters in football at Greenbrier
*Played summer ball with Team Georgia and the Ohio Warhawks

Personal
*Born March 12, 1997
*Son of Jon and Rachel Sasser
*Major: Sport Management