Demon Baseball Draftees

2014 Bret Underwood

2014 Bret Underwood

  • Position:
    Center Field
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Mobile, AL
  • High School:
    Baker HS (Faulkner State CC)
  • Years at NSU:
    2014, 2016
  • Pick, Round:
    598, 20
  • MLB Team:
    San Francisco Giants

Summary

Biography

Bret choose to not sign with the Giants and continue his collegiate career with the Demons.

2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’’s Spring Honor Roll
20th-round 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft pick (San Francisco Giants)

2015 Season: 
• Started the first 11 games before being lost for the season with a shoulder injury suffered during the opening weekend of the season.
• hit his seventh career triple at Troy (Feb. 15).
• had three two-hit games, including his final game of the season, going 2-for-6 against Sacred Heart (Feb. 28, Game 2).

2014 Season: 
• Led NSU with six triples, which tied the school record held by six other Demons.
• also led the Demons with 18 stolen bases and was caught just twice.
• notched 15 multi-hit games in 55 games (53 starts).
• stole two bases in a game three times.
• delivered a pair of outfield assists.
• his 16 extra-base hits (10 doubles, 6 triples) shared the team lead with Caleb Dugas.
• slugged .397, which ranked third on the team.
 
Prior to NSU:  
• Led Faulkner to a 41-11 record and Top 10 ranking.
• had a career .332 batting average.
• .346 average his freshman season with five home runs and 36 runs batted in.
• earned first team all-region and second team all-state honors his freshman season.
• graduated with a 2.94.
 
High School:  
• Two-year letterman in baseball and swimming.
• helped the team to the state semifinals his junior year in baseball and the quarterfinals his senior season.
• hit .468 with 13 doubles, three triples, 2 home runs, 31 runs batted in, and 11 stolen bases his senior season.
• qualified for the Alabama state swim meet in the 50-meter freestyle in 2010-11.
• coached in baseball by Bill Glover.
• member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
• graduated with 3.1 grade point average.
 
Personal:  
• Born Oct. 4, 1992.
• son of Ann and Andy Underwood.
• one brother, Drew.
• father was a four-year baseball letterman at Ole Miss.
• majoring in organizational communications.
• wants to work at the executive level for a Major League Baseball club.
 
YR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO E FLD%
2014 .289 55-53 204 28 59 10 6 0 17 81 .397 20 3 32 0 .358 2 13 18-20 153 2 .975
2015 .233 11-11 43 6 10 3 1 0 3 15 .349 5 1 9 0 .327 0 3 5-7 26 1 .963
2016 .264 56-56 220 35 58 12 4 3 21 87 .395 28 4 53 1 .356 1 2 16-22 105 2 .982
TOT .272 122-122 467 69 127 25 11 3 41 183 .380 53 8 94 1 .347 3 18 39-49 284 5 .973

Game Highs:
At-Bats: 6, 2X, last vs. Sacred Heart, Game 2, Feb. 28, 2015
Hits: 3, 6X, last vs. ULM, April 15, 2014
Runs Scored: 3, vs. Southern, Game 1, March 1, 2014
RBI: 2, 5X, last at Troy, Feb. 15, 2015
Walks: 3, at ULM, April 8, 2014
Stolen Bases: 2, 4X, last at Troy, Game 1, Feb. 14, 2015

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