Northwestern State University of Louisana

2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
MLB Draft, 20th round (San Francisco, 2014)

2016 Season:
• Started 56 games in right field after overcoming shoulder surgery that cut his 2015 season short.
• led NSU with four triples and ranked second on the team in stolen bases (16) and third in batting average (.264).
• hit safely in 13 straight games, tying Daniel Garner for the longest streak by a Demon, from May 1-21 and batted .309 (17-for-55) in that span.
• went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a 7-2 loss at LSU on May 17.
• was 2-for-5 and scored two runs in a 13-4 win at Nicholls on May 13.
• swatted his third home run of the season, a two-run shot, in a 5-4 loss at Louisiana Tech on May 11. 
• doubled in all three games at Arkansas State from May 6-8 and knocked in two runs in a 6-3 win in the middle game.
• doubled and tripled, knocking in a run, in NSU's 10-7 win against Mississippi Valley State on April 26.
• belted a game-tying home run in the fifth inning of NSU's 3-2 win at Central Arkansas on April 22.
• went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI in NSU's 8-7, 10-inning win at McNeese on April 3. 
• had a two-run single as part of a seven-run ninth inning in a 7-5 win at Sam Houston State on March 18.
• went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and a pair of walks in a 10-1 loss to UL Lafayette on March 16.
• had his second three-hit game of the year, going 3-for-5 with an RBI in a 6-5 loss to Lamar on March 13.
• went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, scoring twice, in a 7-6 loss at No. 3 Texas A&M on March 8.
• went 7-for-15, scoring three runs and driving in one in NSU's four games at the Arizona Tournament from March 4-6.
• cracked his first home run of the year, going 2-for-4, in an 8-4 win against Alabama State on Feb. 21.
• doubled and tripled in a 2-for-3 performance in a 4-2 win against Alabama State on Feb. 20.

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.