Piedmont University Athletics

Honors and Awards: 
- Named USA South Player of the Year 2x (2018, 2019)
- Named Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-American (2019)
- Earned Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District honors 2x (2018, 2019)
- Named to All-USA South First Team 3x (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Earned USA South Player of the Week honors 3x (4/3/17, 2/26/18, 3/25/19)
- Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-America Team (2018)
- Awarded South Region Player of the Year by D3baseball.com (2018)
- Named D3baseball.com All-South Region 3x (2017-2019)
- Earned All-South Region honors from ABCA/Rawlings 3x (2017-2019)
- Selected as Preseason All-American by D3baseball.com (2019)
- Named Midseason Player of the Year by The Perfect Game (2019)
- Named to the USA South All-Academic Team 3x (2017-2019)
 
Ballstadt Career Records
- 166 Games started (1^st)
- 655 at bats (1^st)
- 177 runs (1^st)
- 238 hits (1^st)
- 59 doubles (1^st)
- 15 home runs (1^st)
- 141 RBI (1^st)
- 366 total bases (1^st)
- 166 games played (t-1^st)
- .363 avg. (2^nd)
- .559 slugging percentage (2^nd)
- .450 on-base percentage (2^nd)
- 12 triples (2^nd)
- 81 stolen bases (2^nd)
- 102 walks (3^rd)
 
Ballstadt’s Season Records:
 
2019:
- .396 batting average (4^th)
- .610 slugging percentage (3^rd)
- .497 on-base percentage (4^th)
- 53 runs scored (1^st)
- 20 doubles (1^st)
- 97 total bases (3^rd)
 
2018:
- .397 batting average (3^rd)
- .652 slugging percentage (1^st)
- 49 runs scored (3^rd)
- 73 hits (1^st)
- 5 triples (t-4^th)
- 7 home runs (2^nd)
-53 RBI (1^st)
- 120 total bases (1^st)
 
2017:
- 48 runs scored (3^rd)
- 64 hits (t-5^th)
- 18 doubles (2nd)
- 98 total bases (2^nd)
 
2019:
- Appeared in and started all 39 games for the Lions
- Produced a .396 average with two home runs and 34 RBI
- Finished second in the USA South with 20 doubles
- Ranked second in the conference with 21 stolen bases
- Led league with 53 runs scored and finished fourth with 63 hits
- Placed third in the USA South in batting average (.396) and fourth in OBP (.497)
- Tallied 21 multi-hit games
- Had four games with four hits, including back-to-back four-hit performances against Berea (March 23 and 24)
- Hit inside-the-park-home run in season opener against Berry (Feb. 5)

2018:
- Played and started all 44 games
- Led team in at-bats (184), runs (49), hits (73), doubles (19), triples (five), home runs (seven), RBI’s (53) and stolen bases (34)
- Also led team with a 1.117 OPS (on base + slugging
- Finished the season ranked in the top 10 in the conference in the following categories
                - 2^ndin At-Bats (184)
                - 5^thin runs scored (49)
                - 1^stin hits (73)
                - 3^rdin doubles (16)
                - T-3^rdin tripes(5)
                - T-4^thin home runs (7)
                - 2^ndin RBI’s (53)
                - 2^ndin stolen bases (32)
                - 5^thin batting average (.397)
                - 9^thin on-base percentage (.465)
                - 3^rdin slugging percentage (.652)
- Had two, four-hit games, eight, three-hit games and 24 multi-hit games
- Had at least one hit in 38-of-44 games played
- Four games with four RBI’s
- Went 3-for-5 with two triples against Berea(Feb. 24)

2017: 
- Played in and started all 44 contests
- Led team in at-bats (185), runs (48), hits (64), doubles (18), home runs (four), RBI’s (31) and stolen bases (24)
- Tied for third in the USA South with 18 doubles
- Finished fifth in the conference with 64 hits
- Tied for third in the league with 48 runs scored
- Led the USA South with 24 stolen bases

2016: 
- Played in and started in 39 games
- Accounted for 38 hits and 23 RBI
- Recorded five doubles, one triple and two home runs
- Had 10 multi-hit games, including two three-hit performances
- Earned the No. 2 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays with a diving catch in center field against MaryvilleCollege (Feb. 28)

Prep & Personal: 
- Native of Suwanee, Georgia
- Graduated from Lambert High School in 2015
- 2014 6A State and National Champions for baseball
- Majoring in marketing and management