Piedmont University Athletics

Honors and Awards:
- ABCA Region All-Defensive Team (2023)
- CSC Academic All-America Recipient (2023)
- ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team (2023)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- CCS First Team All-Conference (2023) 
- CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (2022)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2022)
- ABCA/Rawlings All-America Second Team (2022)
- ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region First Team (2022)
- All-USA South First Team (2022)
- D3baseball.com All-South Region Second Team (2021)
- ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Winner - OF (2021)
- D3baseball.com All-America Fourth Team (2021)
- D3baseball.com All-South Region First Team (2021)
- ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region Second Team (2021)
- All-USA South West Division First Team (2021)
- USA South All-Academic Team 4x (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Ballstadt's Career Records:
- 15 home runs (T-1st)
- 10 triples (T-3rd)
- 22 saves (1st)

Ballstadt's Season Records (2022):
- 12 home runs (1st)
- 56 RBI (1st)
- 122 total bases (1st)
- .777 slugging percentage (1st)
- 6 triples (T-3rd)

2023:
- Started all 43 contests in center field for the Lions
- Posted a .311 batting average with a team-high six home runs
- Led the team in doubles with 16 and RBI with 44
- Had a team-high .522 slugging percentage (among everyday starters)
- Totaled 56 hits and 53 runs scored
- Made five appearances on the mound with four saves
- Pitched 5.1 innings including the final inning of the CCS Tournament Championship
- Was a perfect 18-for-18 in stolen bases 

2022:
- Started all 41 contests in center field
- Made 10 relief appearances on the mound
- Led team in batting average (.382) among players who participated in over half the team's contests
- Led team in hits (60), runs scored (44), doubles (14), triples, (6) home runs (12) and RBI (56)
- Also led team in total bases (122), on-base percentage (.480) and slugging percentage (.777)
- Led team with 25 stolen bases on 27 attempts
- Tied for second on the team with 27 walks
- Totaled 12.1 innings on the mound and recorded 16 strikeouts
- Led team with six saves
- Delivered 20 mutli-hit games
- Had two home run game March 26 v. Brevard
- Struck out six in relief over just 2.0 innings against Elizabethtown


2021:
- Started all 37 games in center field
- Made 18 appearances and pitched 25.1 innings out of the bullpen
- Led team in RBI (34) and runs scored (31)
- Tied for the team lead with three home runs
- Led team with 14 stolen bases
- Placed second on the team with 51 hits
- Had 17 multi-hit games including seven with at least three hits
- Led the USA South in strikeouts (45) amongst pitchers who did not make a start
- Placed third on the team with 45 strikeouts as a reliever
- Led the USA South with 10 saves, serving as the team's primary closer
- Second on the team with a 2.49 ERA
- Struck out seven over 3.0 innings of relief against Adrian
 
2020:
- Started all 17 games in center field and made six appearances out of the bullpen
- Led team with 70 at-bats (15 hits)
- Scored 12 runs and was successful on all four stolen base attempts
- Tied for the team lead with two triples
- Tallied career-high three hits with two RBI at Brevard
- Delivered three multi-hit performances
- Struck out nine in 6.2 innings pitched, totaling a 2.70 ERA
- Tied for the team lead with two saves
- Struck out the side in an inning of work at Emory
- Had multiple strikeouts in 4-of-6 appearances

2019:
- Made 17 appearances and totaled 16.1 innings out of the bullpen
- Recorded 19 strikeouts
- Made seven consecutive scoreless relief appearances to begin career
- Picked up his first career win against No. 25 SUNY Cortland (March 19), pitching two innings of scoreless relief with a career-high three strikeouts

Prep and Personal:
- Native of Gainesville, Georgia
- Graduated from Lambert High School in 2018
- Obtaining master in business administation 
- Named to the All-Region Second Team