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2022 Baseball Roster

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19 Maddux Houghton

  • Position OF
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 184
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dalton, Ga.
  • Prev School Dalton HS
  • High School Dalton HS

Biography

2022:

  • Named to ASUN All-Academic Team
  • Named to ASUN Championship All-Tournament Team
  • Named ASUN 2022 Spring Winners for Life team
  • Broke program career games played record (225)
  • Broke program career starts record (224)
  • One of two Bisons to appear and start in 57 games this season
  • Recorded a .300 batting average with a team-high and ASUN 12th 51 runs 
  • With his 63 hits, 31 walks earned, and 12 HBPs, he compiled a .416 on-base percentage
  • Logged nine doubles, four triples, and five home runs
  • One of his homers earned the Bisons a walk off victory over Kennesaw State in the ASUN Tournament
  • Stole 21 bases on 25 attempts
  • Turned in 108 putouts and two assists for a .991 fielding percentage 

2021:

  • Named to ASUN All-Academic Team
  • Only member of the team to play and start in all 47 games this season
  • Batted .213 with 36 hits and 20 RBI
  • Fourth on the team in runs with 26, also drew 21 walks for a .293 on-base percentage
  • Logged 7 doubles, 2 triples, and 3 home runs for a .331 slugging percentage
  • Stole 6 bases on 7 attempts
  • Collected a perfect 131 put outs on 131 chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage

2020:

  • Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
  • Appeared and started in all 16 games in Center field
  • Hit .295 with 18 hits and 11 RBI
  • Scored 12 runs and drew nine walks with a .387 on-base percentage
  • Recorded a .377 slugging percentage with two doubles and one home run
  • Went a perfect 6-for-6 on stolen bases
  • Tied for fifth in the ASUN in stolen bases
  • Recorded a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000

2018-19:

  • Appeared and started in all 55 games in centerfield
  • Hit .342 with 66 hits, which led the team and 34 RBI, which ranked second
  • His .342 batting average is tied for the 12th best single season mark in the program's NCAA era
  • Scored 30 runs and drew 15 walks with a .400 on-base percentage
  • Ranked second on the team in slugging percentage at .482 with seven doubles, four triples and four home runs
  • His four triples were tied for the most on the squad
  • Stole 20 bases in 25 attempts, which was the most on the team
  • His 20 bag swipes ranks as the 10th best single season mark in the program's NCAA era
  • Recorded a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000 with 159 putouts and one assist

2017-18:

  • Selected to the ASUN All-Freshman Team
  • Was fourth on the team with 49 starts and saw action in 50 games during the season, primarily as the centerfielder
  • Hit .265 with 45 base hits and 23 RBI
  • Collected 21 runs and 18 walks to go along with three home runs, nine doubles and nine stolen bases
  • His .355 on-base percentage was the fourth best mark on the squad
  • In 21 games against league competition, Houghton hit .260 with 19 hits in 73 at-bats. His four doubles were the second most on the squad, while his 12 RBI was the third most
  • Had nine multi-hit and five multi-RBI games, including a 4-RBI performance with a grand slam in a 12-4 win over Northern Kentucky on March 4
  • Recorded the first 3-hit game of his career against the Highlanders on March 3, going 3-for-4 with a double

High School: 

  • Prepped at Dalton High School under head coach Rhett Parrott
  • Perfect Game ranks him as the 17th best shortstop and the 87th best player overall in the state of Georgia
  • Named All-Region in baseball and football in 2015, as well as All-District in both sports in 2014 and 2015
  • Earned four letters in baseball and three in football
  • Top high school memory is hitting a walkoff home run to beat Dunwoody in the first round of the state playoffs as a junior

Personal: 

  • Son of Scott and Rachel Houghton
  • Has one brother - Bryce
  • His grandmother played basketball at Annhurst College
  • Selected as a University of Georgia Merit Scholar, a Furman University Scholar and won the Advanced World Literature Award
  • Favorite movie is Facing the Giants
  • Plans to major in Sports Management

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2018Freshman

    OF
    6'0" 181 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2019Sophomore

    OF
    6'0" 185 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2020Junior

    OF
    6'0" 182 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2021Junior

    OF
    6'0" 184 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2022Senior

    OF
    6'0" 184 lbs
    19
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