2019 Baseball Roster
Goodman, Hunter
Jersey Number 35
Hunter Goodman
- Position:
- C/UTL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Arlington HS
- NIL:
- R/R
Bio
Academic Honors:
- 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
Athletic Honors:
- 2021 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List
- 2021 AAC Preseason Player of the Year
- 2021 AAC Preseason All-Conference Team
- 2021 Baseball America Preseason All-America
- 2021 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America
- 2021 D1Baseball Preseason All-America
- 2021 NCBWA Preseason All-America
- 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-America
- 2020 Collegiate Baseball All-America
- 2020 National Player of the Week (Mar. 1; D1 Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
- 2020 Preseason All-Conference Team
- 2020 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America
- 2019 Baseball America Freshman All-American
- 2019 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America
- 2019 D1Baseball Freshman All-America
- 2019 NCBWA Freshman All-America
- 2019 Perfect Game Freshman All-America
- 2019 AAC Newcomer Position Player of the Year
- 2019 First Team All-Conference
- 2019 AAC Player of the Week (Apr. 1) and Weekly Honor Roll (3x)
2020 (Sophmore):
Started each game during the Tigers’ 17-game season … hit .357 with three doubles, eight home runs, 31 RBI and 14 runs scored … had eight multiple-hit games … had six multiple-RBI games … ranked third nationally in home runs (8), third nationally in RBI (31) and sixth nationally in total bases (52) … was named National Player of the Week during the Western Illinois series (Feb. 28-Mar. 1), going 9-for-16 with four home runs and 22 RBI in three games … hit a grand slam in each game against Western Illinois … set a program and conference record with 11 RBI in a game (vs. Western Illinois, Mar. 1) … tallied a hit in 14 of the Tigers’ 17 games.
2019 (Freshman):
Produced an All-American season in his first year in Blue and Gray … a five-time Freshman All-American, becoming the first Memphis player to earn Freshman All-American accolades from multiple outlets … led the team in batting average (.326), slugging percentage (.571), runs (51), hits (78), doubles (16), triples (2) home runs (13) and RBI (67) … also led the team in stolen bases with 11 in 12 attempts … his 67 RBI are tied for second all-time in the program’s single-season history … led all freshmen nationally with 66 RBI at the end of the regular season … recorded 24 multi-hit games … had a season-high four hits on two occasions, first against Ole Miss (Mar. 26) and again at UConn (Apr. 13) … finished with 18 multi-RBI performances … had a season-high five runs driven in against Southern (Apr. 6) … also posted a walk-off two-run home run in a 12-inning game against Southern (Apr. 6) … registered four RBI on five occasions … had a season-best three doubles in his second collegiate game against Indiana (Feb. 16) … had two multi-homer games (2), first against Southern (Apr. 6) and then again against North Alabama (Apr. 23) … stole two bases against WKU (Mar. 7) and Ole Miss (Mar. 26).
Prep:
Highly decorated catcher for head coach Chris Ring at Arlington High School … received All-State, Louisville Slugger All-American, All-Region and District Player of the year honors … versatile athlete who has played catcher, third base and outfield as well as playing as a wide receiver and punter on the football team … named to the TSWA Class AAA All-State team as a sophomore in 2016 after batting .485 with 47 RBI, 21 doubles, three home runs and 57 runs scored.
Personal:
Goodman is the son of Robert and Stephanie Goodman.
- 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
Athletic Honors:
- 2021 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List
- 2021 AAC Preseason Player of the Year
- 2021 AAC Preseason All-Conference Team
- 2021 Baseball America Preseason All-America
- 2021 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America
- 2021 D1Baseball Preseason All-America
- 2021 NCBWA Preseason All-America
- 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-America
- 2020 Collegiate Baseball All-America
- 2020 National Player of the Week (Mar. 1; D1 Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
- 2020 Preseason All-Conference Team
- 2020 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America
- 2019 Baseball America Freshman All-American
- 2019 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America
- 2019 D1Baseball Freshman All-America
- 2019 NCBWA Freshman All-America
- 2019 Perfect Game Freshman All-America
- 2019 AAC Newcomer Position Player of the Year
- 2019 First Team All-Conference
- 2019 AAC Player of the Week (Apr. 1) and Weekly Honor Roll (3x)
2020 (Sophmore):
Started each game during the Tigers’ 17-game season … hit .357 with three doubles, eight home runs, 31 RBI and 14 runs scored … had eight multiple-hit games … had six multiple-RBI games … ranked third nationally in home runs (8), third nationally in RBI (31) and sixth nationally in total bases (52) … was named National Player of the Week during the Western Illinois series (Feb. 28-Mar. 1), going 9-for-16 with four home runs and 22 RBI in three games … hit a grand slam in each game against Western Illinois … set a program and conference record with 11 RBI in a game (vs. Western Illinois, Mar. 1) … tallied a hit in 14 of the Tigers’ 17 games.
2019 (Freshman):
Produced an All-American season in his first year in Blue and Gray … a five-time Freshman All-American, becoming the first Memphis player to earn Freshman All-American accolades from multiple outlets … led the team in batting average (.326), slugging percentage (.571), runs (51), hits (78), doubles (16), triples (2) home runs (13) and RBI (67) … also led the team in stolen bases with 11 in 12 attempts … his 67 RBI are tied for second all-time in the program’s single-season history … led all freshmen nationally with 66 RBI at the end of the regular season … recorded 24 multi-hit games … had a season-high four hits on two occasions, first against Ole Miss (Mar. 26) and again at UConn (Apr. 13) … finished with 18 multi-RBI performances … had a season-high five runs driven in against Southern (Apr. 6) … also posted a walk-off two-run home run in a 12-inning game against Southern (Apr. 6) … registered four RBI on five occasions … had a season-best three doubles in his second collegiate game against Indiana (Feb. 16) … had two multi-homer games (2), first against Southern (Apr. 6) and then again against North Alabama (Apr. 23) … stole two bases against WKU (Mar. 7) and Ole Miss (Mar. 26).
Prep:
Highly decorated catcher for head coach Chris Ring at Arlington High School … received All-State, Louisville Slugger All-American, All-Region and District Player of the year honors … versatile athlete who has played catcher, third base and outfield as well as playing as a wide receiver and punter on the football team … named to the TSWA Class AAA All-State team as a sophomore in 2016 after batting .485 with 47 RBI, 21 doubles, three home runs and 57 runs scored.
Personal:
Goodman is the son of Robert and Stephanie Goodman.
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