Bart, a consensus preseason all-American, has continued to produce for the Jackets this season, hitting .368 (78-for-212) with a team-high 16 home runs, 12 doubles, 41 walks, 38 RBIs and a team-high 55 runs scored. Behind the plate, he has thrown out 12-of-33 would-be base stealers and has three pickoffs. In ACC play this season, Bart is hitting .342 (40-for-117) with 10 home runs, six doubles and 24 RBIs. Bart leads the ACC in hitting (.368), slugging percentage (.651) and on-base percentage (.481), while also ranking second in hits (78), second in runs scored (55) and third in home runs (16). The junior catcher is ranked as the No. 1 catcher in all of Division I baseball by Baseball America and No. 2 by D1Baseball.com and is a potential top-10 pick in June's MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Joey Bart
Catcher, Georgia TechBat/Throws | AVG | H | R | HR | RBI |
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R/R | .368 | 78 | 55 | 16 | 38 |