JUNIOR YEAR / 2017
Drafted in the fifth round of the MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays…Received ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team honors…Named to the All-CAA First Team…Earned a spot on the All-ECAC Second Team…Finished the season with a team-best .338 batting average (76-for-225)...Collected 16 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 39 RBI…Led the team with a 16-game hitting streak and a 22-game on-base streak…Posted 15 two-out RBI…Boasted a team-high 21 multi-hit performances and tallied 10 multi-RBI games…Made season debut with a 2-for-3 effort, including a triple and two RBI at then-ranked No. 2 Florida (2/17)…Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a RBI in a win over Lafayette (2/21)…Blasted first home run of the season during a shutout win over Dayton (3/4)… Drove in three runs and hit a double at Big Ten foe Maryland (3/7)…Tallied three hits and platted two runs in a win against Yale (3/11)…Registered a two-run walk-off homer to lift W&M to its second straight victory over Yale (3/12)…Notched second triple of the year and finished 3-for-5 with a RBI as W&M cruised past Rhode Island (3/17)…Finished 2-for-4 with a RBI in a shutout win over VMI (3/22)…Dialed up a two-RBI single in a CAA win at UNCW (3/26)…Went 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI to help W&M defeat Elon…Platted a pair of runs on a solo shot and single at Delaware (4/2)…Collected two hits, including a solo bomb, and two RBI at East Tennessee State (4/15)…Reached in every plate appearance during a CAA win against James Madison (4/23), finishing 5-for-5 with a RBI and a double. Notched a pair of three-hit days in a CAA series win at Towson (4/28, 4/30)…Homered twice and drove in three runs during a CAA three-game sweep of the College of Charleston (5/5-7)…Doubled twice and brought home a run in a conference win at Hofstra (5/19)…Managed two hits and RBI in the third game of the CAA Tournament against Charleston (5/26)…Tabbed Preseason Collegiate Baseball Newspaper All-American…Landed a spot on the Preseason All-CAA Team
SOPHOMORE YEAR / 2016
Named to the Third-Team All-CAA … Named Second-Team All-State by VaSID … Tabbed to the ABCA/Rawlings Second-Team All-East Region Team … One of three players to start all 62 games for the Tribe … Finished the season with a .328 batting average (82-for-250) … His 82 hits led the team … Added 20 doubles, two triples, seven homers, and tied for a team-high with 46 RBI … Scored 49 runs … Led the team with .508 slugging percentage and added a .406 on-base percentage … Drove in a team-high 23 runs with two-outs … Collected a pair of hits in the first mid-week game at Liberty (2/23) … Had two hits, a double, two RBI, and a run scored in a win over Holy Cross (2/26) … Collected a pair of hits, including a homer, drove in three and scored three as the Tribe completed the sweep of Holy Cross (2/28) … Had two hits and an RBI at San Diego (3/6) … Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in a win at Sand Diego (3/70 … Had two hits and a RBI at Cal State Northridge (3/10) … Had a perfect 3-for-3 day, including a homer, with four RBI in a win over Norfolk State (3/15) … Hit safely in a team-high 15 consecutive games from March 20-April 16 … Went 3-for-5 with a homer, four RBI, and two runs scored in a series clinching win over Georgetown (4/3) … Went 2-for-4 with a double and runs scored in back-to-back midweek games at Virginia Tech (4/5) and Old Dominion (4/6) … Collected a pair of hits and scored three runs in a win at James Madison (4/16) … Recorded back-to-back two hit games in mid-week contests at Norfolk State (4/19) and North Carolina (4/20) … Went 3-for-5 with a homer and a run scored and two RBI at Northeastern (4/23) … Doubled twice, scored, and drove in a run against Liberty (4/27) … Went 3-for-4 with a three RBI and a runs scored in a win over Delaware (4/29) … Homered, drove in two, and scored twice as the Tribe defeated Delaware (4/30) … Registered a pair of hits against Towson (5/7) … Collected a pair of hits in the win at College of Charleston (5/20) … Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored in a CAA Tournament win over Northeastern (5/27) … Collected three hits, including the game-winning home run, and had two RBI in the first game of the CAA Championship against UNCW (5/28) … Went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs in the final CAA Championship game against UNCW (5/29) … Doubled in the first game of the Charlottesville Regional against host Virginia (6/3) …. Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the win over Bryant (6/4) … Rounded the season with a 2-for-4 performance with a double and an RBI.
FRESHMAN YEAR / 2015
Named to the CAA All-Rookie Squad … Earned CAA Player and Rookie of the Week honors for the week of March 16 … Appeared in 51 games, all starts, in his rookie campaign … Finished the season with a .302 (67-for-222) batting average, including a team-high 67 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, three homers, and 28 RBI … Led the team with 46 runs scored … Finished with a .405 slugging percentage and a .371 on-base percentage … Recorded four steals and wasn’t thrown out on any attempt … Made his collegiate debut going 2-for-5 with a run scored at Ole Miss (2/13) … Collected a pair of hits with a RBI in a win over Northern Kentucky (2/28) … Finished 2-for-5 with a RBI in a win over Northern Kentucky (3/1) … Went 5-for-10 with a homer, a RBI and a pair of runs scored in the course of a doubleheader at Campbell (3/4) … Blasted a home run in his second consecutive game and drove in three runs in a win over UMass Lowell (3/8) … Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over the River Hawks (3/9) … Collected four hits with a double and a run scored in a win over Virginia Tech (3/10) … Finished 4-for-5 with three runs scored, three RBI, and a triple in a win over Hofstra (3/13) … Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored three RBI, and a double in a series clinching win over the Pride (3/15) … Collected a pair of doubles, an RBI, and a run scored against Kennesaw State (3/21) … Had a pair of hits, including a double, and scored a pair of runs in win at Towson (4/5) … Went 4-for-6 with a RBI, a double, and a run scored at Longwood (4/8) … Had a pair of hits at UNCW (4/10) … Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a double in a win over Old Dominion (4/14) … Collected a pair of hits and a RBI at Virginia (4/15) … Went 4-for-10 in the final two games of series against James Madison, adding three runs scored and a RBI … Hit his third homer of the season, had a pair of hits, and scored three times in a win at VMI (5/21) … Collected three hits with a RBI and three runs scored at Delaware (4/25) … Had four hits with two RBI and two runs scored against the Blue Hens (4/26) … Went 2-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in a victory at George Washington (5/14) … Finished the regular season with a 2-for-4 game with a RBI and a run scored against George Washington (5/15).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played three years of varsity baseball at James River High School in Chesterfield, Virginia … Garnered first-team all-district and second-team all-region honors a senior … Named first-team all-district and honorable mention all-region as junior … Earned James River’s Coach’s Award in 2013 and 2014 … Helped lead the Rapids to a 2011 regional title, 2013 district championship, and to the Virginia State Semifinals in 2011 and 2012 … Holds the school record for sacrifice bunts … Hit .406 in his junior season, which led the team … Played summer ball with the Virginia Cardinals … Member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Son of Don and Dottie Large … Major is undecided at the College … Enjoys golfing, playing basketball, and umpiring in his spare time.
