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A.J. Bumpass Season 2019

Pos.OF
Weight195 lbs
Height6-3
YearSenior
HometownDurham, N.C
B/TL/R

2018 Game-by-Game Stats2017 Game-by-Game Stats |  2016 Game-by-Game Stats

2019 Season (Senior): 39rd round selection of the Cincinnati Reds in the MLB Draft … American Athletic Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player … Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team … National Academic Momentum Award First Team … AAC All-Academic Team … AAC and UC career leader in triples … played in 60 games with 59 starts in right field … hit a career-best .290 with 12 doubles, six triples and eight homeruns … slugged .512 with 44 RBI … had a .992 fielding percentage with two outfield assists … started the season with a double at Florida Atlantic (2/15) … first multi-hit game came versus Indiana (3/13) in a 2-for-4 performance with a RBI and run scored … went 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs at Wright State (3/19) … totaled four RBI with a homerun and a 2-for-5 day against NKU (3/27) … was 2-for-4 at Ohio State with two runs (4/3) … hit 2-for-5 with a double and triple in the finale at nationally-ranked UConn (4/7) to help UC win the series … had a huge game against Miami (4/10), finishing 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, three RBI and three runs scored … drove in two runs on two hits, including a triple and a double, at Houston (4/20) … totaled five hits with a homerun, double and five RBI in series sweep of Wichita State (4/26-28) … had two hits in back-to-back games versus Xavier in the final regular season series (5/17-18) … put together one of the most memorable postseason performances in UC baseball history … started the AAC Tournament by going 4-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and three runs scored against Memphis (5/21) … followed that with a 2-for-3 performance versus Tulane (5/23) … in the semifinal against UCF (5/25), hit 1-for-2 with a homerun and three RBI … finished his MVP campaign with a 2-for-5 day with a homerun against UConn (5/26) in the championship … stayed hot in the postseason with a 5-for-5 game at Oregon State (5/31) to knock off the reigning national champions at NCAA Regionals … had a homerun and three RBI in that contest and hit a RBI triple in the ninth to score the go-ahead run for the Bearcats

2018 Season (Junior): Played and started in 50 games ... hit .249 with nine doubles, four triples, six homeruns and 27 RBI ... also was 5-for-6 in stolen bases and recorded two outfield assists with a perfect fielding percentage ... had at least one hit in the first three games against UT Martin with a homerun, two doubles and four RBI ... went 2-for-4 against Tennessee (March 10) with a homerun, double, RBI and two runs scored ... hit a homerun and a single with two RBI and two runs scored at Wright State (March 15) ... had another round-tripper with a single and two RBI at Tulane (March 24) ... had a big series against Memphis, getting two hits in every game, including two triples, a double and three RBI ... went 3-for-5 in the opening game at UCF (April 13) ... also went 3-for-5 with two doubles to help the Bearcats take down a ranked ECU in the series-opener (May 11) ... finished the ECU series with a 2-for-5 day ... finished the season with a homerun in the final game against UCF during the American Athletic Conference Tournament

2017 Season (Sophomore): Drafted in the 29th round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds ... played in 57 games, starting 56 of them in the outfield for Cincinnati ... named to the American Athletic Conference honor roll (2/27, 3/20) ... led the team with 40 RBIs while also recording 62 hits, 31 runs, 15 doubles, four triples and seven homeruns ... gave the Bearcats a lead with a three-run homerun in the fifth inning against Memphis (5/24) at the AAC Championship ... had two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored in a victory at  No. 18 Houston (5/18) ... hit a game-tying grand slam in the top of the ninth to lead UC to a come-from-behind victory at UConn (4/28) ... recorded six hits, eight RBIs, four runs, a double, a triple and a homerun during a three-game series against Northern Kentucky (3/24-3/25) ... drew a career-high three walks against Northeastern (3/19) ... was 3-for-5 with two runs scored vs. Northeastern (3/18) ... had a banner day vs. Arkansas State (3/5), recording career high figures with four RBIs and three runs scored ... had a career-high four hits with two RBIs and a run scored in the series opener against College of Charleston (2/24).

2016 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 26 games with 22 starts for the Bearcats ... finished the season with 15 hits, 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored ... had two hits and scored a run in the season finale against UCF in the American Athletic Conference Championship (5/25) ... finished with two hits and two RBIs against regional rival Miami (3/15) ... helped the Bearcats to a sweep over Canisius (3/12) with a solo homerun ... scored two runs with two stolen bases, a hit, an RBI and a walk in a win vs. Canisius (3/11) ... registered a career-high three hits vs. No. 18 Coastal Carolina (3/4) to go along with a walk, a run and an RBI ... hit his first-career homerun and finished with a pair of RBIs vs. South Alabama (2/28) ... made his collegiate debut in the season opener at No. 5 LSU (2/19).

Prior to UC:  Four year letterwinner at Northern High School … four time 4-A PAC All-Conference selection (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) … 4-A PAC Conference Player of the Year (2015) …  two time Northern High School MVP (2012, 2015) … NHS Defensive Player of the Year (2013) …  two time conference Player of the Year runner-up (2012, 2014) … selected to perform in the 2014 MLB Urban Youth Breakthrough Series after being recommended by the MLB, USA Baseball, MLB Urban Youth Academies, the RBI Program, the MLB Scouting Bureau and Major League clubs … named team ambassador (2014) … North Carolina State 4-A Elite 8 Appearance (2015) … 4-A PAC Conference champion with an undefeated conference (2015) … 4-A State playoff appearance (2012, 2013) … four time scholar athlete award.

Personal: Full name is Anthony Lamar Bumpass, Jr. … son of Anthony Bumpass, Sr. and Sandra Bumpass … has one sister, Mya

AJ_Bumpass

Junior
2018

Outfield
6-3 / 193 lbs
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Sophomore
2017

OF
6-2 / 191 lbs
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Freshman
2016

OF
6-2 / 195 lbs