2019 Baseball Roster

Michael Wade
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Bill Stockland
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9 Robert Lopez

  • Position INF
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lakeland, Fla.
  • Highschool George Jenkins HS

Biography

*** 5th in UWF history in home runs (21) ***
*** 4th in UWF history in runs scored (155) ***
*** 2nd in UWF history in walks (116) ***

2019 (SENIOR):
Enjoyed an outstanding senior season... Became one of just five players in UWF history with 20 career homers by hitting 7 for the season... Scored 42 runs to move to fourth in UWF history with 155... Also became one of just two players in UWF history to draw at least 100 walks in a career... Hit .284 with 7 homers and 40 RBIs... Played a mix of first, third and short, fielding .968... Also stole 10 bases... Hit three home runs in eight postseason appearances... Made 55 starts and 55 appearances overall for the season... Had 13 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games

2018 (JUNIOR): Made 44 starts as a junior, hitting .309 with 8 doubles and 3 home runs... Led team with 32 walks, a total that ranked 8th in the GSC... Hit .337 against GSC competition, with four doubles, two home runs, and 26 runs scored in 28 games... Ranked third on the team with 37 runs scored and was fifth with 3 home runs... Recorded 9-game hitting streak from 2/26-3/17, batting .424 (14-33) during the streak... Went 2-4 with two runs and a double against Rollins (2/9)... Had two doubles in back-to-back games, against Spring Hill (2/22) and North Alabama (2/25), scoring five runs and driving in two runs in those contests... Went 3-4 with two RBIs and three runs in a win over Mississippi College (3/17).

2017 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 49 games with 48 starts at third base and shortstop… Hit .287 with four home runs and 30 RBI… Hit .355 when hitting from the No. 5 spot in the order… Hit .348 when playing third base… Hit .667 with the bases loaded… Went 4-for-4 with three RBI, a double and three runs scored against Lee on 4/29… Recorded season-high four RBI in 2-for-4 performance with a home run and a double against Auburn Montgomery on 2/15… Recorded the team’s longest on-base streak of the season, reaching base in 21 consecutive games from 3/19 to 4/29.

2016 All-Gulf South Conference Second Team
GSC Freshman of the Week (4/5)
GSC Freshman of the Week (2/23)
GSC Player of the Week (4/26)
NCBWA South Region Hitter of the Week (4/28)

2016 (FRESHMAN): 
Posted one of the most dominant seasons by a freshman in UWF history, hitting .269 with seven home runs and 35 RBI... Played in 47 games with 40 starts, primarily spending time at third base while filling in periodically at shortstop...  Posted a .517 slugging percentage, good for second best on the team... Became the first UWF freshman since 2013 to earn All-GSC honors... Led all GSC freshmen in home runs, RBI, and slugging percentage... Became the first UWF freshman in over 20 years to record a 5-RBI game, doing so against Mississippi College on 2/20 in a 3-for-3 performance... Only position player in the conference to win three weekly awards, having won GSC Freshman of the Week twice and GSC Player of the Week once... Became the second player in UWF history to earn NCBWA South Region Hitter of the Week honors after going 6-for-10 with three home runs and nine RBI in a three-game series against Shorter... Became the first GSC freshman in over five years to win GSC Player of the Week...Led the team with 11 multiple RBI games... Hit .322 in GSC action with a team-best .609 slugging percentage... Hit .328 with runners in scoring position... Team went 8-0 in his starts at shortstop... One of two players to have a two home run game this year, having one against Shorter on April 23. 

High School: Played shortstop and third base at George Jenkins HS... Led team to district championships in 2012 and 2013.

Personal: Son of Robert and Barbara Lopez... Has two siblings, Adrian and Daniel... Business major... Enjoys playing golf, video games and working out.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2016Freshman

    INF
    6'1" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2017Sophomore

    INF
    6'2" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2018Junior

    INF
    6'2" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2019Senior

    INF
    6'2" 190 lbs
    9