2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Chase Arrington
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Sanford, N.C.
- High School:
- Lee County HS
2016 at Gardner-Webb: Made two appearances throughout the season … Had a .500 on base percentage ... Had an at bat against Presbyterian (3-24) … Reached base on balls in a pinch hitter appearance against Charleston Southern, scoring a run as part of a 21-2 win (4-23).
2015 at Gardner-Webb: Played in seven games as a reserve catcher … Scored one run and drew two walks in two plate appearances … Posted a perfect 1.000 on base percentage … Recorded three putouts behind the plate.
High School: Three-sport standout at Lee County (N.C.) High … A Division I prospect in both football and baseball … Played football under Coach Burton Cates … A second-team All-Tri 9 Conference selection at quarterback in 2012 … Team MVP … State finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award … National Honors Society member who ranks in the top-5 in his graduating class … Three-sport letter winner for four seasons … Three-time academic All-Conference … Accounted for 40 career touchdowns ... Dual-threat signal caller passed for 2,059 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 1,117 yards and seven more touchdowns as a senior in 2012 … Became the first quarterback in school history to pass for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season … Led Yellow Jackets to a 9-4 overall record and 6-2 league mark … Passed for 434 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 264 yards and two touchdowns in two playoff games … Batted .333 as a junior in baseball and forged a 2.79 ERA on the mound … Two-time All-Conference choice on the diamond … Two-time N.C. State Games participant in baseball … Passed for 1,707 yards and rushed for 622 yards as a junior to earn All-Conference honors … Team offensive MVP … Set school’s single-game passing mark by going 30-of-42 for 356 yards … Chose Gardner-Webb over Presbyterian, Princeton, Davidson and Liberty.
