AWARDS & ACCOLADES
SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2017-18)
SoCon Second Team All-Conference (Media, 2019)
SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2021)
Senior (2021)
Played in and started all 44 games he appeared in … Was second on the Spartans with a .312 batting average … Had 53 hits, one of four UNCG players with at least 50 hits … Led UNCG with 15 doubles, which was tied for eighth in the SoCon … He hit three homers and drove in 36 runs, which was third on the team … He scored 31 runs … Had 15 multi-hit games, which was third on the team … Had four hits (two doubles) and drove in three runs against ETSU on May 8 … Had back-to-back three hit games against North Carolina A&T on April 20 and The Citadel on April 23 … Also had three hits against High Point on April 27 and VMI on May 20 … Hit home runs in games against VMI (March 27), The Citadel (April 23), and North Carolina (May 11) … Recorded his only triple of the season against North Carolina A&T on April 20 … Scored two runs in a game 11 times … Also drew 19 walks … Had a .389 on-base percentage and a .465 slugging percentage.
Junior (2020)
.338 batting average ranked third on the Spartan squad, sporting an on-base percentage of .416 ... started all 16 of UNCG's contests in 2020, primarily at left field ... 13 runs scored ranked second only to Caleb Webster on the UNCG roster ... started the campaign on a 14-game hitting streak, tallied a knock in all but one game on the year ... reached safely in every game during 2020 ... went 2-for-4 with a walk to start the year at Coastal Carolina (2.14) ... had doubles in three straight games against Virginia Tech (2.15), San Diego State (2.16) and Fairfield (2.22), going 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored against the Aztecs ... had his fourth double of the season against Charlotte (2.25) ... set a career best with three doubles against against App State (2.29), going 3-for-5 with three runs scored ... had a personal high eight at bats in the final game of that series, gathering two knocks and another double (3.1) ... extended his hitting streak to 14 straight against Maryland Eastern Shore (3.7) with a two-RBI single in game one of a doubleheader, adding another RBI knock in game two ... went 3-for-4 with a walk to drive in three runs in the Spartans' final game of the season against High Point (3.10).
Sophomore (2019)
Named as Second Team All-SoCon by the league’s media … capped off the season by ranking in the top five of nine statistical categories including batting average (1st-.340), sacrifice flies (t-1st-4), on-base percentage (2nd-.413), doubles (2nd-14), runs scored (2nd-36), slugging percentage (3rd-.475), hits (4th-55), total bases (4th-77), walks (4th-20) … enjoyed the second-longest hitting streak of the season (14 games), which spanned from March 10 through April 27 … recorded 16 multi-hit games on the season, including the season-opener versus Quinnipiac (Feb. 15), where he finished 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored … closed out a 2-for-5 performance at High Point (Feb. 19) with one run … enjoyed the first three-hit game of the season against Virginia Tech (Feb. 25) where he was 3-for-4 from the plate … capped off the three-game series against Penn (March 4) by finishing 2-for-5 from the plate with a pair of runs scored … had a series of multi-hit games against Elon (2-5, RBI, run), Jacksonville (2-3, 2 runs) and Jacksonville (2-5, 2 runs) on March 12th and March 16th, respectively … returned to the UNCG lineup after sustaining an ankle injury against Wake Forest (March 26) at Elon on April 23, finishing 2-for-4 from the plate with a run and an RBI … established his single-game season-high in RBI (three) as he finished 2-for-5 from the plate with a run, double and triple against The Citadel (April 27) … came through with a pair of doubles as he capped off the game at ETSU (May 3) with a 3-for-4 outing that included two runs … closed out the second game of the series with ETSU (May 4) by finishing 2-for-4 with two runs, an RBI and a home run as well as a double … enjoyed a pair of multi-hit performances at VMI, the first coming on May 10, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run, one run and one RBI … followed with a 3-for-5 performance that included two RBI, two runs and a pair of doubles against the Keydets (May 11) … closed out the VMI series by scoring three runs after finishing 1-for-3 with an RBI and a double … had two RBI, one double and was 1-for-3 against Winthrop (May 14) … ended the final series of the regular season with a pair of multi-hit performances against Wofford as he went 2-for-4, RBI (May 17) and 3-for-5 with a run (May 18) in the final two games of the three-game set … enjoyed a 2-for-5 performance against Mercer (May 24) in the SoCon Baseball Championships, scoring one run along the way.Â
Freshman (2018)
Played in 30 games making 18 starts in his freshman year … Made 12 starts at shortstop and six as the designated hitter … Went for multiple hits in seven games and drove in multiple runs three times … Hit for a .307 average with seven extra-base hits, 11 RBI and scored 13 runs … Stole five bases in eight attempts with a sacrifice fly and a sacrifice bunt … Went for a season-high five hits in a 5-for-5 game with four RBI, two doubles and scored a run against Lipscomb (Mar. 16) … Added another perfect performance, going 4-for-4 with a double against Lipscomb (Mar. 18) … Earned his first collegiate hit in a pinch hit appearance at Tennessee (Feb. 24) … Added back-to-back three-hit games against Wake Forest (Feb. 28) and Marist (Mar. 2) … Added a 2-for-3 game against Winthrop (Mar. 24) … Went 1-for-4 in against The Citadel … Season-high five assists against Marist (Mar. 3).
Prior to UNCG
Three-time letterwinner at JH Rose High School in Greenville, N.C…. North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association All-State in 2017… Eastern Carolina Conference Player of the Year… News and Observer All-Metro Selection… American Legion Area 1 Player of the Year… Three-time first team All-Conference… Twice Rose high MaxPreps Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player… Twice a Region 1 Powerade State Games selection… JH Rose Defensive Player of the Year in 2015…. Combined 17-time MaxPreps Player of the Game… Three time Greenville Daily Reflector All-Area First Team selection… Hit at a .412 career average with 27 doubles… hit two home runs in his career… Stole 60 bases in 65 attempts… Scored 95 runs in his prep career… Two-time state little league champion… 2012 Babe Ruth State Champion, Southeast Regional Champion and World Series Runner-up… Competed for the Carolina Cubs and the Evoshield Canes 17U Coastal team… Twice a WWBA participant… Was a member of the Spanish National Honor Society, History National Honor Society and the National Honor Society… Was a member of the Health Science Academy.
Personal
Son of Leigh and Greg Hardison and is majoring in business administration.Â
