Senior (2020)
Drove in nine runs while playing in all 16 of the Spartans' games ... made 15 starts overall, the majority of which came in center field ... opened his senior campaign 2-for-4 with an RBI at Coastal Carolina (2.14) ... had another two knocks with his first double of the season against San Diego State (2.16), driving in another run ... extended his hitting streak to three with a pair of singles against Fairfield (2.22) in a doubleheader, stole a bag in each of those two contests ... had a single, a walk, a run scored and a stolen base against Charlotte (2.25) ... reached base safely in each of the Spartans' three contests against App State (2.28-3.1), delivering two knocks and a pair of walks ... opened UNCG's series with Maryland Eastern Shore with his second double of the season (3.6) ... had three RBI in that four game series, collecting a pair of singles in the finale (3.8) ... drove in a pair with a single and two runs scored at High Point (3.10).
Junior (2019)
Finished in the top-five of 10 major statistical categories including walks (1st-13), triples (2nd-3), RBI (2nd-29), sacrifice bunts (2nd-7), total bases (3rd-79), runs scored (4th-30), doubles (4th-11), hit by pitch (4th-4), hits (5th-53) and walks (5th-19) … one of four Spartans to start in all 54 games over the course of the season along with Caleb Webster, Josh Madole and Austin Embler … made an immediate impact in his first game as a Spartan as he finished 3-for-4 from the plate with two runs, two doubles, two RBI and two stolen bases against Quinnipiac (Feb. 15) … put together his second multi-hit game of the season against Penn (March 2), finishing 2-for-4 from the plate with an RBI and two stolen bases … came through with a pair of RBI against Penn (March 4) … enjoyed his first five-game hitting streak of the season between March 10 and March 16, coming through with a series of two-hit performances against Princeton (March 10), Elon (March 12) and Jacksonville (March 16) in that span … had his seventh multi-hit game of the season at Wake Forest (March 26), finishing with an RBI and a stolen base along the way … capped off a solid performance against High Point (April 3) with three RBI and his first triple of the season … closed out a 1-for-5 outing against Furman (April 5) with three RBI and a double … ended the series against Furman (April 7) with a double and his first home run of the slate, finishing 2-for-3 from the plate with an RBI … concluded a win over George Mason (April 13) by finishing 2-for-4 from the plate … began his season-long 11-game hitting streak at Elon (April 23) where he finished 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored … followed with a pair of hits against The Citadel (April 27) in the first game of the doubleheader … ended the doubleheader against the Bulldogs (April 27) with two hits and a double … connected on his second home run of the season at VMI (May 10) as he finished 1-for-5 from the plate with two RBI … ended the series with the Keydets (May 12) by closing the game 3-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, two doubles and a home run … collected the last hit of his streak against Winthrop (May 14), finishing 2-for-4 from the plate with a run scored and an RBI … had his final multi-RBI performance of the slate against ETSU (May 22) in the SoCon Baseball Championships where he was 1-for-4 from the plate with two RBI.
Prior to UNCG
Played two seasons at Gulf Coast State and batted .384 with three home runs, 12 doubles, 31 RBIs and 15 stolen bases and was named to the First Team All-Conference in his sophomore season … in his freshman season, he batted .285 with three home runs, eight doubles, 18 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.Â
Personal
He is the son of Sarah and Joe Koonce and is majoring in psychology.
