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2021 Baseball Roster

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11 Ari Sechopoulos

  • Position First Baseman
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Weight 230
  • Height 6-4
  • Hometown Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  • Highschool Vincent Massey Secondary

Biography

SIGNED PRO CONTRACT WITH SAN MARINO BASEBALL CLUB (SAN MARINO, ITALY)

IN THE RECORD BOOK
  • Ranked 10th all-time with 212 games played
  • Ranked 14th all-time with 25 career home runs
  • Ranked 25th all-time with 113 career RBI
GRADUATE STUDENT (2021)
  • Appeared in 50 games with 49 starts
  • Batted .285 with 11 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 40 RBI
  • Finished the season with 14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI performances
  • Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI against North Carolina A&T (Feb. 21)
  • Marked his first multi-home run game with a solo shot and a two-run bomb in a 3-for-3 effort at Coastal Carolina (Mar. 23)
  • Broke the game open with a two-run double in the Cougars’ 13-6 win at Clemson (Apr. 13)
  • Drove in a career-high six runs in a 3-for-4 performance against James Madison (Apr. 16) that featured a first-inning grand slam
  • Plated two runs with a solo homer in a 2-for-4 effort at The Citadel (May 11)
  • Launched his second grand slam of the season to cap a seven-run fourth inning against Elon (May 22) on Senior Day
  • Went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI against William & Mary (May 28) in the CAA Tournament
SENIOR (2020)
  • Started in all 14 games
  • Batted .360 with six doubles, two triples, two homers and a team-high 20 RBI
  • Drew 10 walks and struck out only twice
  • Compiled a team-high .680 slugging percentage
  • Posted seven multi-RBI games
  • Clubbed a two-run homer and scored three runs in the season opener against Iona (Feb. 14)
  • Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in game two against Iona (Feb. 15)
  • Plated three runs with a double and a triple against Youngstown State (Feb. 22)
  • Went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI against Xavier (Feb. 28)
  • Drew three walks, scored three times and launched a two-run homer at No. 21 Clemson (Mar. 4)
  • Drove in the eventual winning run with a two-run single in the Cougars’ nine-run comeback against Evansville (Mar. 6)
JUNIOR (2019)
  • Appeared in 52 games with 29 starts
  • Batted .202 with two home runs, five doubles, one triple, 14 RBI’s and 13 runs scored
  • Went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and a sac fly against UNC Asheville (Feb. 17)
  • Reached three times with two singles and a walk against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 27)
  • Went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple against North Carolina A&T (Mar. 1)
  • Drove in two runs with a 2-for-4 effort at Arizona (Mar. 10)
  • Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a solo homer at Charleston Southern (May 7)
SOPHOMORE (2018)
  • Appeared in 48 games with 33 starts
  • Batted .273 with six doubles, nine home runs, and 20 RBIs
  • Posted a .991 fielding percentage in 330 attempts at first base
  • Led the team with a .591 slugging percentage
  • Second on the team and fifth in the CAA in home runs (9)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double and a solo home run in the season opener against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 16)
  • Led off the seventh with a solo shot over the right field scoreboard in the Cougars’ 6-0 shutout at Kansas State (Mar. 17)
  • Mashed a two-run homer in a 5-1 win over William & Mary (Mar. 23)
  • Drove in two with a solo home run and an eighth-inning suicide squeeze sac bunt against James Madison (Apr. 8)
  • Led off the third inning against Northeastern (Apr. 14) with a homer to right field
  • Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and a ninth-inning home run over the 25-foot wall in right at Georgia Southern (Apr. 17)
  • Delivered in the clutch with a walk-off double to right center to complete the Cougars’ sweep of Delaware (Apr. 29)
  • Ripped two doubles and drove in one run at Towson (May 6)
  • Launched a three-run home run to right center at UNCW (May 17)
  • Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 6-5 win at UNCW (May 18)
  • Collected two hits, including a solo homer, in the Cougars’ 10-3 win over Hofstra (May 23) in the CAA Tournament
  • Gave the Cougars an early 2-0 lead with a second-inning two-run moonshot against Elon (May 24) in the CAA Tournament
FRESHMAN (2017)
  • Appeared in 48 games with 39 starts
  • Batted .259 with eight doubles, one triple, five home runs, and 19 RBIs
  • Posted a .983 fielding percentage with six errors in 343 attempts
  • 11 multi-hit games
  • Went 2-for-3 against UNCW (Mar. 31)
  • Marked his first collegiate home run with a grand slam at North Florida (Apr. 5)
  • Went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs at James Madison (Apr. 8)
  • Drove in two runs at James Madison (Apr. 9)
  • Put together a 3-for-6 effort with two runs and a solo home run at Charleston Southern (Apr. 12)
  • Went 2-for-4 with three runs scored, a home run, and three RBIs against Towson (Apr. 21)
  • Strung together a season-high seven-game hitting streak (May 5-16)
  • Posted a 3-for-4 effort against Arizona (May 13)
  • Launched his fifth home run of the season – a solo shot – against Charleston Southern (May 16)
  • Went 2-for-5 with a double against William & Mary (May 26) in the CAA Tournament
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Vincent Massey Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  • Two-time All-City selection
  • Named to Team Ontario as a sophomore and junior
  • Batted .421 with four home runs as a sophomore
  • Posted three home runs and 24 RBIs as a senior
PERSONAL
  • Full name is Ari Sechopoulos
  • Celebrates his birthday on May 2
  • Son of Panos Sechopoulos and Shelley Williams
  • Has two brothers, Alex and George
  • Pursuing his master’s degree in accountancy at College of Charleston

Statistics

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2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    Infielder
    6'4" 220 lbs
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  • 11

    2018Sophomore

    First Baseman
    6'4" 230 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2019Junior

    First Baseman
    6'4" 230 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2020Senior

    First Baseman
    6'4" 230 lbs
    11
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    2021Graduate Student

    First Baseman
    6'4" 230 lbs
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