The Citadel Athletics

SENIOR (2016): Started 58 games, splitting time between third and second base … was the only Bulldog to record multiple hits against South Carolina on March 1 … tallied three hits including two doubles at Elon on March 12 … finished with two hits and two runs scored at VMI on Mach 25 … drew a one-out walk in the 12th inning against Charleston Southern and then scored the winning run a batter later to give the Bulldogs the 4-3 walk off win … collected three hits, two RBI and one run scored in 10-9 loss at Wofford on April 16 … hit first home run of the season while going two-for-four with two runs and one RBI at Mercer May 5 … had a six-game hitting streak from May 5 to May 15 … reeled off four consecutive games with multiple hits from May 17 to May 21, including two singles at No. 10 South Carolina … went two-for-four and tallied 100th career hit at ETSU May 19 … drove in game-winning run against VMI at SoCon Tournament May 24 with first career triple in 10th inning … tied for first on the team with 13 doubles … finished second on the team with 52 hits … tied for second on the team with 13 multiple-hit games and tied for third with five multiple-RBI games … concluded career with 180 games played, 108 hits, 52 RBI and runs, and 23 doubles.

JUNIOR (2015): Played in 34 games and started 14 … while in the field, split time between second base and third base … scored six runs and collected 12 hits in 58 at-bats … finished the year with 10 RBI and a .319 on-base percentage … went two-for-four on April 8 at South Carolina … tallied two hits and drove in two runs at Samford on May 1.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Played in 47 games with 34 starts with a batting average of .272 (31 for 114), five doubles, 17 runs scored and 13 RBI … took over at third base midway through the season and started all but two of the final 26 games … began that stretch with three hits against Georgia Southern (4/5), a season high he matched two other times … doubled twice among his three hits and scored twice against Furman (4/25) … enjoyed an outstanding SoCon Tournament, going 6 for 14 with five runs scored and two RBI including a career-high three runs scored in a win over Elon (5/20) and three hits in a loss to Davidson the following day … had two doubles and scored the winning run against USC Upstate (3/12).

FRESHMAN (2013): Played in 41 games with 18 starts with a batting average of .228 (13 for 57), two doubles, one home run, five runs scored and eight RBI … recorded his first career RBI with a sacrifice fly against Samford (3/10) … first home run was a three-run shot that put the finishing touches on a victory over Akron (3/13), the second contest in a four-game hitting streak … knocked out three hits including a double and drove in a run against Georgia Southern (4/12).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Hanahan High School … joined the baseball program in eighth grade and earned five letters … three-time member of the High School Sports Report all-state team and was the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association Class 2A Player of the Year following his junior season … named to the Charleston Post & Courier All-Lowcountry team his junior and senior years and was a two-time all-conference selection … selected to participate in the Palmetto Games and received the Charlie Hustle Award in 2011 … helped lead Hanahan to state championship game in 2010 and 2012 … rated the No. 2 second baseman in South Carolina by The Diamond Prospects coming out of high school … also played on the Diamond Devils eight-time national championship program.

PERSONAL: Bret Taylor Hines ... born June 3, 1994 ... son of Lee and Cheri Hines … father played baseball at The Citadel as did brothers Bryce and Ryan … majoring in business administration.