Cody Roberts

Position:
Catcher/Third Base/Pitcher
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Johns Creek, Ga.
High School:
Blessed Trinity

Elite defensive catcher with a big arm who enters 2018 poised for a breakout season.

Sophomore Season (2017)
Appeared in 62 games and started 58, primarily at catcher • Also saw time at first base and designated hitter • Hit .268 with two homers, 11 doubles and 27 RBIs • Scored 44 runs, drew 26 walks and was hit by a pitch nine times • Also a perfect 5 for 5 in stolen bases • Threw out nine would-be base stealers and also picked off a runner • Worked with a pitching staff that posted a 2.96 ERA and struck out 544 batters on the year • Had 11 multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits on three occasions • Also drove in multiple runs five times • Had a base hit in all four NCAA Chapel Hill Regional games, including a 3 for 4 performance in the win over FGCU • Had two hits and drove in three runs in the ACC tournament • Had perhaps the best offensive game of his career in the win at Boston College on April 9, going 3 for 3 with two doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored • That outburst came in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak that stretched from April 1 to April 21 and featured five multi-hit games.

Freshman Season (2016)
Athletic catcher with a big arm who started 52 games behind the plate as a true freshman • Also made one appearance on the mound, retiring both batters he faced against Fairfield on March 6 • Hit. 256 with five doubles, a triple and a homer • Also drove in 29 runs and scored 27 • Threw out 48 percent of would-be base stealers (13 of 27) and also picked off four runners • Had six multi-hit games, including a season-high three against Oklahoma State on Feb. 27 • Drove in multiple runs seven times, with a season-best of three against Pitt (March 11) and at East Carolina (March 15) • Hit his first career home run against Notre Dame on May 14.

Blessed Trinity High School
Two-time Georgia 3A player of the year • Led team to a pair of state titles and hit .500 in the regular season of his senior year • Ranked the No. 4 catcher and the No. 25 player overall in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game • Also considered the No. 20 catcher nationally by PG • Earned Underclass Honorable Mention in 2013 and Underclass High Honorable Mention in 2014 from PG • Named to the Top Prospect Team at the 2014 National Showcase in Fort Myers, Fla. • Coached by Andy Harlin at Blessed Trinity.

Personal
Cody Ryan Roberts is the son of Gayle and Scott Roberts • Birthday is June 16 • Father played football at Wake Forest • Brother plays football and baseball at Birmingham Southern • Has not yet declared a major at Carolina.