Seth Freed

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Photo by: David Wegiel Jr.

Photo by: Mike Janes Photography

Position:
Infielder
Bats/Throws::
L/R
Height:
6-1
Weight:
183
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bay City, Mich.
Prev School:
Seminole State College
Major:
Professional Selling

Freed's Statistics
CAREER | 2018 GBG | 2017 GBG

2018 (Sr.): One of two players to start all 58 games (57 at second base, one at shortstop) … finished second on the team in home runs (8) and stolen bases (10) … notched a pair of walk-off home runs, both solo shots in the bottom of the ninth inning – April 13 in the 13-12 win over Miami and April 29 in the 5-4 win over Northern Illinois … tied for the team lead with 10 multiple RBI games … hit a three-run home run in Ball State’s season opener against UMass Lowell … homered twice and equaled a personal high with five RBIs in the win at Western Carolina on March 9 … tallied a home run, triple and four RBIs at Indiana on April 18 … finished with three hits and a season-high three runs scored at Ohio on May 6.

2017 (Jr.): Saw action in 56 games on the infield … made 27 starts at second base and 27 at shortstop … tied for the team lead with 16 doubles and ranked second with 5 triples … finished third on the team with 20 multiple hit games … reached base safely in the final 15 games of the season … needed a home run for the cycle at Ohio State on May 10 … went 3-for-5 with a double, triple and five RBIs in the 14-4 win … scored three times in his Ball State debut in the win over No. 22 Maryland on Feb. 17 … hit his first home run, a two-run shot, on March 26 versus Kent State … went 3-for-4 with a home run and four runs scored at Western Michigan on April 9 … had a bases-clearing double in the win over Western Carolina on May 14.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played two years at Seminole State College … posted a .385 batting average, 2 home runs, 24 RBIs and 7 stolen bases … helped the Trojans finish 42-13 in 2016.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner for coach Tim McDonald at Bay City Western High … second team all-state and first team all-conference as a senior … led BCW to back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014 … hit .413 at the plate as a senior … also earned three letters playing on the basketball squad.

PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Laurie Freed … born June 5, 1996 … two brothers and one sister … his dad and his brother, David, played baseball at Saginaw Valley State … his brother, Cody, joined him on the Ball State team in 2018 … his mother was on the gymnastics team at Northern Michigan … full name is Seth Jonathan Freed.