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Jersey Number 38
Bryce Chance
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 180
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Ridgeland, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Bio
Honors / Awards
2025 Tallahassee All-Regional Team2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2024 Charlottesville All-Regional Team (OF)
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 20)
2025 (Junior)
Appeared in 58 games and 56 starts (53 CF, 3 LF) … Batted .332 on the year with 14 doubles, one triple, four homers and 43 RBIs …Finished second on the team going 10-for-11 in stolen bases ... Ranked third on the team in hits (69) and doubles … Went 5-for-7 with two doubles in the opening day doubleheader vs. Manhattan (2/14) … Hit a home run and scored a season-high four runs vs. Southern Miss (3/5) … Stole two bases vs. Nicholls (3/12) in Biloxi… Hit two doubles and earned an RBI vs. South Carolina (4/6) … Doubled and drove in three runs at Alabama (4/11) … Collected five putouts at Alabama (4/12) … Stole two bases at Auburn (4/27) … Hit his second triple of his career vs. Ole Miss (5/9) … Went 4-for-5 with a double vs. Northeastern (5/30) in the Tallahassee Regional.
Was the toughest batter to strike out in the SEC with only 18 strikeouts in 217 plate appearances … Appeared in 61 games, making 57 starts in left field or as the DH … Finished with 62 hits and 36 RBIs to secure a .286 batting average ... Had 18 extra-base hits on the season with six home runs … Drew 26 walks on the season and posted an on-base percentage of .370 … Was 8-for-12 on stolen bases, the second most on the team … Was one of our players with a triple during the 2024 season … Led the team with five sac flies … Had the second-best batting average in SEC only games hitting .333 … Had fourth most multi-hit games on the team with 17 … Had fourth most multi-RBI games with 10 on the season ... Air Force (2/16-18): Hit first home run of the season … Finished the series 5-for-12 including a double and four RBIs. Austin Peay (2/20-21): Drove in a pair of runs and picked up a hit in six at bats in the series. Georgia Southern (2/23-25): Batted out a double and three RBIs with a pair of hits in 12 plate appearances on the weekend. Jackson State (2/27): Drove in 10th run of the season in three at bats in the midweek contest. Mount St. Mary’s (2/29-3/2): Batted out third double this season … Picked up a pair of hits and scored three runs through the series. Southern Miss (3/5): Went 2-for-4 with a double in the midweek matchup. Evansville (3/8,3/10): Earned a walk in four plate appearances in the series. New Orleans (3/13): Finished 1-for-2 at the plate. LSU (3/16-17): Drove in season-high four runs in game two of series … Finished 3-for-9 at the plate with a double, a home run and six RBIs in the series. Memphis (3/19): Went 1-for-3 in the batter’s box with a double, an RBI and a run scored in the contest. Texas A&M (3/21-23): Earned a walk, RBI and a hit on the weekend. Samford (3/26): Hit third home run of the season … Finished 1-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI in the midweek action. Florida (3/29-31): Went 5-for-12 with two runs scored and three RBIs on the weekend. Central Arkansas (4/2): Scored a run in three plate appearances. Georgia (4/5-7): Picked up four hits and a pair of RBIs in the series. Ole Miss (4/12-14): Batted out a hit in all three games of the series … Drove in a run and grabbed a double through 12 at bats on the weekend. Alcorn State (4/16): Scored and drove in a run in a single at bat in the contest. Auburn (4/19-21): First series of the season with all multi-hit games … Finished 6-for-10 at the plate with three runs scored, an RBI and a double. Memphis (4/23): Grabbed ninth double of the season in four plate appearances with a run scored. Vanderbilt (4/26-28): Picked up a single walk through 13 at bats in the series. Ole Miss (5/1): Drove in a run on a single hit in four plate appearances. Alabama (5/3-5): Second series with all three games of series with multiple hits … Went 6-for-14 at the plate in the series with a double and three RBIs. Arkansas (5/10-12): Walked four times with a pair of hits in 11 at bats on the weekend. North Alabama (5/14): Finished 1-for-5 in the batter’s box with a run scored. Missouri (5/16-18): Had season-high three hits in game three … Batted out a home run, double and six hits in 11 plate appearances in the series. Ole Miss (5/21): Earned four at bats in the matchup. Texas A&M (5/22): Scored a pair of runs with a hit in three at bats. Vanderbilt (5/23): Drew a walk in four at bats in the matchup. Tennessee (5/24): Scored a run in a pair of plate appearances. St. John’s (5/31): Picked up five at bats in the game. Virginia (6/1): Finished 2-for-4 in the batter’s box with a run scored. St. John’s (6/2): Drove in a pair of runs with three hits in five plate appearances. Virginia (6/2): Went 1-for-4 at the plate in the contest.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Named SEC Freshman of the Week following the opening weekend… Appeared in 36 games, while making 27 starts… Started in the outfield or at DH… Went 33-for-100 on the season and compiled a .330 batting average… Had six extra-base hits, four doubles and two home runs… Drove in 22 runs… Drew 20 walks, the eighth most on the team… Had an on-base percentage of .444 on the season… Was a perfect 5-for-5 on stolen bases… Scored 24 runs ... VMI (2/17-19): Went 7-for-12 on opening weekend, while also reaching twice on walks... Picked up seven total RBIs on the weekend...In game one, he picked up his first collegiate hit, first collegiate home run, and first career stolen base...Named first SEC Freshman of the Week of the 2023 season. ULM (2/21-22): Extended his hit streak to five after picking up a home run in game one and a RBI-single in game two, while also reaching on a walk. Frisco Baseball Classic (3/3-5): Batted .455 on the weekend series while also reaching on three walks...Picked up two RBIs and stole a base in game two against Oklahoma...Had a three-hit performance against California in game three, his third three-hit game of the year. Valparaiso (3/7): Went 2-for-4 with a walk in the midweek contest, scoring two runs and driving in two. Lipscomb (3/11): Picked up two hits in the second game of the day, driving in two RBIs. Nicholls (3/14): Had his second two-hit game in a row, driving in an RBI, scoring a run, and stealing one base. Vanderbilt (3/24-26): Went 5-for-10 on the weekend series, picking up two doubles, two RBIs, and a walk. Samford (3/28): Drew two walks, one hit, a run and a stolen base in three plate appearances in the midweek challenge. UAB (4/11): Scored two runs… Drew a walk and a hit in three at bats. Auburn (4/21): Entered the game as a pinch hitter with a 3-2 count and drew the walk. Tennessee (4/27-29): In five at-bats drew a walk and put up an RBI on a sacrifice fly through the series. Arkansas (5/5-7): Made three appearances at the plate through the series drawing a walk. LSU (5/13): Plated two runs and a hit in two at bats. Texas A&M (5/18, 5/20): Pinch hit and drew a walk, later scoring one of the game winning runs on a two-run homerun… Earned a hit and a RBI in two at bats.
2022 (Freshman)
Redshirted, did not see action in the 2022 season.
High School
Prepped at Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Miss.) before signing with the Bulldogs...Selected as a 2021 High School First Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball...Named a 2021 Rawlings-Perfect Game Senior Preseason Honorable Mention selection for the Southeast Region...Hit .481 as a senior with 14 doubles, a triple and nine home runs, while also driving in 47 runs in his final prep season.
Personal
Born on Oct. 15, 2002...Son of Chris and Angie Chance.
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