LT Tolbert
- position INF
- height 6-2
- weight 180
- class Freshman
- Hometown Piedmont, S.C.
- Previous School Fla.
- High school IMG Academy
- position INF
- height 6-2
- weight 180
- class Freshman
- Hometown Piedmont, S.C.
- Previous School Fla.
- High school IMG Academy
LT Tolbert Bio
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AWARDS/HONORS/CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2018 SEC All-Tournament team
- 2018 Greenville Regional All-Tournament team
- Rated No. 35 best prospect in the SEC for 2018 MLB Draft by D1Baseball
- Earned Freshman All-SEC honors (2016)
2018 (JUNIOR)
- Drafted in the 13th round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Played and started in all 63 games for the Gamecocks this season, one of just two players to accomplish that feat
- Hit .322 with 42 runs scored, 11 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and a team-best 56 RBI
- Was sixth in the SEC in RBI and tied for fourth in triples
- Led Carolina with 23 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI performances
- Ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak
- Had a .498 slugging percentage and a .401 on-base percentage
- Led the Gamecocks with 122 total bases
- Was 4-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBI in the SEC Tournament game against Arkansas (May 23)
- Had a second grand slam against the Razorbacks in the win in the Fayetteville Super Regional (June 10)
- Scored three runs and drove in a pair in a win at Kentucky (April 7)
- Was 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and a home run in the win over Winthrop (Feb. 21)
- Doubled and brought in three runs in a win over Ole Miss (May 4)
- Had five hits in three games at the Greenville Regional (June 1-4)
- Doubled and drove in two runs in a win over Missouri (May 12)
- Doubled in the ninth inning at Clemson (March 4)
- Walked five times in the VMI series
- Was 7-for-12 with four RBI in the Charleston Southern series
- Had a 10-game hitting streak to start the season
- Had two home runs and five RBI in the Princeton series (March 9-10)
2017 (SOPHOMORE)
- Played in 56 games with 55 starts, hit .284 (58-for-204) with 24 runs scored, six doubles, a triple, three homers and 32 RBIs
- 3-for-4 with two runs scored in 5-3 loss at Missouri (5/14)
- 2-for-5 with two runs scored in 10-7 win vs. Liberty (5/10)
- 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI in 7-6 loss at LSU (5/7)
- 2-for-4 with a run scored in 9-4 loss to Kentucky (4/30)
- 2-for-4 with a RBI double and a run scored in 7-5 loss at Florida (4/22)
- 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 6-1 win over Mississippi State (4/16)
- 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three RBI in 20-5 loss to North Carolina (4/11)
- Three-run homer in 6-1 win over Vanderbilt (4/8)
- 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in 7-6 loss to Vanderbilt (4/6)
- 2-for-4 tying a career-high three RBI in 6-1 win vs. Furman (4/4)
- 2-for-3 with a RBI in 6-5 loss at Auburn (4/2)
- 3-for-5 with a RBI, a double and two runs scored in 15-1 win at The Citadel (3/28)
- Tied career-high in hits going 3-for-5 in 6-5 win over Alabama (3/25)
- 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in 10-2 win at Tennessee (3/19)
- 2-for-4 with a RBI and a double in 7-1 win at Tennessee (3/17)
- Two-run double in 5-2 win over Michigan State (3/11)
- 2-for-5 in 8-6 win over Winthrop (3/8)
- -for-4 with a walk in 5-3 loss to Clemson (3/5)
- Tied a career-high in hits going 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 8-4 win over Appalachian State (2/28)
- 2-for-3 with a RBI in 6-5 loss to Kansas State (2/23)
2016
- Played in 55 games with 50 starts, hit .229 (44-for-192) with 32 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple, three homers and 27 RBI
- 3-for-5 with a double, a pair of RBI and four runs scored in 23-2 win over Rhode Island (6/5)
- 2-for-3 with a run scored in 4-2 win over Duke (6/4)
- 1-for-2 with a RBI single and a run scored in 16-4 win over The Citadel (5/17)
- 1-for-3 with a RBI single in 10-7 win over Texas A&M (5/15)
- 1-for-4 with a sac fly, homer and two RBI in 10-5 win at Kentucky (5/6)
- 1-for-3 with a two-out RBI single in 2-1 win vs. Florida (4/30)
- Two-run homer with three RBI in 7-6 win over Tennessee (4/8)
- Key two-run triple in 4-0 win at Vanderbilt (4/1)
- 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in 8-6 win over Arkansas (3/20)
- Two runs scored in 6-2 win over Arkansas (3/19)
- 3-for-5 with a run scored in 10-6 win vs. Arkansas (3/18)
- 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in 15-2 win over Davidson (3/16)
- 2-for-6 with two runs scored and a two-run homer in 12-6 win at USC Upstate (3/15)
- Two-run single in 7-1 win over Wofford (3/8)
- 2-for-6 with a run scored in 16-5 win over Penn State (2/27)
- 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI in 16-4 win over Winthrop (2/24)
- 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in 8-1 win over Albany (2/21)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Rated No. 17 best prospect in the SEC for 2017 by Perfect Game
- Rated No. 17 impact freshman in the SEC by D1Baseball
- 2015 MLB Draft selection (34th round/New York Mets)
- Rated No. 120 best overall prospect for 2015 MLB Draft by D1Baseball
- Rated No. 213 best overall prospect for 2015 MLB Draft by Perfect Game
- Rated No. 278 best overall prospect for 2015 MLB Draft by Baseball America
- Rated No. 84 best high school prospect in the nation by D1Baseball
- Rated No. 94 best high school prospect in the nation by Perfect Game
- Rated No. 2 best high school prospect in the state of ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ by Perfect Game
- As a senior in 2015, hit .320 with two homers and 25 RBI
- Named first-team Underclass All-American by Perfect Game
- Played for USA Baseball’s 18U National Team in the fall of 2014
- Played for Evoshield Canes AAU team
- Played in 2014 Under Armour All-America Game and was named UA Silver Spikes American MVP; He went 2-for-2 with two singles and the game-winning RBI
- Won WWBA World Championship in October 2014
- Won WWBA National Championship in 2013 and 2014
- Prepped at Wren HS before joining IMG Academy
- 2012 and 2013 SC AAA All-State at Wren HS
PERSONAL
- Born on June 7, 1996
- Parents are Curt and Kim Tolbert
- Major is sport and entertainment management