As a Senior (2016) | Game-by-Game Stats
1x Atlantic Sun Player of the Week
One of two players to appear in all 59 games while earning starts in right field in 57 games … hit .268 with a .341 OBP and posted career highs in hits (61) and doubles (17) … his 17 doubles ranked 4th in the ASUN … posted 16 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games … went 3-for-6 with a career-high 4 RBI at USF on Feb. 23 … went on a season-high nine-game hit streak from Mar. 4-15 and hit safely in 16 of the first 17 games on the season … turned in a 4-for-5 performance with 2 2B and 2 RBI vs. Quinnipiac on Mar. 12 … recorded 104 putouts with four assists and only two errors … good for a .982 fielding percentage that ranked 3rd-best on the team among players appearing in 40 or more games … was named the ASUN Player of the Week after going 8-for-16 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored in four games at USF and vs. defending Big Ten Champ Illinois from Feb. 23-28 … capped off his career in the top-10 in program history in games played (195), games started (191) and doubles (47).
As a Junior (2015)
Was one of two players to start all 57 games on the season, tied for the 8th most in a single-season in program history … posted a .254/.327/.389 slash line … matched a career high with 57 hits and drove in a career-high 36 runs on the year … totaled 115 putouts to go along with only one error and led the team with a .992 fielding percentage … recorded multiple hits in 13 games … ranked third on the team with 14 extra-base hits, including 12 doubles and two home runs … went 2-for-4 with two runs and matched a career-high with four RBI vs. Fordham (Feb. 22) … rode a season-high, nine-game hitting streak from Mar. 4-20 … went 6-for-14 from the plate with three runs and five RBI in the series at UNF, including a 3-for-5 performance with a home run, three runs scored and two driven in during the series opener (Mar. 27) … tied a season high with three hits on four other occasions … matched a season high with three runs scored in a 2-for-4 performance with two RBI and two doubles vs. UMass (Apr. 24) … ended the four-game UMass series having gone 8-for-19 from the plate with five runs, five RBI and four doubles.
As a Sophomore (2014)
Making his first appearance of the season after coming back from injury, picked up his first hit and RBI of the season in the same at-bat in a win against FAMU (Mar. 15) …led the way with four RBI out of the No. 2 spot in the order and smacked his second home run of the season at Stetson (Mar. 29) …put together a game for the ages in game two, going 5-5 with a single, a homerun and three doubles, scoring twice and driving in two, including the eventual game-winning run in the top of the ninth at Stetson (Mar. 30) …contributed two hits of his own, driving in two at FAMU (Apr. 2) …went 3-5 at the plate and scored two runs against Kennesaw State (Apr. 5) …stayed hot at the plate, going 3-4 with a run, raising his season average to .475 in 15 games since returning from injury in a loss against Kennesaw State (Apr. 6) …added three hits in the opening victory at JU(Apr. 11) …who went 4-8 combined over the two games and raised his team-leading batting average to .418 against North Florida (Apr. 18) …picked up three hits and drove in three runs with a long homerun in the top of the ninth that provided the difference in this one at USF (Apr. 22) …homered and drove in two runs at NKU(May 2) …scored two runs and reached base three times in a 1-3 effort against No.5 Miami (May 7) …added two hits and drove in a run against ETSU (May 11) …collected two hits and drove in a run in he conference tournament opener against North Florida (May 21) …picked up an RBI in the first to give FGCU a 1-0 edge against Lipscomb (May 24)
As a Freshman (2013)
Appeared in 37 games this season, making 35 starts in the outfield ... finished the season with a .250 batting average with 19 RBI and 19 runs scored with seven doubles and one home run ... held a .338 on-base percentage with a .336 slugging percentage ... made collegiate debut against St. John's (Feb. 15) ... recorded first collegiate hit in a 1-fo-2 game, adding an RBI against St. John's (Feb. 17) ... scored his first collegiate run in a 1-for-3 day at the plate in game two of the doubleheader with Manhattan (Mar. 2) ... went 1-for-4 in each of the final two games at Mercer (April 13-14), connecting for a double in the finale ... hit .417 (5-for-12) with a .500 slugging percentage over the trio of games with USC Upstate (April 19-21), adding a double, one RBI and one run scored ... started the series with the Spartans (April 19) with a 3-for-4 game, driving in the game-tying run on a double down the right field line with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings ... closed the final two games with USC Upstate (20-21) going 1-for-4, recording one run scored in the finale ... hit 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and two runs scored in the series opener with Northern Kentucky (April 26) ... recorded his first career home run in a 1-for-3 game against FIU (May 1), bringing in three RBI and adding a run scored on the round tripper ... hit .500 (4-for-8) with three RBI and four runs scored in the three games with Jacksonville (May 3-5), holding a .625 slugging and .636 on-base percentage ... opened the series with the Dolphins (May 3) with a 2-for-3 game which included a double, two RBI and two runs scored ... added a run scored and a walk in a 1-for-2 game two with JU (May 4) ... closed the series with JU (May 5) going 1-for-3 with a run scored, a RBI and one walk ... hit 1-for-3 with a pair of walks, one RBI and one run scored in game two of the doubleheader at FAMU (May 8) ... held a .455 average (5-for-11) in the three A-Sun games at North Florida (May 10-12), collecting a team-high five RBI and scoring three times with a .636 slugging percentage ... went 3-for-4 with a double, one walk, three RBI and a run scored in the opener against the Ospreys (May 10) ... provided a walk, one run scored and one RBI in a 1-for-3 game two with UNF (May 11) ... closed the series with UNF (May 12) going 1-for-4 with a run scored and one RBI ... opened the series against Stetson (May 16) with a double in a 2-for-3 game that included a walk, two RBI and one run scored ... closed the regular season with a walk in a 1-for-3 game against the Hatters (May 18) that featured two runs scored ... tallied one hit in the opening round game of the A-Sun Tournament against seventh-seeded Kennesaw St. (May 22) ... record one RBI on a sacrifice fly-out in the second round matchup against sixth-seeded Lipscomb (May 23).
High School
Played for Todd Fitzgerald at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School … was a 2012 Rawlings All-American, 2012 Broward All County and 2012 Louisville Slugger All American … was the 2012 FACE 8A Player of the Year … 2011 underclassmen All-American honoree.
Personal
Born on January 14, 1994 … son of Mindy and Jim Bottomley … has one sibling, Blake (16) … father Jim played soccer at the University of Pittsburgh … communications major.
Single-Game Highs
At-Bats: 6, 4x, last at Bethune-Cookman (Mar. 4, 2016)
Hits: 5, at Stetson (March 30, 2014)
Runs: 4, at USC Upstate (March 22, 2015)
Doubles: 3, at Stetson (March 30, 2014)
RBI: 4, 3x, last at USF (Feb. 23, 2016)
Walks: 3, vs. Lipscomb (May 22, 2014)
