2023 Baseball Roster
Betts, Gray
Jersey Number 2
Gray Betts
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- C
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Prev School:
- Cardinal Gibbons HS
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
Bio
2022 (Jr.)
- Selected to 2022 ASUN All-Conference second team
- Named to Buster Posey Catcher of the Year Watchlist
- Voted to 2022 ASUN All-Academic team
- Selected to the 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 team
- Named ASUN Player of the Week for Feb. 21
- Started and played in 56 games
- Started 54 games at catcher and two as the designated hitter
- Hit .296 with 35 RBI and 50 runs scored
- Collected 68 hits, including 14 doubles, a triple and a career-high seven home runs
- Had a .390 on base percentage and a .457 slugging percentage
- Threw out 37% of runners trying to steal
- Recorded 20 games with two or more hits
- Had two hits, a double, a RBI and a run scored in a 5-3 win at Florida (2/20)
- Collected two hits, a triple, a RBI and two runs scored in a 13-2 victory over Winthrop (2/27)
- Had three hits, including his first home run of the season and two doubles, driving in three RBI and scoring three runs in an 11-2 win over Radford (3/1)
- Collected two hits, walked twice, and scored a run in a 5-3 victory over Campbell (3/13)
- Had two hits against Wake Forest (3/22)
- Collected three hits, two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in an 8-2 victory over FGCU (4/10)
- Drove in a career-high five runs with four hits, belted a home run and a double in an 18-3 win in game one of a doubleheader at Kennesaw State (4/15)
- Hit a home run in game two of a doubleheader at Kennesaw State (4/15)
- Connected for a solo home run at North Carolina (4/27)
- Had two hits, walked twice and scored a run in an 8-0 win at Stetson (5/1)
- Collected two hits, walked and scored twice at FGCU (5/13)
- Had career-high five hits, including a home run and a double, driving in two runs and scoring four in a 23-3 win at FGCU (5/14)
- Collected three hits, doubled and homered, driving in a career-high six runs and scoring two in a 16-12 victory over Kennesaw State (5/15)
- Had four hits, a double and an RBI, scoring twice in an 18-9 win over Eastern Kentucky in the semifinals of the ASUN Tournament (5/27)
- ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2021 (So.)
- Named to 2022 ASUN All-Conference first team
- Member of 2021 ASUN All-Tournament team
Selected to 2021 NCAA Knoxville, Tenn. All-Regional team
Member of 2021 ASUN All-Academic team
- Selected to 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3
- Played in 57 games with 56 starts
Started 54 games at catcher and two as the designated hitter
- Hit .327 with 71 hits, 24 RBI and 56 runs scored
- Collected 17 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 36 walks
- Posted a .434 on base percentage
- Led the ASUN Conference in triples and walks
- Finished the year second in the conference in hits, doubles and runs scored
- Eighth in the ASUN in batting average and on base percentage
- Recorded 20 games with two or more hits
- Posted the longest hitting streak of any Flame during the season of 21 games and the Longest reached base streak of 45 games
- Had two hits, including the first home run of his career, a walk, an RBI and a run scored at TCU (2/26)
- Singled, walked twice and scored three times in 8-4 victory over North Carolina (3/16)
- Singled, walked and scored twice in a 10-2 win over Virginia (3/24)
- Collected two hits, walked, drove in a run and scored a run at Duke (3/30)
- Had two hits, a home run, two RBI and scored a run in a 9-3 win over VCU (4/2)
- Tripled in a run, walked twice and scored three runs in an 8-4 victory over Wake Forest (4/7)
- Went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored in a win over Lipscomb (4/10)
- Was 4-for-5 with two doubles and scored a career-high four runs in victory at North Alabama (4/16)
- Had two hits, walked twice, an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in 12-11 win over Kennesaw State (5/15)
- Collected three hits, two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored in an 11-6 victory over Duke at the NCAA Knoxville, Tenn. Regional (6/4)
- Had two hits and scored twice in win over Duke at the NCAA Knoxville, Tenn. Regional (6/5)
- ASUN Honor Roll member
2020 (So.)
- Member of ASUN Preseason All-Conference team
- Started all 17 games in left field
- Hit .172 with four RBI and six runs scored
- Posted a .312 on base percentage, walking 11 times
- Had three hits, walked and score a run in a win over Longwood (2/25)
- Collected two hits, one a double, knocked in a run and score a run in a win over Kent State (3/7)
- ASUN Honor Roll member
2019 (Fr.)
- Named to ASUN All-Freshman team
- Selected to ASUN All-Tournament team
- Played in 53 games with 49 starts
- Made 34 starts in left field, 10 at catcher and five as the designated hitter
- Hit .314 with 24 RBI and 29 runs scored
- Walked 38 times
- Finished second in the ASUN Conference with a .455 on base percentage
- Recorded first collegiate hit in win over Maine (3/3)
- Made first collegiate start at catcher in win over Virginia Tech (3/5)
- Collected two hits, one a double, and scored a run in a victory over North Alabama (4/7)
- Had two hits and scored twice in a 14-10 win in game one of a doubleheader at Kennesaw State (5/5)
- Collected four hits, two RBI and two runs scored in victory at Duke (5/8)
- Had two hits, drove in two runs and scored a run at FGCU (5/18)
- Reached base safely in 33 straight contests, the longest by any Flame in 2019 (3/30-5/24)
- Had two hits and drove in two runs in 4-3 victory over Stetson in the ASUN Championship title game (5/26)
- Collected two hits and scored a run in 6-1 win over Tennessee at NCAA Chapel Hill, N.C. Regional (5/31)
- ASUN Honor Roll member
Prep
- Graduate of Cardinal Gibbons High School
- Named to NC All-Metro in 2017 and 2018
- Three-time all-conference player
- Hit over .400 in each of his last three seasons, including .467 as a senior
- Also played for the Evoshield Canes travel team
Personal
- Son of Tracy and Jim Betts
- Father played soccer at Appalachian State
- Brother Ward played baseball at Spartanburg Methodist
- Sister Macon was a cheerleader at North Carolina
- Earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Currently pursuing a certificate in biblical studies
- Birthday is Aug. 26
Flames in the Pros: Garrett Horn
Thursday, July 17
Inside the Park: Conference USA Championship
Thursday, May 29
Coach LeCroy & Camden Troyer Talk About Preparing For The CUSA Baseball Tournament
Monday, May 19
Ben Blair: The Hometown Ace
Wednesday, May 07
