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2021 Tennessee Baseball Roster | College World Series

Profile

  • INF/OF
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Atlantic Beach, Fla.
    Hometown
  • 6'1
    Height
  • 180
    Weight
  • The Bolles School
    High School
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Max Ferguson 2021 HS
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Max Ferguson
INF/OF
Position
Junior
Class
Atlantic Beach, Fla.
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

CAREER HIGHS

  • Runs Scored: 3 // vs. Arkansas, 5/15/21
  • Hits: 4 // at Western Carolina, 4/13/21
  • Doubles: 1 (14x) // last vs. Liberty, 6/6/21
  • Triples: 1 (3x) // last vs. ETSU, 3/16/21
  • Home Runs: 2 // vs. Arkansas, 5/15/21
  • Total Bases: 9 // vs. Arkansas, 5/15/21
  • RBI: 6 // at Western Carolina, 4/13/21
  • Walks: 3 (4x) // last vs. Kentucky, 4/29/21
  • Stolen Bases: 3 (3x) // last vs. Western Carolina, 3/30/21
  • Hit By Pitch: 2 // vs. Liberty, 6/6/21
  • Strikeouts: 3 (6x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 4/16/21
  • At-Bats: 6 // at Georgia Southern, 2/21/21
  • Sac Bunts: 2 // vs. Florida, 5/29/21
  • Sac Flies: 1 (7x) // last at South Carolina, 5/20/21
  • Putouts: 15 // vs. Georgia, 4/12/19
  • Assists: 6 (2x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 4/16/21

CAREER HONORS

  • Selected in the Fifth Round of 2021 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres
  • 2021 ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region Second Team
  • 2021 SEC All-Tournament Team
  • 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
  • 2021 D1Baseball.com Preseason First Team All-American
  • 2021 Baseball America Preseason First Team All-American
  • 2021 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason Second Team All-American
  • No. 24 on D1Baseball.com's Top 2021 College MLB Draft Prospects List
  • No. 48 on Baseball America's Top 2021 College MLB Draft Prospects List
  • No. 11 on D1Baseball.com's Top 2021 College MLB Draft SEC Prospects List
  • 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2018-19 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2021 - JUNIOR

  • Started all 67 games he played, primarily at second base
  • Finished the year fourth on the team with 12 home runs and 46 RBI while leading the team and ranking fifth in the SEC with 15 stolen bases. Also ranked second on the team and third in the SEC with 47 walks
  • Had two hits, including a home run and two runs scored in NCAA Regional win vs. Wright State (6/4)
  • Homered, had two RBI and scored two runs in SEC Tournament win over Alabama (5/28)
  • Went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State (5/27)
  • Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in series-opening win at South Carolina (5/20)
  • Set a new career high with two homers, including a walk-off three-run blast in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat No. 1 Arkansas (5/15)
  • Hit a three-run homer and scored two runs in series finale at Missouri (5/9)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a walk and scored two runs in series-clinching win at Missouri (5/8)
  • Hit game-winning two-run homer in the eighth inning and went 3-for-4 with three RBI in series-opening win at Missouri (5/7)
  • Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, a walk and an RBI in win vs. Kentucky (5/1)
  • Tied a career high with three walks and added a hit and run scored in series-opening win vs. Kentucky (4/29)
  • Had two RBI and hit his fifth home run of the season in series finale at Texas A&M (4/25)
  • Drove in two runs in series-opening win at Texas A&M (4/24)
  • Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Tennessee Tech (4/20)
  • Hit his fourth home run of the season with a solo shot in the first inning vs. Vanderbilt (4/18)
  • Was a perfect 4-for-4 and finished a triple short of the cycle while setting or tying career highs in hits, runs (two), RBI (six) and total bases (eight) in win at Western Carolina (4/13) 
  • Had a pair of hits and scored a run in series finale vs. Florida (4/11)
  • Had a hit and drove in a run in win at Alabama (4/4)
  • Tied career highs with three walks and three stolen bases in win over Western Carolina (3/30)
  • Walked twice, scored two runs and had an RBI in win over Eastern Kentucky (3/23)
  • Hit a double and a triple while scoring and driving in a run vs. ETSU (3/16)
  • Set new career high with three hits and tied a career high with three stolen bases in series finale vs. UNC Greensboro (3/14)
  • Tripled, scored a run and had an RBI in win over UNC Greensboro (3/13)
  • Homered, doubled, scored two runs and tied a career high with six total bases in series-opening win over UNC Greensboro (3/12)
  • Reached base in all four plate appearances with two singles and two walks in win over Georgia State (3/6)
  • Walked twice and scored two runs in series-opening win over Georgia State (3/5)
  • Had a 2-run double and also reached base with a walk in win over Indiana State (2/28)
  • Had a hit, scored a run and stole a base in series-opening with over Indiana State (2/26)
  • Went 2-for-4 with two runs, a home run, a stolen base and set a new career high with four RBI in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/23)
  • Had a hit and scored a run in season opener at Georgia Southern (2/19)

2020 - SOPHOMORE

  • Played in 13 games and made 12 starts during the shortened 2020 season (COVID-19)
  • Ranked second in the SEC and 23rd nationally with nine stolen bases
  • Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in win over ETSU (3/10)
  • Went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Wright State (3/8)
  • Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in win over Wright State (3/7)
  • Went 2-for-4 and scored two runs in win over Houston at the Round Rock Classic (2/22)
  • Went 2-3 and hit his first-career home run, while adding two RBIs in win against Western Illinois (2/16)

2019 - FRESHMAN

  • Played in 34 games (23 starts) during his freshman campaign in 2019, hitting .231 while grabbing nine RBIs and four stolen bases
  • Went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a drawn walk in a win at Kentucky (4/18)
  • Drew three walks in a win over Morehead State (4/16)
  • Logged a career-high two RBIs in a win over Georgia (4/11)
  • Went 2-for-3 and recorded a stolen base in the win over Belmont (4/2)
  • Went 2-for-4 and notched an RBI in a loss to South Carolina (3/23)
  • Went 2-for-3 and scored a run in a loss to Auburn (3/17)
  • Earned his first collegiate start against Indiana on Feb. 24
  • Recorded his first collegiate hit in a 11-0 win over Indiana (2/23)
  • Saw first collegiate action in a win over App State on Feb. 16

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Ranked as the 153 overall prospect and No. 33 outfielder in Florida in the 2018 Class by Perfect Game
  • Led The Bolles School baseball team to back-to-back state championship titles
  • 2017 17U BCS National Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American (Florida Region HM)
  • 2017 PG Underclass High Honorable Mention
  • 2016 PG Underclass Honorable Mention
  • National Honor Society member

PERSONAL

  • Full name is Max Tucker Ferguson
  • Born on Aug. 23, 1999
  • Majoring in Management
  • Son of Kristin and Andrew Ferguson