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Jersey Number 13
Joe Tietjen
- Position:
- Outfielder/Right-Handed PItcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Waxhaw, NC
Bio
2017 (Senior): Earned his second All-Big South Conference honor as well as second Big South Conference All-Academic Team plaudit … Named to the Preseason All-Big South Conference team by Perfect Game … Helped guide UNC Asheville back to the Big South Conference Baseball Championship for the first time since 2012 as the Bulldogs advanced to the semifinal round for the first time since 2007 … UNC Asheville finished second in NCAA Division I for outfield assists (18) with Tietjen tied for seventh in the nation with five outfield assists … Ended his career in the top-10 of program history in eight different offensive career categories, including fifth in stolen bases (42), tied for sixth in triples (7), sixth in runs scored (140), seventh in total bases (322), eighth in runs batted in (121), ninth in both at-bats (688) and doubles (42) and tied for ninth in home runs (21) … Made 54 starts in 55 appearances on the year, giving him 182 games played for his career, 14th-most in program history … Ended the year batting .257, third-best on the team … Registered 55 hits on the year, tied for tops on the squad, and had 22 extra-base knocks, second-most on the team … Had 17 multi-hit games … Recorded multiple RBIs in seven games … Had a career-high seven RBIs against Dayton (2/24) … Had four RBIs against Western Carolina (3/29) … Scored multiple runs in nine games on the year, including a season-high three in the second game of the series against Iona (3/4) … Ended the year tied for second in the Big South Conference for triples (4) … His four triples on the year is tied for sixth-most for a single season in program history … Was tied for fifth in the league with 19 stolen bases … Ended his senior year tied for 10th in the conference with 39 runs scored … His 19 stolen bases on the year is sixth-most in program history for bases swiped in a single season … Had two seven-game hitting streaks during the season, including from March 17 to March 25 and from May 7 to May 18 … Had a streak of 14 games where he safely reached base at one point during the season and ended the campaign on a five-game streak … Had two games where he recorded multiple extra-base hits, including a double and a home run against Dayton (2/24) and a triple with a home run in the series finale against UMBC (3/11) … Swiped multiple bases in four games.
2016 (Junior): Named to the All-Big South Conference Second Team … Tabbed to the Big South Conference All-Academic Team … Played in all 54 games, earning 53 starts … Led the team with a .344 batting average off 215 hits, including 25 extra-base knocks … His 15 doubles led the team while his 10 home runs had him second on the squad … Led the team with 44 runs scored and 55 runs batted in … Ended the year in the top-five of the Big South Conference in four offensive categories, including fifth with 55 runs batted in, sixth with a .553 slugging percentage, tied for sixth with 10 homers and ninth with 119 total bases … Led the league with RBIs in a single game as he batted in nine in a game against Presbyterian (4/3) … Boasted a .416 on-base percentage, third-best on the team … Led the team on the base paths with 12 stolen bases off 15 attempts.
2015 (Sophomore): Started and played in 54 games, finishing the year with a .302 batting average, third-highest on the team … Finished with 14 doubles, three triples and four home runs … Had a pair of four-hit games (vs. Longwood 4/24 and vs. Radford 5/16) … Drove in four RBIs at Wofford (3/25) … A top speed threat for the Bulldogs, he was 10-of-11 in stolen base attempts.
2014 (Freshman): Started nine times and played in 17 games … Best game of the season came in the second game of a road doubleheader at Winthrop (3/30) where he went 2-for-5 with two RBIs … Had two hits with a double and an RBI vs. Gardner-Webb (3/22) … Drove in the first career run in comeback win vs. N.C. Central (3/4) on a sacrifice fly … Posted a run-scoring double vs. East Tennessee State (3/12) … Did not commit an error during the season … Pitched in two games with two innings of work and did not allow a run in either appearance with two strikeouts.
Before UNC Asheville: Helped lead Marvin Ridge to a 24-3 record as a senior where he excelled both on the mound and at the plate … Went 5-0 as a pitcher and hit .425.
2016 (Junior): Named to the All-Big South Conference Second Team … Tabbed to the Big South Conference All-Academic Team … Played in all 54 games, earning 53 starts … Led the team with a .344 batting average off 215 hits, including 25 extra-base knocks … His 15 doubles led the team while his 10 home runs had him second on the squad … Led the team with 44 runs scored and 55 runs batted in … Ended the year in the top-five of the Big South Conference in four offensive categories, including fifth with 55 runs batted in, sixth with a .553 slugging percentage, tied for sixth with 10 homers and ninth with 119 total bases … Led the league with RBIs in a single game as he batted in nine in a game against Presbyterian (4/3) … Boasted a .416 on-base percentage, third-best on the team … Led the team on the base paths with 12 stolen bases off 15 attempts.
2015 (Sophomore): Started and played in 54 games, finishing the year with a .302 batting average, third-highest on the team … Finished with 14 doubles, three triples and four home runs … Had a pair of four-hit games (vs. Longwood 4/24 and vs. Radford 5/16) … Drove in four RBIs at Wofford (3/25) … A top speed threat for the Bulldogs, he was 10-of-11 in stolen base attempts.
2014 (Freshman): Started nine times and played in 17 games … Best game of the season came in the second game of a road doubleheader at Winthrop (3/30) where he went 2-for-5 with two RBIs … Had two hits with a double and an RBI vs. Gardner-Webb (3/22) … Drove in the first career run in comeback win vs. N.C. Central (3/4) on a sacrifice fly … Posted a run-scoring double vs. East Tennessee State (3/12) … Did not commit an error during the season … Pitched in two games with two innings of work and did not allow a run in either appearance with two strikeouts.
Before UNC Asheville: Helped lead Marvin Ridge to a 24-3 record as a senior where he excelled both on the mound and at the plate … Went 5-0 as a pitcher and hit .425.
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Presbyterian (Game 3)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 2)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 1)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Gardner-Webb (Game 3)
Monday, May 13
