University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Hood, Heath
Jersey Number 8
Heath Hood
- Position:
- Outfield
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 190
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- White Oak, Texas
- High School:
- White Oak
- Prev School:
- Tyler JC
Bio
• 2023 NCAA Coral Gables All-Regional Team
2023 Season (Senior)
Second-leading hitter for Louisiana with a .354 average ... belted seven home runs and drove in 41 runs ... team leader in hits (86), total bases (128), stolen bases (36), steal attempts (41), stolen base percentage (.878) and at-bats (243) ... tied for the team lead in triples (4) ... joined Carson Roccaforte as the lone players on the team to start in all 65 games during the season ... became the first player since Nathan Nelson in 2000 to steal 30+ bases in a season ... his 36 stolen bases on the season tied Ruben Rodriguez (1988) for the third-most in school history ... reached base safely in his first 31 games of the season before an 0-for-4 performance at Marshall (4/8) snapped his streak at 48 games total ... led Louisiana with 27 multi-hit games with at least a pair of hits in 23 contests ... capped off his playing career with a 4-for-5 performance with a stolen base against Miami (Fla.) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... named to the NCAA Coral Gables All-Regional team after going a combined 8-for-11 (.727) ... finished 2-for-2 with a double and run scored against Texas (6/2) before going 2-for-4 with three runs scored against Maine (6/3) ... produced three-hit games against Campbell (3/4), Grambling (3/21) and Southern Miss (5/19) ... went 2-for-4, including a go-ahead, two-run home run in eighth inning of Louisiana's season-opening win at Rice (2/17) ... was 6-for-13 in the three-game series with six RBI and two stolen bases ... opened the season with a 14-game hit streak where he hit .411 ... was 6-for-14 at the plate in a three-game series against Coastal Carolina (4/28-30) ... finished the Southern Miss series (5/18-20) going 5-for-9 at the plate with a home run over the final two games ... drove in three runs in games against Rice, Grambling, Louisiana Tech (4/11) and Texas State (5/13) ... was 5-for-11 with three RBI and four runs scored in three-game series against Arkansas State (3/17-19) ... had two hits in each of the final two games with three stolen bases in the series finale.
2022 Season (Junior)
Versatile member of the outfield who finished among the team leaders at the plate ... posted a .337 average at the plate with four home runs, 39 RBI and 19 stolen bases ... second overall on the team in average and games played ... led the team in triples (6) ... led team with 15 doubles and was third in slugging percentage (.536), on-base percentage (.396) and total bases (105) ... ranked among the SBC leaders in outfield assists (7) ... tied for third on the team with 20 multi-hit games while tallying an eight-game hitting streak ... reached base in 17 straight games to end the season ... hit .327 in SBC play and was perfect from the field in 53 chances.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
A first-team Junior College All-American at Tyler Junior College ... posted a slash line of .424/.510/.736 during the 2021 season with eight home runs, 39 RBI and 19 stolen bases ... helped TJC to the 2021 Division III JUCO World Series championship and was named to the All-Tournament Team ... a first-team Region 14 All-Conference selection ... named to the Region 14 team as an outfielder in 2019 ... played summer ball in the Northwoods League for the Battle Creek Bombers, posting a .287 average with seven doubles, a triple and 14 RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL
A first-team selection as a senior in baseball in 2018 by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association (THSBCA) ... a three-time All-District 15-3A and THSBCA All-State pick ... named the 15-3A District Offensive Player of the Year and played in both the THSBCA All Star Game and FCA All Star Game at Whie Oak High School ... named all-district and earned THSBCA All-State honors in both 2016 and 2017 ... earned district MVP and honorable Class 3A All-State honors at quarterback for the Roughnecks.
PERSONAL
Born October 14, 1999 in Carrollton, Texas ... the son of Robin and Kevin Hood ... has two brothers, Harrison and Hayden ... enjoys spending time with friends/family, hunting, fishing, time at the lake and working out ... a Finance major.
2023 Season (Senior)
Second-leading hitter for Louisiana with a .354 average ... belted seven home runs and drove in 41 runs ... team leader in hits (86), total bases (128), stolen bases (36), steal attempts (41), stolen base percentage (.878) and at-bats (243) ... tied for the team lead in triples (4) ... joined Carson Roccaforte as the lone players on the team to start in all 65 games during the season ... became the first player since Nathan Nelson in 2000 to steal 30+ bases in a season ... his 36 stolen bases on the season tied Ruben Rodriguez (1988) for the third-most in school history ... reached base safely in his first 31 games of the season before an 0-for-4 performance at Marshall (4/8) snapped his streak at 48 games total ... led Louisiana with 27 multi-hit games with at least a pair of hits in 23 contests ... capped off his playing career with a 4-for-5 performance with a stolen base against Miami (Fla.) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... named to the NCAA Coral Gables All-Regional team after going a combined 8-for-11 (.727) ... finished 2-for-2 with a double and run scored against Texas (6/2) before going 2-for-4 with three runs scored against Maine (6/3) ... produced three-hit games against Campbell (3/4), Grambling (3/21) and Southern Miss (5/19) ... went 2-for-4, including a go-ahead, two-run home run in eighth inning of Louisiana's season-opening win at Rice (2/17) ... was 6-for-13 in the three-game series with six RBI and two stolen bases ... opened the season with a 14-game hit streak where he hit .411 ... was 6-for-14 at the plate in a three-game series against Coastal Carolina (4/28-30) ... finished the Southern Miss series (5/18-20) going 5-for-9 at the plate with a home run over the final two games ... drove in three runs in games against Rice, Grambling, Louisiana Tech (4/11) and Texas State (5/13) ... was 5-for-11 with three RBI and four runs scored in three-game series against Arkansas State (3/17-19) ... had two hits in each of the final two games with three stolen bases in the series finale.
2022 Season (Junior)
Versatile member of the outfield who finished among the team leaders at the plate ... posted a .337 average at the plate with four home runs, 39 RBI and 19 stolen bases ... second overall on the team in average and games played ... led the team in triples (6) ... led team with 15 doubles and was third in slugging percentage (.536), on-base percentage (.396) and total bases (105) ... ranked among the SBC leaders in outfield assists (7) ... tied for third on the team with 20 multi-hit games while tallying an eight-game hitting streak ... reached base in 17 straight games to end the season ... hit .327 in SBC play and was perfect from the field in 53 chances.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
A first-team Junior College All-American at Tyler Junior College ... posted a slash line of .424/.510/.736 during the 2021 season with eight home runs, 39 RBI and 19 stolen bases ... helped TJC to the 2021 Division III JUCO World Series championship and was named to the All-Tournament Team ... a first-team Region 14 All-Conference selection ... named to the Region 14 team as an outfielder in 2019 ... played summer ball in the Northwoods League for the Battle Creek Bombers, posting a .287 average with seven doubles, a triple and 14 RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL
A first-team selection as a senior in baseball in 2018 by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association (THSBCA) ... a three-time All-District 15-3A and THSBCA All-State pick ... named the 15-3A District Offensive Player of the Year and played in both the THSBCA All Star Game and FCA All Star Game at Whie Oak High School ... named all-district and earned THSBCA All-State honors in both 2016 and 2017 ... earned district MVP and honorable Class 3A All-State honors at quarterback for the Roughnecks.
PERSONAL
Born October 14, 1999 in Carrollton, Texas ... the son of Robin and Kevin Hood ... has two brothers, Harrison and Hayden ... enjoys spending time with friends/family, hunting, fishing, time at the lake and working out ... a Finance major.
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