#10 Ethan Paul Season 2015-16

Coach Corbin Quote: “We were extremely happy to hear that Ethan was coming back for his senior season. He has been a leader in our program and a staple in our lineup since his freshman year. Ethan has been consistent in every facet of his life at Vanderbilt. He is intentful, deliberate, a high-level student and player. As he has grown, he has been an outstanding communicator and teacher to the younger players and is someone that the guys look to as a leader. He will again anchor the middle part of the infield and will prove to be very valuable with the loss of Connor Kaiser. His skill, confidence, experience and offensive abilities will help our team greatly.”

As a Senior (2019)

• Selected in the ninth round (pick 274) of the MLB Draft by Pittsburgh
• One of 14 shortstops named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award
• Vanderbilt’s all-time career leader in doubles (64)
• Ranks third in single-season RBIs (73) and fifth in career RBIs (175)
• Second in Commodore career history with 880 at-bats
• Paced the SEC in RBIs (73) and ranked seventh in hits (90)
• Third on the team in multi-hit games (27) and multi-RBI games (16)
• Capped his career starting in 160 consecutive games
• Hit .364 (59-for-162) with runners on and .366 (37-for-101) with runners in scoring position
• Batted .333 (4-for-12) with three RBIs at the NCAA Nashville Regional
• In four SEC Tournament games, batting .294 (5-for-17) with four runs and three RBIs
• Team leader with 36 RBIs and a .372 (16-for-43) average with runners in scoring position across 30 SEC contests
• Opened the season with a 14-game hitting streak and logged a hit in 18 of his first 19 games
• Posted a career-high five hits alongside six RBIs against Florida on March 22
• Swatted three homers in five games between May 17-25

As a Junior (2018)

• One of just two players to start all 62 games
• Concluded the season with 110 consecutive starts at second base
• 26th-round Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB Draft
• Team-high 35 RBIs and 65 total bases in 32 non-conference games
• Ranked second on the team in RBIs (44) and stolen bases (18)
• Team high 14 hit-by-pitches
• Third-most home runs (10) and multi-RBI games (10)
• Helped turn 32 double plays with just six errors in 248 chances
• Named to the NCAA Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team after batting .333 (3-for-9) with two RBIs and a home run
• Game-tying two-run homer during the ninth inning of the NCAA Nashville Super Regional (Game 3) against Mississippi State
• Career-high seven RBIs (4-for-6) while finishing a triple shy of the cycle against UMass-Lowell (Feb. 24)

As a Sophomore (2017)

• Matched career-best three runs in win at Georgia going 2-for-4 with his fourth homer of the year (April 22)
• Matched a career-best three runs with two home runs and three RBIs and in win over CSUN
• Career high three runs with three RBIs on two hits at San Diego (Feb. 29)

As a Freshman (2016)

• 45 starts in 54 appearances at DH, 2B, and SS
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American honors
• 5th-ranked batting average on team (.305)
• Matched a Hawkins Field record with three doubles, a career-best four hits and three runs in loss to Washington in NCAA regional (June 4)
• Home run and a two-run RBI against Georgia (May 1)
• Second multi-hit game against South Carolina with a home run and a double(date)
• First career home run in win over NIU with a career-best three RBIs (March 15)
• Two runs and two RBIs in collegiate debut against San Diego (Feb. 20)

The Paul File

• Prepped at the International School in Bellevue, Wash.
• 2014 & 2015 Perfect Game All-American
• 2014 All Area Code Games Team
• 2014 & 2015 WSBCA 4A All-State infielder in 2014 and 2015
• 2014 Newport High School Team MVP
• Helped his team to League, District, and State runner-up titles as a senior
• Psychology major
• Son of Lael and Greg Paul, brother to Mason