| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2020-21 (Sophomore) |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020) |
| 2019-20 (Freshman) (STETSON) |
| ASUN Academic Honor Roll |
| Stetson University Dean's List |
Villanova Career: Athletic outfielder with good speed who played in both corners as a redshirt freshman during the 2021 season … Originally came to Villanova as a transfer from Stetson and has three years of eligibility remaining … Got his feet wet in 2021 with the first four games played of his collegiate career … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2020-21 and was a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2020 semester.
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2021: Saw action in four games with two starts while getting his first taste of collegiate competition … Went 2-for-9 (.222) at the plate with one run scored and four strikeouts … Had a hit in each of the games he started … Made his collegiate debut against Radford on February 28 when he started in left field and went 1-for-3 with a run scored … Started in right field against Delaware on March 13 and was 1-for-4 in a 6-5 victory … Saw time in left field against Penn on March 28 and pinch hit at Creighton on April 11.
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Stetson: Member of the Hatters roster during the abbreviated 2020 season and did not appear in any games … Named to the 2019-20 Stetson University Dean’s List and to the 2020 ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
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Lake Norman High School: Earned three varsity letters in baseball playing for former major leaguer Ty Wigginton … Also competed for one year and earned a varsity letter in track where he ran in the 55 meters, the 300 meters and the 4x200 meter relay … Named an All-Region 8 selection as both a junior and a senior … Was also an all-county and all-conference pick each of those seasons … Named a preseason All-American by Perfect Game prior to his senior year ... Over his final two seasons batted .373 in 54 games with 57 hits, nine doubles, four triples and four home runs … Had 55 runs scored, 43 runs batted in and 25 stolen bases during that span … Those stats include a senior season in 2019 during which he slashed .338/.455/.610 with six doubles, three triples and three home runs to go along with 27 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 27 games … Tied a national PBR record for the highest velocity on a throw from the outfield at 98 miles per hour.
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Club Baseball: Played for the Race City Bootleggers, an independent summer collegiate team, in 2019 and batted .512 with three home runs and 18 stolen bases in 20 games.
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Personal: Born 11/28/00 in Charlotte, N.C. … Younger of two children of Scott and Felicia Anderson … Has an older sister, Marley (22) … Father played college baseball at Clemson and was an MLB draft pick by the San Francisco Giants … Enjoys spending time with friends, weightlifting, snowboarding and playing Xbox … Chose to attend Villanova for the prestige of the Villanova School of Business, his experience with the coaching staff and the sense of community that comes with being a Villanovan … Finance major in the Villanova School of Business.
