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  Vance Chavis

Vance Chavis

Player Profile

Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Laurinburg, N.C.

High School:
Scotland HS

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 175

Position:
LHP

B/T:
R/L

2009 (Red-shirt Freshman): Spent the majority of the season rehabbing his throwing elbow and was not medically eligible to return until near the season's end ... Made one relief appearance on the year, throwing 15 pitches in a third of an inning's work ... He allowed one hit, three earned runs and one walk in his lone appearance.

2008 (Freshman): Made two appearances before re-aggravating a season-ending elbow injury that required surgery ... Took a medical red-shirt and underwent Tommy Johns' surgery on his pitching (left) elbow ... Posted a 3.86 ERA as a rookie in 4.2 innings of work ... Made his collegiate debut at Vanderbilt, tossing two-thirds of an inning with a walk and strikeout in scoreless, hitless relief ... Recorded his first collegiate start on March 17, 2008, against Hartford at home, working four innings and allowing two earned runs on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

High School: Led his Scotland HS team to a State Championship win as a junior, becoming only the second team from the school to win a baseball state title ... During his senior season, won the Defensive MVP and the Most Valuable Pitcher awards ... Was named to the All-Mid-Southeastern Conference team after batting .301 with 21 RBIs and seven stolen bases, as well as going 7-3 with a 2.73 ERA and 82 strikeouts on the mound ... Also played three years on the football team, helping the squad reach the second round of the state playoffs as a junior.

Personal: Full name is Ashley Vance Chavis ... Son of Anthony and Cathy Chavis ... Has an older brother, Chris.