2021 Baseball Roster
Seymour, Bobby
Jersey Number 3
Bobby Seymour
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. John, Ind.
- High School:
- Mount Carmel HS (Ill.)
Bio
Career Accolades
2021 ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region Second Team
2021 Third Team All-ACC
2021 Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American
2021 D1 Baseball Preseason Second Team All-American
2021 Baseball America Preseason Second Team All-American
2019 ACC Player of the Year
2019 First Team All-ACC
2019 NCAA Leader with 92 RBIs
2019 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
2019 Collegiate Baseball First Team All-American
2019 Perfect Game Second Team All-American
2019 ABCA Second Team All-American
2019 D1Baseball Third Team All-American
2019 ABCA First Team All-Region
2018 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
Career Summary
Had an impressive career in Old Gold & Black, appearing in 176 career games, including 174 starts... Posted a career batting average of .321 with 223 hits, 45 doubles, 38 HRs, 190 RBIs, 135 runs scored, a slugging percentage of .550, and an on-base percentage of .393... Ended career in the Old Gold & Black tied for 21st for the most hits in program history (223), the sixth-most career RBIs (190) and 10th-most HRs (38)... Became the seventh ACC Player of the Year in Wake Forest history in 2019, putting up one of the top offensive seasons in program history with an NCAA-best 92 RBIs, the most since 2008... Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 13th round (401 overall).
2021 (Junior)
Appeared and started in all 47 games, leading the Deacs in batting average (.302), home runs (21), RBIs (55), hits (54), runs scored (43), slugging percentage (.709), on-base percentage (.400) and walks (28)... Launched the second-most home runs in the nation at the end of the regular season... Number was also good for the second-most in a single season in program history... Finished with the third-most RBIs and the fourth-best slugging percentage in the ACC... Tallied 127 bases, good for second in the conference... In a month span (April 11-May 11), batted .400 with 26 hits, 35 RBIs, 15 HRs, five doubles, 26 runs scored, six walks and 1.169 slugging percentage... Became the 28th player in program history to amass 200 career hits in the first game of Wake Forest's doubleheader at Clemson with a single in the fourth inning... Knocked in three hits in seven games - Northeastern (Feb. 20), Florida State (March 28), Western Carolina (April 20), Davidson (April 27), NC State (April 30), NC State (May 2) and Coastal Carolina (May 18)... Hit a career-high tying two home runs in six contests - Florida State (March 28), Virginia Tech (April 11), Davidson (April 27), NC State (April 30), NC State (May 1) and Belmont (May 9)... Tallied a season-high five RBIs against Florida State (March 28) and Western Carolina (April 20).
2020 (Junior - Season shortened by COVID-19)
Consensus preseason All-American ... Started all 18 games at first base ... Hit .284 with three doubles, a homer and 11 RBIs ... Also drew 10 walks for a .372 on-base percentage ... Tallied seven multi-hit games ... Was 2-for-3 with a homer against La Salle (Feb. 28) ... Doubled in three-straight games against Illinois (Feb. 16), UNCG (Feb. 18) and Long Beach State (Feb. 21) ... Was 3-for-10 with two walks in only ACC series against Louisville (March 6-8).
2019 (Sophomore)
Put up one of the top offensive seasons in program history en route to becoming the seventh ACC Player of the Year in program history ... Batted .377 with 20 doubles, nine homers and an NCAA-best 92 RBIs ... That RBI total is the highest for a Division I player since Buster Posey had 93 in 2008, and two off Jon Palmeiri's program record of 94 set in 1999 ... Led the ACC in hitting, 16 points ahead of the second-place finisher ... Also led the league with 89 hits and ranked tied for fifth in doubles ... Batted .485 (48-for-99) with runners in scoring position with 45 two-out RBIs ... Had 32 multi-hit games and 23 multi-RBI games as he started all 57 games, 56 at first base and one at DH ... In 30 ACC games, batted .364 with 10 doubles, seven homers and 54 RBIs ... Had games with seven RBIs (at Pitt, Apr. 13), six RBIs (at Florida State, Apr. 28), five RBIs (Sacred Heart, Feb. 15; Virginia Tech, Apr. 6; Davidson, May 7) and four RBIs (at Duke, March 23; at Charlotte, Apr. 23; at Clemson, May 17) ... Seven of his nine homers came against ACC foes: two in a game against Virginia Tech (Apr. 6), plus Boston College (March 16), Duke (March 23), Pitt (Apr. 13), NC State (Apr. 20) and Clemson (May 17) ... Other two came against App State (Apr. 2) and Davidson (May 7) ... Is taking a 10-game hitting streak into 2020 season ... Also had a season-high 12-game hitting streak (Apr. 6-26), and reached base in a team-best 23 consecutive games (Feb. 25-Apr. 2) ... Had a pair of four-hit games against UNCG (Feb. 27) and Pitt (Apr. 13) ... Started the summer with Harwich Mariners and was set to compete with U.S. Collegiate National Team before undergoing a summer-ending appendectomy.
2018 (Freshman)
Played in 54 games and made 52 starts, serving as Wake Forest's primary first baseman ... Ranked third on the team with a .286 average, was second with 12 doubles and third with 32 RBIs, also hitting seven home runs ... All seven of his home runs came against ACC opponents as he hit .286 in league play ... Those longballs came against Louisville (March 17), North Carolina (March 31), Duke (Apr. 6 and 9), Clemson (Apr. 21), NC State (May 11) and Virginia (May 19) ... Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth of a victory over High Point (May 15) ... Recorded a team-best 13-game hitting streak from March 20-April 9 ... Went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs at Notre Dame (March 25) ... Made just one error his final 27 games after making nine in his first 27 ... Second on the team with 17 multi-hit games.
2021 ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region Second Team
2021 Third Team All-ACC
2021 Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American
2021 D1 Baseball Preseason Second Team All-American
2021 Baseball America Preseason Second Team All-American
2019 ACC Player of the Year
2019 First Team All-ACC
2019 NCAA Leader with 92 RBIs
2019 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
2019 Collegiate Baseball First Team All-American
2019 Perfect Game Second Team All-American
2019 ABCA Second Team All-American
2019 D1Baseball Third Team All-American
2019 ABCA First Team All-Region
2018 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
Career Summary
Had an impressive career in Old Gold & Black, appearing in 176 career games, including 174 starts... Posted a career batting average of .321 with 223 hits, 45 doubles, 38 HRs, 190 RBIs, 135 runs scored, a slugging percentage of .550, and an on-base percentage of .393... Ended career in the Old Gold & Black tied for 21st for the most hits in program history (223), the sixth-most career RBIs (190) and 10th-most HRs (38)... Became the seventh ACC Player of the Year in Wake Forest history in 2019, putting up one of the top offensive seasons in program history with an NCAA-best 92 RBIs, the most since 2008... Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 13th round (401 overall).
2021 (Junior)
Appeared and started in all 47 games, leading the Deacs in batting average (.302), home runs (21), RBIs (55), hits (54), runs scored (43), slugging percentage (.709), on-base percentage (.400) and walks (28)... Launched the second-most home runs in the nation at the end of the regular season... Number was also good for the second-most in a single season in program history... Finished with the third-most RBIs and the fourth-best slugging percentage in the ACC... Tallied 127 bases, good for second in the conference... In a month span (April 11-May 11), batted .400 with 26 hits, 35 RBIs, 15 HRs, five doubles, 26 runs scored, six walks and 1.169 slugging percentage... Became the 28th player in program history to amass 200 career hits in the first game of Wake Forest's doubleheader at Clemson with a single in the fourth inning... Knocked in three hits in seven games - Northeastern (Feb. 20), Florida State (March 28), Western Carolina (April 20), Davidson (April 27), NC State (April 30), NC State (May 2) and Coastal Carolina (May 18)... Hit a career-high tying two home runs in six contests - Florida State (March 28), Virginia Tech (April 11), Davidson (April 27), NC State (April 30), NC State (May 1) and Belmont (May 9)... Tallied a season-high five RBIs against Florida State (March 28) and Western Carolina (April 20).
2020 (Junior - Season shortened by COVID-19)
Consensus preseason All-American ... Started all 18 games at first base ... Hit .284 with three doubles, a homer and 11 RBIs ... Also drew 10 walks for a .372 on-base percentage ... Tallied seven multi-hit games ... Was 2-for-3 with a homer against La Salle (Feb. 28) ... Doubled in three-straight games against Illinois (Feb. 16), UNCG (Feb. 18) and Long Beach State (Feb. 21) ... Was 3-for-10 with two walks in only ACC series against Louisville (March 6-8).
2019 (Sophomore)
Put up one of the top offensive seasons in program history en route to becoming the seventh ACC Player of the Year in program history ... Batted .377 with 20 doubles, nine homers and an NCAA-best 92 RBIs ... That RBI total is the highest for a Division I player since Buster Posey had 93 in 2008, and two off Jon Palmeiri's program record of 94 set in 1999 ... Led the ACC in hitting, 16 points ahead of the second-place finisher ... Also led the league with 89 hits and ranked tied for fifth in doubles ... Batted .485 (48-for-99) with runners in scoring position with 45 two-out RBIs ... Had 32 multi-hit games and 23 multi-RBI games as he started all 57 games, 56 at first base and one at DH ... In 30 ACC games, batted .364 with 10 doubles, seven homers and 54 RBIs ... Had games with seven RBIs (at Pitt, Apr. 13), six RBIs (at Florida State, Apr. 28), five RBIs (Sacred Heart, Feb. 15; Virginia Tech, Apr. 6; Davidson, May 7) and four RBIs (at Duke, March 23; at Charlotte, Apr. 23; at Clemson, May 17) ... Seven of his nine homers came against ACC foes: two in a game against Virginia Tech (Apr. 6), plus Boston College (March 16), Duke (March 23), Pitt (Apr. 13), NC State (Apr. 20) and Clemson (May 17) ... Other two came against App State (Apr. 2) and Davidson (May 7) ... Is taking a 10-game hitting streak into 2020 season ... Also had a season-high 12-game hitting streak (Apr. 6-26), and reached base in a team-best 23 consecutive games (Feb. 25-Apr. 2) ... Had a pair of four-hit games against UNCG (Feb. 27) and Pitt (Apr. 13) ... Started the summer with Harwich Mariners and was set to compete with U.S. Collegiate National Team before undergoing a summer-ending appendectomy.
2018 (Freshman)
Played in 54 games and made 52 starts, serving as Wake Forest's primary first baseman ... Ranked third on the team with a .286 average, was second with 12 doubles and third with 32 RBIs, also hitting seven home runs ... All seven of his home runs came against ACC opponents as he hit .286 in league play ... Those longballs came against Louisville (March 17), North Carolina (March 31), Duke (Apr. 6 and 9), Clemson (Apr. 21), NC State (May 11) and Virginia (May 19) ... Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth of a victory over High Point (May 15) ... Recorded a team-best 13-game hitting streak from March 20-April 9 ... Went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs at Notre Dame (March 25) ... Made just one error his final 27 games after making nine in his first 27 ... Second on the team with 17 multi-hit games.
Background
Rated as the No. 471 prospect in the country by Perfect Game, as well as the No. 14 first baseman nationally, and No. 10 prospect from Indiana ... Perfect Game rates him as the No. 13 prospect in Illinois, where his high school and club teams are, and No. 198 overall ... Named the Daily Southtown 2017 Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .561 with 10 doubles, 15 homers and 48 RBIs ... Hit .374 with 10 doubles, four homers and 51 RBIs as a junior ... Finished as the runners-up in the state tournament in 2015.
Personal
Son of Bob and Zoe Ann Seymour ... Born on Oct. 7, 1998 ... Played club ball with Top Tier Baseball ... Has teammates currently playing at TCU, Ole Miss, Indiana and Michigan.
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