6 Andrew Moritz
Andrew Moritz
  • Birth Date:
    12/22/1996
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    185
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/R
  • Year:
    EXP-2
  • Hometown:
    Charlotte, NC
  • Position:
    OF

Bio

- Entering first season with the Grizzlies in 2024

- Batted .278 with 11 doubles, three homers, 22 RBIs, 12 stolen bases in 13 attempts, and 52 hits in 54 games with the Lexington Counter Clocks (Atlantic League) in 2023, striking out just 26 times

- Played five seasons in the Atlanta Braves organization, batting .221 with one home run and 14 RBIs in 37 games at Double-A Mississippi in 2023

- Hit .283 with 17 doubles, two homers, and 36 RBIs in 92 games between Mississippi and class A-Advanced Rome in 2022

- Batted .280 with 1 homer, 21 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases in 15 attempts over 78 games at Rome in 2021

- Selected by Atlanta in the 6th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of UNC Greensboro (NCAA D-I), where he hit .428 as a junior with six homers, 10 triples, 61 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, 92 hits, and 57 runs scored in 54 games, earning Southern Conference Player of the Year/First Team honors, and being also named a 1st Team All-American by ABCA/Rawlings

- Was also 1st Team All-SoCon in 2017 as a sophomore at UNCG (.392, 3 homers, 38 RBIs, 16 stolen bases, 94 hits in 59 games) as well as a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in 2016 (.400 average, 33 RBIs, 11 doubles, seven triples in 41 games)

- For his pro career, has 372 hits against only 270 strikeouts in 388 career games entering 2024