Gavin Homer Season 2021

NOTES
Transferred to Penn State after playing at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Illinois, as a freshman and Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Michigan, as a sophomore.

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Season: Ranked tied for eighth in Penn State history with nine hit-by-pitches in a single season (2019).

2021 (SENIOR)
Awards: Selected Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Started in 40 games at second base…Batted a team-best .310, recorded a team-high .429 on-base percentage and tied for the team-lead with 30 runs…Tallied 45 hits with eight doubles, a triple and two homers…Drove in 16 runs and stole 10 bases…Recorded 14 multi-hit games, five multi-RBI games and seven multi-run games…Had a 22-game reached base streak between March 20 and May 8...Graduated in May 2021 with bachelor's degree in communications arts & sciences.
 
Game-By-Game: vs. Northwestern (3/5-7): Went 7-for-15 in the series…Reached base three times in game one, including a single, and stole a base…Had two singles and a stolen base in game two…Recorded a pair of doubles and scored a run in game three…Registered two singles and two runs in game four. at Indiana (3/13-14): Drove in two runs with a double in game one…Knocked in a pair of runs with a triple and scored a run in game three. Maryland (3/21): Had two base hits, scored a run and stole a base in game two. Michigan (3/26-27): Went 4-of-11 during the series…Had a pair of base hits, scored a run and stole a base during game two…Notched a single and a run during game three. at Rutgers (4/2-4): Posted a pair of singles and a run in game two…Led off game three with a homer to right. at Michigan State (4/9): Went 5-for-7 in a doubleheader…Collected three hits, including a double, and drove in a run in game one…Had two knocks, including a double, and scored a run in game two. Nebraska (4/16-18): Registered two singles in game one…Collected two hits, including an RBI double, and scored a run in game three. at Ohio State (4/25): Recorded two hits, including an RBI double in the third…Scored two runs. Michigan State (4/30-5/2): Went 5-for-10 in the series…Had an RBI single and scored a run in game one…Reached base three times, scored two runs, and drove in two runs on a double in game two…Collected three hits, two RBI and two runs in game three. at Iowa (5/7): Recorded a single, a run and a stolen base. at Illinois (5/21-23): Went 5-for-13 with a homer and three RBI in the series…Collected three knocks, including a two-run homer, and scored twice in game two…Registered an RBI single and scored a run in game three. vs. Minnesota (5/29): Recorded two hits…Added two runs and a stolen base.

2020 (SENIOR)
Season: Led team in hits (18), RBIs (17), slugging percentage (.689) and stolen bases (8)…Tied for the team lead in batting (.400), doubles (6), triples (2) and extra-base hits (8)…Ranked second on the team with 12 runs…Made 14 starts…Went on a seven-game hitting streak starting 2/28 vs. Princeton through 3/8 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson…Season canceled on March 12 after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings: Led the Big Ten in stolen bases per game and ranked 35th nationally (0.57)…Tied for the Bg Ten lead in stolen bases and ranked 45th nationally (8)…Tied for second in the Big Ten and 39th nationally with two triples…Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in batting (.400), sixth in doubles (6), fifth in doubles per game (0.43), seventh in on-base percentage (.500), third in RBIs (17) and RBIs per game (1.21), sixth in slugging percentage (.689).

USA Baseball Tournament (2/14-16): Went 4-for-7 (.571) with three RBIs, two doubles, five runs, two stolen bases and three walks during the weekend…Walked twice in the opener vs. Bucknell…Went 2-for-3 with two runs and a double in the second game vs. NJIT…Went 2-for-2 with three RBI, three runs, one double, one walk, and was hit by a pitch vs. Monmouth. vs. Wagner (2/22, G2): Went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, one run and one triple. vs. Princeton (2/28-3/1): Started a seven-game hitting streak…Went 7-for-13 (.538) with six RBIs, one home run, one double, six runs, three steals, and three walks…Went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs in game one of the series…Hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning of the second game…Went 2-for-3 in the third game with an RBI and two runs scored…Walked twice, scored twice and doubled in series finale. Navy-UMBC Tournament (3/6-7): Hit an RBI-triple at Navy…Hit an RBI-double at UMBC…Doubled twice, drove in two runs and walked twice vs. Fairleigh Dickinson.
 
2019 (JUNIOR)
Season: Tied for the team lead with four home runs and led the team in slugging percentage (.414) and doubles (9)…Batted .241 with a .356 on-base percentage and 19 RBIs in 42 games…Made 39 starts at second base (18), left field (15) and designated hitter (6).
 
vs. Monmouth (2/15-17): Went 4-for-8 (.500) with three walks, a double and an RBI in Penn State debut and series sweep. vs. Fairfield (2/24): Hit a walk-off home run in the series opener in the bottom of the 11th, finishing the game 2-for-4. vs. No. 21 Duke (3/3): First hit since the walk-off homer was a lead-off home run. at UCF (3/8-10): Went 4-for-13 for the weekend with hits in all three games...Doubled, drove in a run, scored and was hit by a pitch twice in series opener...Went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, a walk and stolen base in second game...Hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to put the game out of reach. at Pitt (3/12): Hit an RBI-double. UMass Lowell (3/15): Reached base three times and scored once. Minnesota (3/23-24): Drove in a run each in the series opener and finale...Walked and scored twice in the second game. at Purdue (3/29, 31): Went 5-for-8 over the weekend series...Doubled in both games. St. Bonaventure (4/3): Drove in two on a ground-rule double. at Indiana (4/6): Hit a solo home run. Nebraska (4/12-13): Went 3-for-8 in the first two games of the series with an RBI in each game. at Illinois (4/19-21): Tallied an RBI and scored a run in the series. Lafayette (4/24): Reached base twice and stole a career high two bases.
 
2018 (KELLOGG CC – SOPHOMORE)
Awards: Named to the NJCAA Division II All-America second team and MCCAA All-Conference first team.
 
Season: Named to the NJCAA All-Academic third team and MCCAA Academic All-Conference team...Batted .386 with 10 home runs, 42 RBIs, 25 stolen bases and a .492 on-base percentage in 45 games.
 
2017 (McHENRY CC – FRESHMAN)
Awards: NJCAA All-Academic second team.
 
Season: Batted .286 with two home runs, 17 RBIs, 19 stolen bases and a .450 on-base percentage in 36 games.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year team member and three-year letterwinner and two-time captain of the baseball team at Lakeview High School as a middle infielder...Helped lead team to three-straight conference championships and the state quarterfinals as a sophomore...Two-time all-conference and all-city selection...Named all-district as a senior...Also was a four-year team member and two-year letterwinner as a guard on the basketball team...Captained basketball team as a senior.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Gavin Arthur Homer...Parents are Art and Autumn Homer...Has an older sister, Kirby, and a younger brother, Eaton...Hobbies include volunteering at community events, working out and playing basketball...Majoring in communications arts and sciences...Born on May 20, 1998 in Battle Creek, Michigan.