Andrew Moritz UNC Greensboro Spartans Game Worn & Signed Franklin Batting Gloves

Description

Andrew Moritz is a center fielder in the Atlanta Braves organization. He is currently assigned to the Florida Fire Frogs, the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The Florida Fire Frogs are a minor league baseball team that plays as a member of the Florida State League and is currently based in North Port, Florida. Until 2020, they were based in Kissimmee, Florida, part of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. Founded in 2017, they currently play their home games at CoolToday Park, having previously played at Osceola County Stadium. Moritz was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2018 Draft in the 6th Round. Moritz played college baseball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans.

Moritz played three seasons of varsity baseball for head coach Danny Hignight at state powerhouse Providence High School in North Carolina. He earned 2015 preseason Second Team All-America honors by Louisville Slugger and was selected to the 2015 Perfect Game All-Atlantic Region honorable mention list. Moritz helped lead the Panthers to the 2015 North Carolina 4A state title as Providence finished with a school-record 31 wins and a No. 21 national ranking. The talented outfielder was named to the North Carolina All-State Team and South Meck 8 All-Conference First Team in 2014.

In his sophomore season, Moritz earned the program’s first-ever CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America honor. He was also named First Team All-Southern Conference and named to the NCAA Clemson All-Tournament team for his performance in the regional. Moritz led the Southern Conference with a .392 average hitting in the third spot of the Spartan order in every game and scored a season-high 60 runs. Moritz made ESPN Top ten Plays for a sliding catch on the warning track against Princeton (Mar. 10) Moritz finished the NCAA Clemson Regional 5-for-12 with an RBI, a run scored and two doubles.

In 2018 with the UNC Greensboro Spartans, Moritz hit a school record .428 and also collected a school record 10 triples. He was an offensive machine driving in a team-high 61 runs and tying for the team-lead with 57 runs scored. His 92 hits ranks fifth-most all-time in a single season and his .406 career average set a new school record. Moritz started all 54 games in center field and hit six home runs and seven doubles and led the team with a .637 slugging percentage. He also earned a .492 on-base percentage and stole 12 bases. He was equally impressive on defense committing just one error during the year, earning a .991 fielding percentage. The centerfielder drew 28 walks and struck out just 27 times in 215 at bats. He notched 28 multi-hit games and had a season-high 16-game hit streak. Moritz reached base in the final 47 games of the season, setting a new school record. For his tremendous effort, he was the 2018 Southern Conference Player of the Year and earned First Team All-Southern Conference.

The featured cream and black Franklin Batting Gloves were game worn by Andrew Moritz as a member of the UNC Greensboro Spartans. The speedy center fielder has signed the gloves and added “Game Worn” in black. The gloves show awesome use!