Vance Honeycutt
baseball player
Robert Vance Honeycutt IV (born May 17, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Early life
Honeycutt grew up in Salisbury, North Carolina and attended Salisbury High School, where he played baseball and was the starting quarterback on the football team. He committed to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina during his sophomore year. Honeycutt passed for 11 touchdowns and rushed for 19 during his senior football season as Salisbury won the NCHSAA 2A state championship. Honeycutt was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 20th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, but he opted not to sign and enroll at North Carolina.
College career
Freshman
As a freshman for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Honeycutt batted .296 with a school-record 25 home runs, 57 runs batted in (RBI), and 29 stolen bases. He was the first player in UNC history to have 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in the same season and was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Honeycutt was named the most valuable player of the 2022 ACC tournament after hitting .400 with four home runs and 10 RBI. After the season, he was selected for the United States collegiate national team.
Sophomore
Heading into his sophomore season, Honeycutt was picked as preseason ACC Player of the Year. On the season, Honeycutt's power numbers dipped slightly, hitting .257 with a slugging percentage of .418, but he improved his on-base percentage to .492.
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