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University of Rhode Island

2016 Baseball Roster

13 Chase Livingston

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 212
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown East Lyme, Conn.
  • High School East Lyme
  • Position C

Biography

Career Honors & Awards

  • Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 2016 MLB Draft (39th round, 1183rd pick)          
  • Recipient of URI's Joe Abarr Unsung Hero Award (2016)
  • Named to the 2016 Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission's Johnny Bench Watch List       
  • A-10’s best defensive catcher  - 2015 College Baseball Insider Preseason Poll

In the Rhody Record Book (at end of career)

  • 9th - Putouts (career) - 647

2016 (Senior)

  • Played in 48 games with 45 starts, 44 of which were behing the plate.
  • Finished the season with a .216 batting average, 35 hits, six doubles and three homeruns.
  • Drove in 17 runs and scored 17 of his own.
  • Also was a perfect 4-4 in stolen base attempts.
  • Threw out 15 runners attempting to steal.
  • Hit a three-run homer, was hit by a pitch and drove in a career-high four runs at Maryland (Feb. 28).
  • Singled three times, scored once and drove in a run Winthrop (March 6).
  • Reached twice against Indiana State, on a base hit and a walk (March 11).
  • Hit a two-run homer against Davidson (March 13).
  • Combined to go 5-for-9 with three RBI and two runs scored in a pair of games at Towson (March 19-20).
  • Drove in three runs in a three-game set at George Mason (March 25-27).
  • Doubled twice and scored a run against Central Connecticut (March 30).
  • Went 2-for-4 with a solo shot and a pair of runs scored against VCU (April 10).
  • Singled, walked, drove in a run and threw out a pair of runners at Holy Cross (April 13).
  • Singled, was hit by a pitch and scored a run against St. Bonaventure (April 24).
  • Reached twice - on a single and a walk - and scored a run in the first game of a doubleheader at Maine (April 26).
  • Combined for three hits and a run scored in two games at Saint Joseph's (April 29-30).
  • Was 4-for-11 with a double and a stolen base in a three-game series against Dayton (May 6-8).
  • Had a pair of hits, two runs scored and two stolen bases in a pair od games against Massachusetts (May 13-14).
  • Singled, walked twice and stole a base at La Salle (May 20).
  • Was 2-for-2 throwing out runners at NCAA Regionals, getting one runner each against #6 South Carolina and #21 UNCW (June 3-4). 

2015 (Junior)

  • Appeared in 24 games and made 21 starts
  • Hit .230 on the season, finishing with 14 hits, eight RBI and six runs scored. 
  • Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored at Saint Louis (March 21).
  • Recorded two hits, a run scored and an RBI at Bryant on April 8.
  • Reached base in all three games against Saint Joseph's (April 10-12).
  • Ended the year on a six-game hit streak before missing Rhody's last 12 games with an injury.

2014 (Sophomore)

  • Appeared in 25 games overall.
  • Had 11 hits - including a pair of doubles - and scored 10 runs for the Rams.
  • Was one of four Rhody players to see time behind the dish, ranking second with 17 starts - the majority of which came in conference play.
  • Allowed just three passed balls in 25 games and threw out nearly half (8-19) of the runners attempting to steal on him.
  • Had a 12-putout game against Richmond.
  • He had two multi-hit games against George Washington and one against Marshall.

2013 (Freshman)

  • Appeared in 21 games for the Rams.
  • Recorded eight hits with seven RBI and six runs scored.
  • Reached base twice - on a single and a walk - and scored a pair of runs at Wake Forest on March 12.
  • Drove in two runs in a pinch-hit at-bat against Stony Brook on March 20.
  • Went 1-for-3 with a run scored, and RBI and a stolen base against Quinnipiac on April 9.
  • Turned in the first multi-hit game of his career agaisnt St. Bonaventure (May 5), finishing with a single, a double and two RBI.
  • Belted his firrst career homer against UConn on May 14.

High School

  • Was an honor roll student and member of the baseball team at East Lyme High School.
  • Also played for the Niantic American Legion.
  • Captained his high school and American Legion teams in 2012.
  • Recorded a .385 batting average, 24 RBI and a .564 on-base percentage as a senior.
  • Posted a career .408 batting average with 73 RBI.
  • Earned Norwich Bulletin Player of the Year accolades in 2012.
  • Earned All-Conference, All-Area and All-State honors as both a junior and senior.
  • Helped lead his team to the Eastern Connecticut Conference titles in three straight years (2010-12).
  • Received the East Lyme’s Speech & Communications Award in 2012 and the Chemistry Award in 2011.

Personal

  • Born April 6, 1994.
  • Son of Grant and Andrea Livingston.
  • Has a younger brother, Jack, and an older brother, Grant.
  • Enjoys skiing.
  • Favorite athlete is Buster Posey.
  • Favorite team is the New York Yankees.
  • Majoring in Kinesiology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2013Freshman

    C
    6'0" 210 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2014Sophomore

    C
    6'1" 212 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2015Junior

    C
    6'1" 200 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2016Senior

    C
    6'1" 212 lbs
    13