East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Awards

• ASC Honorable Mention (2019)
• ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor (2018)
• ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete nominee (2018)
• ASC Red Bracket All-Tournament Team (2017)
• ASC All-Academic (2017, 2018)
• James Morgan Memorial Baseball Award (2018, 2019)

Career Highs

• At-Bats: 6 vs. Texas Tyler (5/12/17)
• Hits: 4 vs. Hardin-Simmons (5/5/17)
• Doubles: 1, 26 times; last at Concordia (5/5/19)
• Triples: 1, 5 times; last at Louisiana College (4/26/19)
• Home Runs: 1, 9 times; last at Louisiana College (Gm2) (4/27/19)
• Runs Scored: 4 at Chapman (2/6/16)
• RBI: 3, 2 times; last at Louisiana College (4/26/19) (Gm2)
• Stolen Bases: 2, 2 times; last vs. Belhaven (Gm2) (3/22/19)
• Hitting Streak: 9 (4/9/16-4/29/16)

ETBU

2019 (senior)

• Played 38 games with 37 starts
• Sixth on the team with a .341 batting average
• Fifth on the team with 45 hits, including three vs. Millsaps College (2/20/19) and at Sul Ross State (4/13/19)
• Fourth on the team with 38 runs scored, including three vs. Millsaps College (2/20/19)
• Drove in 20 RBI, including three at Louisiana College (Gm2) (4/27/19)
• Hit nine doubles and five triples
• Homered in four games
• Second on the team with 12 steals, including two vs. Belhaven (Gm2) (3/22/19)

2018 (junior)

• Played in 35 games while starting 28.
• Finished with a .208 batting average
• Scored a run in five games
• Collected 16 hits, including two vs. Ozarks (5/5/18)
• Drove in six RBI, including two vs. Centenary (3/5/18)
• Stole eight bases, including two at Southwestern (2/9/18)

• Played and started all 44 games at second base.
• Finished with a .278 batting average in 126 at bats
• Finished fifth with 39 runs, including three vs. Jarvis Christian (2/15/17), Southwestern (Gm1) (3/4/17), and McMurry (4/7/17)
• Finished with 35 hits including four vs. Hardin-Simmons (5/5/17)
• Tied for fourth in doubles with eighth.
• Hit four home runs during the season: Jarvis Christian (2/15/17), Southwestern (Gm1) (3/4/17), Louisiana College (Gm2) (3/18/17), and McMurry (Gm1) (4/8/17)
• Stole six bases during the season.

2016 (freshman)

• Played in 44 games while starting 43 at second base
• Finished with a .278 batting average in 169 at bats.
• Finished fifth on the team with 42 runs scored, including a season high four vs. Chapman (gm2) (2/6/16)
• Finished tied for fifth with 47 hits, including a season high three in games at Centenary (4/1/16), and vs Mary Hardin-Baylor (4/22/16)
• Finished tied for second with 13 doubles, including two at LeTourneau (4/26/16)
• Drove in 14 runs batted in, including a season high three at Chapman (2/5/16)
• Hit home runs in games at Chapman (2/15/16) & at Ozarks (2/26/16)
• Stole nine bases during the season.

Grace Community School

• Played second base and shortstop under head coach Kendall Fox
• Earned Defensive player of the year (2015), First team all state (2015), First team all district (2015), Academic all state (2014-2015), Second team all district (2014), Third team all district (2012-2013)
• Led team to three district championships, two second round appearances (2013, 2014), and a first round appearance (2015)
• Batted .471
• Student Council Vice President and a member of the Shotgun Team

Personal

• Son of Brett & Missy Sumpter
• March 31, 1997
• Majoring in Business

Favorites

• Hobbies: Hunting and Fishing
• Favorite Foods: Seafood
• Favorite Book: Bible
• Favorite Person: My Family
• Favorite Sports Experience: District champs 3 years in a row
• Favorite Vacation Place: The Beach
• Favorite Number: 10
• Most Prized Possession: Bible
• Favorite TV Show: Outdoor Channel
• Most Influential Person In Your Life: My Dad
• Favorite Sports Movie: The Rookie
• Favorite Music Group: All Country Music
• Favorite Athlete: Mike Trout