Senior (2020): Started all 19 games at shortstop while also making nine appearances out of the bullpen...Finished the season with a .312 batting average, ranking fourth on the team...Tied for the team lead with seven doubles... Opened the season going 5-for-12 with three doubles, seven RBIs, and five runs scored in the three game series at West Georgia... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored against No. 7 Tampa...Also finished the season with five saves and a 2.53 ERA over 10.2 innings...He moves his career saves to 12, which ranks second all-time...Received the Harley Award at the 2020 ECSPYs, which is the highest honor a student-athlete can receive at Eckerd...SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Junior (2019): Started 49 games at shortstop while making 15 appearances on the mound… Named to the All-SSC second team at shortstop while being named to the D2CCA All-Region second team as a utility-pitcher… Finished the season hitting .284 with seven doubles and one home run… Drove in 33 runs while scoring 35 runs… Went 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBIs in the finale against Spring Hill (Feb. 10)...Hit .471 from March 22 through April 13 with nine multi-hit games in the stretch including a four hit performance in the series opener with Barry (March 29)... Had four RBIs in the second game against Rollins (March 23)... Became the team's primary closer with seven saves and a 3-3 record over 15 appearances… Finished the season with a 3.13 ERA and 11 strikeouts over 23.0 innings… Earned first career save at Palm Beach Atlantic (Feb. 23) and first win against Saint Leo (April 25)... Earned the win against Embry-Riddle (May 17) in the second game of the South Regional following three shutout innings.
Sophomore (2018): Posted a solid sophomore season starting 47 games at shortstop…Put together the longest known hitting streak in Eckerd history hitting safely in 25 games from March 16 through April 29…Struck out only eight times in 202 at bats finishing the season ranking first in the country in NCAA Division II in toughest to strike out…Hit .307 with nine doubles, one homerun, and 28 RBIs...Had 16 multi-hit games…Had seven hits and five RBIs in the three-game series with Claflin (Feb. 17 and 18)…Went 7-for-13 with three RBIs in the series with Florida Southern (March 16 and 17) including first career homerun…Went 8-for-15 at Florida Tech (March 2 and 3) with four RBIs…Went 4-for-5 against Flagler (April 6)…Finished the season committing only nine errors at shortstop while leading the team with 127 assists for a .959 fielding percentage...Named to SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Freshman (2017): Played in 48 games during the season with 46 starts primarily at shortstop…Finished the season with a .279 batting average and 28 RBI…Led the team with 116 assists and only eight errors for a .966 fielding percentage…Had his first career hit in his first collegiate plate appearance with an RBI single against Montevallo on February 4…Had 12 multi-hit games with two three-hit and two four-hit performances… Was the first Triton to have four hits in a game during the season, collecting four hits against Bridgeport on March 15…Also had four hits against Palm Beach Atlantic on April 14...Had an 11-game hitting streak from April 8 through May 5...Named to SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll.Â
Prior to Eckerd: Prepped at Osceola High School in St. Petersburg...The middle infielder had a stellar preps career earning spots on PCAC South First Team, All-Pinellas County First Team and All Tampa Bay Third Team...Batted .354 as a senior. Â
Personal:Â Birthday is July 13...Son of Keith and Nancy Achuff...Has a sibling, Max...Enjoys playing beach volleyball and frisbee and going to the beach...Favorite athlete is Chris Archer...Favorite team is Tampa Bay Rays.
HONORS/AWARDS
- All-SSC Second Team (2019)
- D2CCAÂ All-South Region Second Team (2019)
- SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Harley Award Winner (2020)