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2018 Baseball Roster

Alex Boxwell
Alex Boxwell
Photo by: Craig Lassig
Alex Boxwell
Alex Boxwell
Alex Boxwell
Photo by: Craig Lassig
Alex Boxwell
Jersey Number 2

Alex Boxwell

  • Position:
    Outfielder
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 195
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/R
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Coon Rapids, Minn.
  • High School:
    Coon Rapids

2018 | SENIOR NCAA Minneapolis Regional All-Tournament Team · started 49 games for Minnesota · batted .258, slugging six home runs and eight doubles while driving in 34 runs and scoring 32 times · led the team with 21 stolen bases. Highlights: Started the season opener at Georgia Tech on Feb. 16 · collected a season-high three hits at UT Arlington on March 14 and again at Purdue on April 13 · drove in four runs while going 2-for-3 against Nebraska on March 23 · went 3-for-5 with two RBIS and two runs scored at Purdue on April 13 · had a season-long seven-game hitting streak from April 6-21 · stole at least one base in six-straight games and eight total from May 12-23 · drove in four runs on 2-for-3 with a double and a home run against No. 19 UCLA in the NCAA Tournament.

2017 | JUNIOR Played in 40 games where he had a .253 batting average and led the team with six home runs and seven stolen bases · drove in 14 runs and scored 28 while hitting four of his home runs in conference play and posting a .438 slugging percentage.Highlights: Reached base four times at UC Irvine (2/18) with one hit, two walks and was hit by a pitch and scored two runs · drove in two RBIs with a triple at UC Irvine (2/19) · was 3-6 vs Seattle U (2/24) and scored one run · was 2-4 with one run scored and one RBI in the second game vs Seattle U (2/25) · recorded another multi-hit game vs South Dakota State (3/7) after going 2-4 · went 3-4 with one run scored vs Milwaukee (3/8) · drove in one RBI, scored one run and picked up one triple after going 2-3 vs Missouri State (3/10) · tied a career high with six at-bats at Sacramento State (3/17) then went 3-6 with two runs scored, two RBIs, one home run and two stolen bases, another career high · scored three runs at Ohio State (3/24) after smacking one home run and swiping three bases · scored another three runs at Ohio state (3/25) after going 2-4 · reached base three times after recording two hits and one walk at Indiana (4/14) while driving in one run and scoring two · picked up two hits and one run at Penn State (5/7) · was 2-3 with a double and a home run in the Big Ten Tournament vs Northwestern (5/26).

2016 SUMMER BASEBALL Played with the Waterloo Bucks again in the Northwoods League · recorded a .308 batting average in 224 at-bats · picked up 69 hits in 56 games along with three home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 37 runs · he was second on the team with 13 stolen bases.

2016 | SOPHOMORE Appeared in 48 games and hit .327 with 10 doubles, a triple, one home run and 16 RBI · led the team in Big Ten play with a .392 batting average, .588 slugging percentage and a .458 on-base clip. Highlights: Started and laced a single that brought in a run versus Utah Valley (2/20) · saw action in the outfield against Utah (2/21) and at Campbell (2/27) and recorded two putouts each contest | started and notched a putout with two plate appearances at Georgia State (3/5) · smacked an RBI double in series opener at Seattle U (3/12) · went 2-for-5 with a run and a double at Utah Valley (3/18-3/20) · laced two hits, including an RBI double, against Saint Mary's (3/30) · started all three games and tallied three hits, including two in the series finale, against Iowa · had a a pinch-hit single against Northern Illinois (4/6) · notched a season-high two RBI at No. 25 Michigan (4/8) · went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI against South Dakota State (4/12) · laced a trio of singles and started in the outfield versus Maryland (4/15-4/17) · collected four hits, including two doubles, and crossed the plate four times at Northwestern (4/22-4/24) · tallied five hits and was a double short of the cycle in games at Illinois (4/29-5/1) · netted a two-run single against Indiana (5/7) · notched a single in all three games, including one for an RBI, while crossing the plate three times at Purdue (5/13-5/15) · went 2-for-4 with a double at South Dakota State (5/17) · secured an RBI in the regular season finale against Ohio State (5/21) · appeared in both games at the Big Ten Tournament (5/25-5/26) · drilled a pair of hits and scored a run against Wake Forest (6/5) · secured a single at Texas A&M (6/5).

2015 SUMMER BASEBALL Played for the Waterlooo Bucks in the Northwoods League · ranked third on the team with a .289 batting average in 135 at-bats | recorded 39 hits, including five doubles, two triples and one home run · added 23 RBI, which was the second-highest mark on the club · participated in the MLB Dreams Showcase.

2015 | FRESHMAN Played in 25 games with 19 starts, primarily in the outfield · batted .194 with 10 runs and six RBIs · hit two home runs, a double and a triple | had a perfect fielding percentage. Highlights: Made his Minnesota debut hitting 2-for-4 with two runs at Houston (2/15) · hit his first collegiate home run while going 1-for-4 with two RBIs at VCU (3/16) · hit 2-for-3 including a triple with an RBI, a walk and one run scored against Penn State (4/19) · hit 1-for-4 with a home run, and scored the winning run in the ninth against South Dakota State (4/22).

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 2014, where he was on the honor roll each year · played for coach Jerry Coe · all-state selection and Mr. Baseball finalist · hit .506 with three home runs and 10 stolen bases as a seniorvplayed for the Metro West in the 2014 Play Ball! Minnesota High School Baseball All-Star Series · all-state and all-metro selection as a senior | two-time All-Northwest Suburban Conference selection · hit .430 during the regular season as a junior and helped the Cardinals advance to the Minnesota Class 3A state semifinals · hit .379 with 33 RBIs, seven doubles, five triples and four home runs for the Coon Rapids Post 334 Legion team in 2013 · hit .497 with nine home runs during the 2014 Legion season · also an all-conference football player and a basketball letterwinner.

PERSONAL Son of Lisa and Bill Boxwell · mother, Lisa, ran hurdles at Minnesota · has two brothers, Tony and Brett · Tony played baseball at Concordia-St. Paul and Brett played at Anoka Ramsey · born April 6, 1996.