2023 Baseball Roster

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Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner

2 Dillon Oxyer

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Pasadena, Maryland
  • Highschool Chesapeake High School
  • B/T R/R

Biography

2023 (Graduate): Appeared and started in 53 games for the Hawks at shortstop and third base ... Second on the team with 12 doubles ... Turned five double plays against Wagner on April 15 ... Laid down ten sacrifice bunts ... Third on team with 42 hits ... Had ten multi hit games ... Finished career tied for fourth in runs scored (118) and walks (92) since 1992 ... Ranks fourth in base hits (193) and third in doubles (37) since 1992 ... 

2022 (Graduate): MEAC Baseball All-Academic Selection ... Appeared in 50 games with 48 starts at shortstop ... Batted .256/.359/.333 in 168 at-bats, second on the team ... Second on the team with 11 doubles ... All-MEAC Second Team at shortstop ... Team high 22 double plays turned ... Led team with 111 defensive assists ... Had three three-hit games ... Had 150th career hit against Norfolk State on May 20, 2022 ...

2021 (Senior): Lost season due to COVID-19 pandemic ...

2020 (Junior): Member of Hawks' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Played and started in all 15 games ... Tied for the team lead in runs (13), Second on the team in hits (19) and third on the squad in batting average (.339) ... Had a 11-game hit streak to start the season ... Had a double and run scored in the season opener on Feb. 14 at Mercer ... Hit a double with two RBIs versus Georgetown on Feb. 26 ... Went 3-4 with a run scored and stolen base on Feb. 28 at Mount St. Mary's ... Was 2-4 with two RBIs, two stolen bases, a walk and a run scored at UNC Greensboro on March 7 ... Named to MEAC All-Academic Team for the season ... Made MEAC Commissioners' All-Academic Team

2019 (Sophomore): Hawks' Student Athlete Advisory Committee ... Named the squad's MVP by the coaching staff ... Played and started all 54 games ... Led the team in hits (48), runs (25), RBIs (23) and stolen bases (13) ... Finished in the top 10 in the conference in at-bats (201), assists (109) and fielding double plays (19) ... Had three hits and two runs scored at Wofford on March 20 ... Went 3-4 with a RBI, two walks, three stolen bases and four runs scored versus Norfolk State on March 23 ... Was 3-5 with a double, RBI, two runs scored and four stolen bases at Norfolk State on April 14 ... Had two runs and three RBIs at Delaware State on April 19 ... Named to MEAC All-Academic Team for the season ... Made MEAC Commissioners' All-Academic Team ...

2018 (Freshman): Was the most visible first year player for the Hawks this season ... the only player to start every contest for the season ... as the team's shortstop he played a major role defensively, leading the team with 148 assists, as well as being third on the team in chances and fourth in putouts ... on offense he served as an effective "small ball" player with a team high 12 sacrifice bunts and 13 stolen bases ... team for a team high in walks ... Oxyer finished second on the team in runs scored ... average increased to .269 against the MEAC, with 10 of his 13 steals coming against the conference.

High School/Club: All County 1st Team for Chesapeake High School ... appeared in the Brooks Robinson All Star Game ... won a Gold Glove Award and Scholar Athlete Award ... also played with Diamond Pros and Arena Starz South. 

Personal: Born April 1, 1999 ... son of Blaine and Kelly Oxyer ... computer science major with a business focus at Maryland Eastern Shore ... greatest accomplishment is competing in the Brooks Robinson All Star Game and playing every game at shortstop his freshman year ... parents have had the biggest impact on his life ... hobbies include gaming, painting and binge-watching Netflix ... favorite movie is Step Brothers and favorite TV show is Friends ... wants to start every game, be a leader, have a winning record and earn All-MEAC honors this season ... for his career, wants to be a name to remember and leave the program in a positive direction - a hundred times better than when he got here.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2018Freshman

    INF
    5'11" 155 lbs
    6
  • 2

    2019Sophomore

    Infield
    6'0" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2020Junior

    Infield
    6'0" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Senior

    Infield
    6'0" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Graduate Student

    Infield
    6'0" 180 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Graduate Student

    Infield
    6'0" 180 lbs
    2