Chris Givin

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Castle Rock, Colo.
High School:
Rock Canyon
B/T:
R/R

2018 (As A Junior):
• Preseason All-BIG EAST
• BIG EAST Player of the Week (5/21)
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (5/7)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Led Xavier with a .342 batting average in 52 games... also led team in hits (75), triples (6), total bases (112), and RBI (45)... six triples were tied for most in a single season in program history and ranked tops in the BIG EAST and in the top-20 nationally... rock solid defensively at shortstop, making just two errors in 191 chances and posting a .990 fielding percentage... also gave XU 8.1 innings on the mound down the stretch, posting a 4.32 ERA and striking out five in six appearances... named BIG EAST Player of the Week in the final week of the season, going 11-for-21 (.524) in a 3-1 week for the Musketeers... tied a career-high with a 5-for-6 line, scoring four times and knocking in three as XU won 23-1 over Villanova (5/17)... went 2-for-6 with a homer and two RBI in a loss to Villanova (5/18)... had a big day in a 14-3 win over NKU, going 4-for-6 with an RBI (5/15)... went 3-for-5 with a run scored, a double and an RBI in an 11-1 win at Penn State (5/11)... had a career-high 5-for-5 performance in loss at Butler, doubling and tripling while knocking in two runs (5/5)... went 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBI at NKU (4/24)... went 3-for-5 with a grand slam vs. EKU (4/25)... hit .556 (5-for-9) in the Creighton series, knocking in five runs with a homer and a triple... went 3-for-3 in the series opener against Creighton, homering and reaching base in all four of his plate appearances (4/18)... tied a career-high with four hits in a 4-for-5 performance against Wright State at the Joe Nuxhall Classic (4/11)... tied a career-high with four runs scored and went 3-for-5 with four RBI in 22-14 win over Eastern Kentucky (4/3)... went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a steal in a win at Miami (3/17)... had a huge game in the series opener at San Francisco, going 4-for-6 with a grand slam and a career-high five RBI (3/8)... returned to lineup after a brief recovery from injury and went 4-for-11 (.364) with two runs scored and an RBI in Spartanburg, S.C (2/20-24)... went 2-for-5 with a run scored in narrow 6-4 loss at No. 13 Louisville (2/27)...

2017 (As A Sophomore):
• All-BIG EAST Second Team
• BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
• Preseason All-BIG EAST
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (4/17)
Played and started in 43 games... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection at shortstop... 2017 preseason All-BIG EAST selection... third on team with a .302 batting average batting primarily in the leadoff spot... made return to lineup on March 29 at Miami (OH) after missing 17 games due to a hand injury... recorded a team-best 15 game hitting streak, hitting .400 (24-for-60) with 16 runs scored down the stretch... nearly walked more than he struck out on the season (25-to-26), helping him record a .395 on-base percentage... was third on team with a .345 (20-for-58) batting average in BIG EAST play... second in the league with 15 runs scored in conference play... second on the team and sixth in the BIG EAST with a .345 batting average in league play... named to BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after going 6-for-14 (.429) with a pair of doubles and six runs scored in three games... ended the regular season with a .556 (5-for-9) weekend against Georgetown in which he scored five runs, knocked in three and doubled three times... hit .333 (4-for-12) with two runs scored in XU's series at No. 18 St. John's... had a strong weekend at Indiana, hitting .462 (6-for-13) with a pair of multi-hit games... went 1-for-4 and scored game-tying run in eighth inning of a 2-1 win at Creighton (4/28)... hit .417 (5-for-12) with three runs scored and four RBI in the Butler sweep... had a career-high four hits and four runs scored in a 13-4 win against Butler (4/21)... batted .500 (5-for-10) in the series against SHU with a pair of multi-hit games, earning a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll... hit go-ahead two-run homer, his first of the season, in the fourth inning of a 2-1 win against the Pirates in the series opener (4/13)... went 1-for-5 with a walk, run, RBI and steal against Wright State (4/11)... was 1-for-4 with a run and a two-run double 9-4 win against the Miami (OH) on April 5... scored six runs and walked four times despite just one hit in the Penn State series...

2016 (As A Freshman):
• NCAA Tournament Nashville All-Regional Team
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• BIG EAST Player of the Week (5/9)
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (5/2)
Made 50 appearances and 48 starts... second on team with a .293 batting average and .384 on-base percentage... stepped up in BIG EAST play, tying for the team lead with a .333 batting average (21-for-63) and leading the team with a .432 on-base percentage... played a steady second base, making just six errors (.975 fielding percentage) in 48 starts... linchpin of defense that ranked 33rd in the nation in double plays (54) and tied a school record with a .974 fielding percentage... fourth on team with nine stolen bases... recorded first collegiate hit at Vanderbilt (3/12)... named BIG EAST Player of the Week on May 9 after hitting .500 (6-for-12), homering once and scoring five runs in the Seton Hall series... went 11-for-22 (.500) in back-to-back series sweeps at Butler and Seton Hall... had a hit in 26 of final 37 games... hit .294 (5-for-17), scoring twice and adding an RBI en route to NCAA Tournament All-Regional honors...

Before Xavier:
A four-year varsity player from Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Givin has been a two-way star for the Jaguars. A shortstop with a reputation for slick defense - and a .349 batting average as a junior - Givin has also made more appearances on the mound as his career has progressed.