Andrew Avans¡played four seasons of college ball at Southeastern Louisiana University where he was a pitcher and an outfielder.
2024
Spent the entire season at Triple-A Oklahoma City for the fourth consecutive year and batted .272 with eight home runs, 52 RBI, 105 runs scored and 35 stolen bases in 133 games...Had career highs in games, at bats (541), runs, hits (147), walks (80), extra base hits (43) and strikeouts (157) and matched his high in doubles (27)...Ranked second in all of minor league baseball in runs scored to Rikuu Nishida of the White Sox organization (114)¡also ranked fifth in at bats and tied for 10th in hits¡has scored 90 or more runs in each of the last three seasons and his 294 runs scored over that span are the most in the minors...Led the Pacific Coast League in runs, ranked second in walks, strikeouts and at bats, tied for second in triples (8), third in hits, fifth in games and tied for sixth in stolen bases...Topped the Dodgers farm system in runs, tied for the lead in triples, ranked second in hits, third in walks, fourth in doubles, stolen bases and strikeouts and tied for seventh in extra base hits...His batting average broke down to .318 (34-for-107) with a .907 OPS against left-handed pitchers compared to .260 (113-for-434) with a .725 OPS against right-handers...Batted .303 with runners in scoring position¡was 2-for-12 (.167) with six RBI with the bases loaded...Hit .340 with a .937 OPS in 23 day games, .257 with a .724 OPS in 110 night games¡connected for all eight of his home runs at night...Started 75 games in center field, 42 in right field, 10 in left field and three at designated hitter¡committed just one error in 129 games overall in the outfield for a .996 fielding percentage¡ had a career-high 10 outfield assists, which tied for second in the PCL¡led PCL outfielders in fielding percentage and double plays (four) and ranked second in total chances (284) and putouts (273)...Made 127 starts batting leadoff and three in the nine spot in the order.
2023
Played his third straight season with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Recorded season highs in almost every category: Games played (129), at-bats (508), runs (95), hits (129), total bases (193), doubles (27), home runs (11), RBI (58) and walks (77). Registered a .254/.355/.380 slashline with a .735 OPS. Spent time in every outfield position, filed the most time in center field (785.1 innings), only committing three errors in 221 total chances. Was even-keeled at home and on the road, posting a .255/.348/.403 slashline in 62 games at home against a .253/.361/.358 slashline on the road¡in the second half of the season, hit .274 in 60 games with 24 RBI¡had his best month at the plate in July, slashing .276/.368/.429 with a .797 OPS and 10 doubles, one triple, one home run and 15 RBI.
2022
Spent the entirety of the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City (119 G), setting career highs in games (119), at-bats (432), runs (94), hits (122), doubles (17), triples (12), walks (61) and total bases (184)...Garnered a slash line of .282/.379/.426 and an OPS of .805 despite striking out 129 times and walking 61 times...Started 104 games in center field (106 G), committing five errors in 234 total chances for a .979 fielding percentage¡also appeared in 12 games in left field...Named MiLB.com Organization All-Star for 2022 after producing a .282 average (122-for-432) with a career-high in runs (94), doubles (17), triples (12) and RBI (48)...Went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run and four RBI on Sept. 25 vs. El Paso¡roped .279 (90-for-323) off of righties and .294 (32-for-109) off lefties¡hit .306 with runners in scoring position including 30 hits and 40 RBI¡smashed four RBI in two different games: Sept. 18 at ABQ and Sept. 25 vs. ELP, hitting a combined 6-for-10 with six runs in the two games.
2021
Promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City for the entire season, playing in 90 games with a .275 batting average (64-for-233)...Slashed .275/.388/.438 with 102 total bases and 19 stolen bases, and striking out 59 times¡hit .279 against righties and .259 against lefties respectively...Had his best month in June, hitting .326 (30-for-92) with seven doubles, three home runs, 14 RBI, and 24 runs...Spent time across the outfield with a majority in center field (61 G, 48 GS), committing only two errors in 125 total chances.
