University of South Alabama Athletics

Freshman (2021):  Appeared in 14 games with nine starts ... Batted .172 with one double, two home runs, six RBIs and two runs scored ... Recorded career highs in hits (2) and RBIs (4) at Northwestern State (March 28) ... Homered twice in that contest and scored two runs ... Tied his career high with a pair of hits, including a double, at Little Rock (April 9) and also drove in two runs ... Made his collegiate debut in a pinch-hit appearance at Oral Roberts (Feb. 26).

High School:  Lettered five years in baseball and two years in football at Fayette County HS ... Batted .340 with six home runs while drawing 45 walks as a junior in 2019 ... Hit .345 with two home runs as a sophomore, and batted .295 with one home run as a freshman ... Helped the Tiger football program to one quarterfinal playoff and two second-round finishes, and helped the FCHS football program to two state runner-up finishes.

Personal:  Full name is Byron Carter Sanford ... Born July 3, 2001, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... The first of three children to Brandon and Jennifer Sanford ... Has one younger brother, Cooper, and one younger sister, Addison ... Father, Brandon, played baseball for two years at Bevill State Community College in Fayette, Ala. ... Majoring in biomedical sciences.