University of South Alabama Athletics

High School:  Lettered four years in baseball at Cartersville HS in Cartersville, Ga. ... Named Region 5-AAAA Player of the Year, Daily Tribune News Player of the Year and Class 4A First-Team All-State by Georgia Dugout Preview Magazine as a senior after hitting .408 with nine doubles, three triples, six home runs, 34 RBIs and 29 runs scored ... Batted .333 with one home run, 17 RBIs, 25 runs scored and .427 OBP as a junior in 2018 while also recording a .981 fielding percentage … Hit .545 in region contests … Drove in 13 runs, hit one home run, scored 19 runs and posted a .427 OBP and .981 fielding percentage as a sophomore ... Batted .440 with 17 RBIs, 22 runs scored, 19 stolen bases, .567 OBP and .700 slugging percentage as a freshman while playing as a member of both the varsity and junior-varsity squads … Helped CHS to a state runner-up finish in 2018, and region championships in 2018 and ‘19.

Personal:  Full name is Preston Brady Welchel ... Born May 11, 2001, in Cartersville, Ga. ... The only child of Jarrod and Monika Welchel ... Cousin, Dustin Evans, played baseball at Georgia Southern and was a second-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft ... Hobbies include hunting and fishing ... Favorite movie is ‘‘Step Brothers” ... Favorite pro sports teams are the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United ... Favorite athletes are Ronald Acuna Jr. and Mike Trout ... Lists Young Thug among his favorite musical artists ... Favorite foods include Chinese and Mexican ... Majoring in physical education.