Billy Amick
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2002)}}
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William Lyndon Amick (born November 4, 2002) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Minnesota Twins organization. He played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers and Clemson Tigers.
Amateur career
Amick attended P27 Academy in Lexington, South Carolina. He committed to Clemson University to play college baseball.
As a freshman at Clemson in 2022, Amick played in nine games and hit .105 over 19 at-bats.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |date=July 6, 2023 |title=All-ACC Billy Amick commits to Tennessee baseball as Clemson transfer |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2023/07/06/billy-amick-tennessee-baseball-transfer-clemson/70366242007/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en-US}} As a sophomore in 2023, he played in 46 games, hitting .413/.464/.773 with 13 home runs and 63 runs batted in (RBI) over 167 at-bats.{{Cite web |last=Blau |first=Jon |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Amick keeps it '100' for Clemson, crushing baseballs for red-hot Tigers |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/clemson/amick-keeps-it-100-for-clemson-crushing-baseballs-for-red-hot-tigers/article_29ea5a9e-ef41-11ed-b72f-8b63014a64bf.html |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Christina |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Billy Amick, Clemson baseball's top bat, announces transfer to Tennessee |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2023/07/06/billy-amick-transfers-tennessee-vols-clemson-baseball-roster-2024/70351155007/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=The Greenville News |language=en-US}} After the 2023 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|url=https://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=1646745 |title=Billy Amick - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}
Prior to his junior season in 2024, Amick entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Tennessee.{{Cite web |last=Paschall |first=David |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Clemson standout infielder transferring to Vols |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jul/06/clemson-standout-infielder-transferring-to-vols/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Blau |first=Jon |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Clemson slugger Billy Amick transferring to Tennessee |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/clemson/clemson-slugger-billy-amick-transferring-to-tennessee/article_b4f7d47a-1c11-11ee-a86f-5fb17bf7a23e.html |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}} He entered the season as one of the top prospects for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft and was the starting third baseman for the Tennessee team that won the 2024 Men's College World Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/billy-amick-701771|title=2024 MLB Draft Amick Bio|publisher=MLB.com}}
Professional career
Amick was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round, with the 60th overall selection, of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. On July 24, 2024, Amick signed with the Twins on a $1.45 million contract.{{Cite web|title=Billy Amick signs with Minnesota Twins following lone season with Tennessee baseball|url=https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/article/billy-amick-signs-with-minnesota-twins-following-lone-season-with-tennessee-vols-baseball-tony-vitello-234131990/amp/|access-date=July 26, 2024|website=247sports.com|language=en}}
Personal life
Amick is the son of former NASCAR driver Lyndon Amick.{{cite web|url=https://utsports.com/sports/baseball/roster/billy-amick/19926|title=Billy Amick Bio|publisher=UTSports.com}}
References
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External links
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- [https://utsports.com/sports/baseball/roster/billy-amick/19926 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
{{2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball}}
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Category:Baseball players from North Carolina
Category:Baseball third basemen
Category:Clemson Tigers baseball players
Category:Hyannis Harbor Hawks players
Category:Sportspeople from Mooresville, North Carolina