Missouri State

Honors
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022)
• MVC Honor Roll (2021-22)

2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in 22 games with seven starts as a true freshman, batting .219 with two doubles, two RBI and six runs scored...Started four games in left field and three as the Bears’ designated hitter...First career hit was an RBI single at Dallas Baptist (April 9)...Went 2-for-3 with two runs and a double the next day at DBU...Collected his second double of the season April 24 at Valparaiso.

Background
Suburban Conference Gold Player of the Year as a senior, batting .343 with 23 RBI, 13 doubles and 36 runs scored for the regular season champions...First-team all-conference selection as a sophomore, hitting .323 with a .482 on-base percentage, 14 RBI and 18 runs scored and was named Park Hill’s team MVP... Ranked as the No. 3 outfield prospect in Missouri by Prep Baseball Report...Played post for the Trojans’ basketball team.

Personal
Andrew Townsend is the son of Rob and Jenny Townsend...Born April 4, 2003, in Joplin, Mo....Father played football at Missouri Southern, while mother played basketball at Saint Louis and Pittsburg State...Sister, Kennedy, plays basketball at Creighton...General business major.