Outlook

Anthony Slaughter is having a phenomenal bounce back year and he is not only looking like a middle of the order bat, but is showing the ability to help out at third base, as well as behind the plate … Could be a big impact player this year.

Career

Played in 76 games … Batted .312 (59-for-189) with 16 doubles, five home runs, 47 runs and 51 driven in …  Made just five errors in 336 field chances for a fielding percentage of .985 … Produced 17 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI games.

Sophomore Year 2021

Played in 24 games, 10 a starter … Batted .308 (12-for-39) with four doubles, a home run, 11 runs scored and 11 driven in … Drew 11 walks … Produced three multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games … Had a two-run double, a walk and scored twice in a 17-7 win over Southwestern (2-22-21) … Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in a 25-1 win over Rockhurst JV (3-6-21) … Had an RBI single and scored twice in an 11-3 win over Labette (3-11-21) …. Had a single, a double and two RBI in an 11-0 win over Baker JV (3-25-21) … Has a single, scored twice and drove in a run in a 23-5 win over State Fair (3-30-21).

Sophomore Year 2020

Played in 11 games, six as a starter … Batted .200 (5-for-20) with five runs scored and one driven in … Drew nine free passes … Made just one error in 106 field chances for a fielding percentage of .991 …  Had a single, two walks and scored twice in a 10-5 win at Brookhaven in the season opener (2-6-20) … Drove in a run with a walk in a 7-4 win at Brookhaven (2-7-20) … Had a single, two walks and scored a run in a 10-0 win over Labette (3-5-20) … Drew two free passes and scored twice in a 14-4 win at Labette (3-7-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester with a 4.0 GPA.

Freshman Year 2019

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honorable mention honors … Played and started in 41 games … Batted .331 (43-for-130) with 12 doubles, four home runs, 31 runs scored and 39 RBIs …. Recorded 14 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games … Had a .990 fielding percentage, committing just two errors in 205 fielding chances … Got his first hit, a double, drove in two run and scored twice in a 14-1 win at Brookhaven (2-7-19) … Had two singles and a double and drove in four runs in ad 7-2 win over Ellsworth (2-13-19) … Had an eight-game hitting streak from February 14 through March 21 … Batted .667 over the steak (16-for-24) with four doubles, a home run, 12 runs scored and 10 RBIs … Had a single and a home run, drove in three runs and scored twice in an 11-0 win over Labette in the first game of doubleheader  (3-15-19) … Followed with a single and two doubles, three runs scored and three RBIs in a  16-1 rout over the Cardinals (3-15-19) … Has three hits with a double and home run and drove in four runs in a 10-5 win over Crowder (3-26-19) … Tied a single-game record with four walks and scored three times in a 17-6 win at Fort Scott (4-6-19) … Drove in a season-high five runs with a single and home run in a 14-3 win at Kansas City Kansas (4-11-19) … Drove in three runs with a bases clearing single in an 11-8 win at Cowley (4-25-19) … Belted a solo home run in a 9-4 win at Coffeyville (5-3-19).

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Joel Thaemert at DeSoto High School, DeSoto, Kan. … Graduated 2018 … Earned honorable mention Class 5A All-State by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches his senior year … Also earned first-team All-Frontier League and All-Metro … Helped the Wildcats to a 17-5 record and claim the 2018 Frontier League Championships his senior year … Hit .438 with 28 hits, four doubles, two triples and 18 driven in 2018 … Earned All-Frontier League second-team after helping DeSoto win the league title his sophomore year … As a junior, he earned honorable mention all-league … Batted .377 with 22 hits, six doubles, a triple two home runs and 16 driven his junior year … As sophomore, batted .412 with 27 hits, seven doubles, and 15 RBI … Played summer baseball for the Cavaliers Baseball Club … Also earned one varsity letter in football … Helped the Wildcats win league and sectional titles his senior year.

Personal  

Born Anthony A. Slaughter on Dec. 16, 1999, in Shawnee, Kan. … Nickname is Tony … Son of Sarah Slaughter … His mother also attended JCCC … Majoring is undecided … Also recruited by Southwestern Community College and Cloud County Community College … Favorite food is Thai … Favorite fast food restaurant is Taco Bell … Favorite restaurant is Yard House … Favorite TV show is Law and Order: SVU … Favorite movie is The Help … Favorite sports movie is 42 … Favorite actress is Margot Robbie … Favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham … Favorite music entertainer is Lil Baby … Favorite cartoon character is Snoopy … Favorite athlete is Ronald Acuna, Jr. … Favorite sports team is the Pittsburgh Penguins … His greatest sports moment was hitting a grand slam against Kansas City Kansas … Best player he has played against is Riley Pint, a pitcher for the Colorado Rockies organization and the No. 4 overall pick in 2016 MLB Draft.