Dallas Baptist University Athletics

MLB DRAFT
14th Round - New York Mets (2017)
 
CAREER HONORS
2017:
Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Conference
2016:
Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team
Lubbock Regional All-Tournament Team
Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team

2017 (JUNIOR)
Garnered Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Conference as a designated hitter … Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List as one of the top catchers in college baseball … Started 58 games and played four different positions throughout the season including catcher, second base, third base, and designated hitter … Finished second on the team in RBI (55) and third in batting average (.333), hits (74), and doubles (18) … Reached base safely in the first 37 games of the season and finished the year having reached safely in 54-of-58 games … Belted his first home run of the year and went 3-for-4 with a triple versus Louisiana Monroe (2/18) … Helped lift DBU to a series win over Louisiana Monroe (2/19) after going 2-for-5 … Propelled the Patriots to a victory at then-ranked No. 24 Rice (2/21) going 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles versus New Mexico (2/24) … Notched his fifth straight multi-hit game by going 2-for-5 against New Mexico (2/25) … Delivered a three-run homer versus Jacksonville State (3/4) … Went 3-for-4 at Oral Roberts (3/10) … Picked up two hits including a double at Oral Roberts (3/12) … Went 3-for-5 against Grambling State (3/18) … Stroked a pair of doubles and drove in three runs as part of a 2-for-3 performance versus UT Arlington (3/28) … Went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Illinois State (3/31) … Helped lead DBU to a sweep of Illinois State (4/1) by going 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI … Racked up three hits including a home run and a double at Missouri State (4/8) … Went 2-for-4 with a double Central Arkansas (4/13) … Smashed his second career grand slam at Central Arkansas (4/15) … Helped ignite DBU to a 20-run performance against Indiana State (4/21) by going 3-for-6 with a home run, a double, and four RBI … Went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI versus Wichita State (5/6) … Picked up three hits at Sam Houston State (5/10) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI against Abilene Christian (5/16) … Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team after hitting (.529) 9-for-17 with a home run, two doubles, and eight RBI … Delivered a home run versus Central Connecticut State at the Fort Worth Regional (6/4) … Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against then-ranked No. 6 in the Fort Worth Regional Final.
 
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Earned Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference and was tabbed to the MVC All-Defensive team as a catcher … Played in 46 games, making 41 starts … Posted the team’s second highest batting average (.321), which also ranked as the 11th highest mark in the Missouri Valley Conference … Led the team in MVC action with a .390 average at the plate … Ranked third on the team and 11th in the MVC in slugging percentage (.507) … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs to help lift DBU to a series win over Iowa (2/21) on opening weekend … Delivered a RBI double in the Patriots’ school-record 33-run performance at New Mexico (3/5) … Collected two doubles and scored three runs after going 2-for-2 versus Valparaiso (3/9) … Helped DBU to a win in the series opener against Louisiana Monroe (3/19) by going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI … Notched a pair of hits in a victory over Southern Illinois (4/16) … Went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, and three runs scored versus UT Arlington (4/19) … Posted two hits, including a double and two RBIs in the Patriots’ win against Missouri State (5/13) … Went 2-for-4 versus Abilene Christian (5/17) … Played a key role in DBU’s win over Wichita State (5/19) that clinched the MVC regular-season title for the Patriots, going 2-for-3 with an RBI … Notched his third consecutive multi-hit game by going 2-for-3 with a double and drove in a run versus Wichita State (5/21) … Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team after hitting .364 (4-for-11) with three home runs and seven RBIs in the Patriots’ run to the MVC Tournament title … Went 3-for-4 with three home runs, including a grand slam, a career-high seven RBIs, and delivered a game-winning walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, as DBU knocked off Southern Illinois at the MVC Tournament (5/26) … Tabbed to the Lubbock Regional All-Tournament Team after going 4-for-15 at the plate with a home run, two RBIs, and five runs scored … Blasted a solo home run as part of a 2-for-2 day against New Mexico at the Lubbock Regional (6/5) … Scored a pair of runs in the Patriots’ 10-6 win over Texas Tech (6/5) to send DBU to the championship game of the Lubbock Regional.
 
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 14 games and hit .208 … Delivered an RBI single in his first career at-bat on Opening Day versus Monmouth (2/13) … Made his first career start at catcher at San Diego (2/21) … Notched a two-run single against Texas Southern (3/14) … Went 1-for-2 with a double and scored three runs in a win over Illinois State (3/29).
 
COLLEGIATE SUMMER BASEBALL
Played last summer for the Eau Claire Express in the Northwoods League … Spent the summer of 2016 with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League … Played for the Alexandria Blue Anchors of the Northwoods League in 2015 … Named to the Major League Dream Showcase after hitting .270 with five home runs and 26 RBI … Won a Florida League title with the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs in 2014.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Buena High School … Played for head coach Adam Thrasher … Named the 2014 Division II Section II Player of the Year in Arizona after hitting .455 with six homeruns and 36 RBI … Earned All-State recognition following his senior season … Tabbed to the West Region Honorable Mention Team by Perfect Game in 2014 … A Second Team All-State selection in 2013 … Played in the 2013 Area Code Games … Recognized as a Preseason High School Underclassmen All-American Honorable Mention selection in 2013 … Played for the White Sox Scout team in the summer.
 
PERSONAL
Born on November 22, 1995 … Parents are Greg and Annette Duce … His father played first base for the Canadian Olympic team and also played for Canada in the 1977 Little League World Series … Greg Duce went on to play college baseball at Grand Canyon University, where he was named the 1986 NAIA World Series MVP … His brother, Tagg Duce, played for two seasons at DBU and was named a Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection as an outfielder in 2015 … Majoring in Kinesiology … Favorite Bible verse is Matthew 7:13-14.