Graham Pauley

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Milton, Ga.
High School:
Milton
B/T:
L/R

2022: Started all 54 games at third base ... slashed .292/.402/.495 ... led the team with a .292 batting average, 62 hits and 32 walks ... second on the team with 16 doubles and 33 RBIs, while third on the team with nine home runs ... his 16 doubles rank tied for 12th in the ACC ... earned 32 walks and seven hit by pitch to just 28 strikeouts ... showed selectivity at the plate, striking out just 0.52 times per game which ranked eighth in the ACC ... led the team with 19 multi-hit games and third with seven multi-RBI games ... enjoyed a strong weekend against Bucknell, going 7-for-13 with six RBIs, two doubles and two home runs ... went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles against Virginia (3/13) ... finished 5-for-8 with three RBIs and a double in the opening two games against North Carolina in March ... went 4-for-5 with three RBIs in the series opener against No. 10 Notre Dame (4/14) ... went 5-for-12 with six runs scored, eight RBIs, a double and three home runs in the series win at Georgia Tech ... finished 3-for-5 at Pittsburgh (5/8).

2021: Saw action in 30 games, starting 25 … began the season at third base (five starts) before moving to second base … finished the season batting .241 with two home runs, three doubles and 12 RBIs … helped the Blue Devils to win 12 straight heading into NCAA postseason play, the longest winning streak by a Duke team since 1998 … made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Coastal Carolina (2/20) … went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in the win at Louisville (5/7) … finished 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs at Davidson (5/18) … recorded two hits in the ACC Baseball Championship game against Florida State (5/26).

2020: Did not see action in the 2020 season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to Duke: The No. 2 third baseman in the state of Georgia and 37^th-ranked prospect in the state by Perfect Game USA … attended Milton High School in Milton Ga. … batted .446, slugged .584 and sported a .491 on-base percentage on his way to being named the 7A Player of the Year his junior season … named the Most Valuable Player of his team following his junior year at MHS, while also being selected to the Atlanta Braves All-Star team … garnered second team All-Region honors as a sophomore, while also receiving the Eagle Talon Award both his freshman and sophomore seasons … was regarded as a top 500 prospect in the nation by Perfect Game, and earned Underclass All-American High Honorable Mention honors in 2018 … a two-sport athlete who also competed in football, letting two seasons, while serving as the captain of the junior varsity squad his sophomore seasons as a quarterback and middle linebacker … a scholar-athlete who was regarded as an AP Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society … also served as a member of the Young Men’s Service League.

Personal: Born Graham Austin Pauley on September 24, 2000 … son of Timothy and Jennifer Pauley … has one brother, Owen, and one sister, Ella.

Last updated 6/23/2022