Shippensburg University Athletics

• 2023 Division II Academic All-District®
• 2023 NCBWA Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week (Feb. 7)
 
2023 (Junior): Battled through injury to have another outstanding spring behind home plate for the Raiders…National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week for Feb. 7…saw action in 42 games…started 39 contests at catcher (40 overall), leading the Raiders to a 23-16 record in those games…threw out a PSAC-leading 18 baserunners, or 26% of all stolen base attempts (18-of-69)…posted a .274 batting average…recorded career-highs in RBIs (27), home runs (2) and slugging percentage (.363)…slugged his first collegiate home run Feb. 5 at Catawba…also went deep against Slippery Rock (Feb. 24)…totaled 11 multi-hit games…raised his batting average nearly fifty points with multi-hit efforts in six of eight games down the stretch…named 2023 Division II Academic All-District®.
 
2022 (Sophomore): Maintained his role as the starting catcher for the Raiders, appearing in 47 games and making 45 starts, including 44 behind the plate…posted a .293 batting average with eight extra-base hits, 20 RBIs, 23 runs and 15 walks…struck out a team-low 11 times in 164 at-bats for the highest contact rate at the plate among the Raiders…tied for third on the team in hits…posted a .992 fielding percentage and threw out 15 runners attempting to steal bases…contributed 13 multi-hit games, five multi-RBI games and a season-long hitting streak of nine games.  
 
2021 (Freshman): Played in 28 games in his debut season with the Raiders, including 27 starts at catcher…batted .278 with two doubles, nine RBIs and 11 runs scored...slugged .304 and maintained a .333 on-base percentage…compiled a .982 fielding percentage in 226 defensive chances...reached base safely in 10 consecutive games...posted a season-long hitting streak of eight games, the third longest among Raiders on the season…had two multi-hit games, including a three-hit performance at Millersville.  
 
Dover Area High School: Totaled four varsity letters for the Eagles under head coach Mike Santoro…finished as a four-time York-Adams Intercollegiate Athletic Association (YAIAA) All Star…won a triple crown as a junior…was a member of the distinguished honor roll who graduated summa cum laude.
 
About Chronister: Full name is Andrew Dale Chronister…is the son of Shawn and Dana Chronister…majoring in history and seeking social studies teaching certification…has a brother, Nathan.