Roderick (Derick) Dawes Urquhart
- 1994 Graduate of South Florence High School
- 1998 Graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in Geography
- South Florence High School
- All State as a Sophomore, Junior & Senior
- All Region as Sophomore, Junior & Senior
- Morning News All Area team
- North‐South All Star selection
- Two time HS Offensive MVP and Senior Team Captain
- 1994 Team was ranked #7 in the Nation
- University of South Carolina
- 1997 Sportsmanship Award
- 1998 Coaches Award 1997 SEC Sportsmanship Finalist
- Team Captain as a Senior
- 1998 team ranked #3 in Nation
- Named to “Ray Tanner All Era” team
- At the time of graduation he held school records of
- #1 in runs scored
- #3 in games played
- #2 in number of bats
- #2 in hits
- #3 in singles
- #3 in doubles
- #7 in Home runs
- #5 in RBI
- #2 in total bases
- #3 in walks
- Led the team in HRs and RBI as a Senior
- Career
- Drafted in 16th round by Montreal Expos and set team record in games played with Vermont
Single A Minor League team for three years
- Played with Anaheim Angels minor league for 3 ½ seasons in AA & AAA and was named Texas League All
Star & playoff MVP
- Spent three Spring Training seasons in the Majors
- Winningest American Legion Baseball Post 1 Head Coach with a record of 123‐62 in 6 seasons
- Only Florence Legion team to make 5 consecutive State Tournaments & 4 consecutive State
Semi‐Finals
- Two time League Champions
- Had 42 players sign with colleges and 2 drafted to pro baseball