Behind the Biscuits: Xavier Isaac
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA)- Before Xavier Isaac was known for what he does on the baseball field, he tried his hand at multiple sports including basketball and soccer. Isaac says his first love surprisingly wasn’t even baseball however, it was soccer.
“Honestly my first love wasn’t baseball it was soccer, and then honestly just started taking both baseball and basketball more seriously and then finally made that decision baseball was the one sport I’m really good at. So, it’s like alright I’ve got to take this really seriously, and I probably started taking it seriously probably at fourteen,” explains Isaac.
So, he buckled down and set his sights on baseball, and it paid off. At the conclusion of his high school career Isaac was headed to play baseball at one of the more successful college programs in the county, The University of Florida.
Isaac made it to Florida, and even began working out and attending summer classes, however his path was about to change when he received a very important phone call from his agent.
“I ended up having not like a draft party, but just had like my family over and a best friend over down in Florida, which my grandma lives probably like an hour and a half from Florida. So we went there for the draft night and just started watching. Then, my agent called me, probably a couple of picks before the Rays, and was like ‘hey you might go here, but we’ll let you know we’ll call you back.’ I didn’t get a call back, so I was like alright I’m not going, and then ended up seeing my name on the screen, and then that’s when everything happened. And of course, I’ve always wanted to be a pro baseball and major league player and that’s where I am right now, on the way to my dreams.”
His dreams became a reality in 2022 when he was drafted in the 1st round as the 29th overall pick.
So far this season Isaac is leading the Biscuits in home runs where he has tallied six through the first five series. Isaac also leading the butter and blue in runs (15), walks (20), on base percentage (.430), slugging percentage (.610), and OPS (1.040.)
Isaac is currently listed as 13th on the Rays Prospect List.
Your next chance to catch Isaac at home will be starting Tuesday, May 5th when the Biscuits kick off their series against the Chattanooga Lookouts. The six game series will run through Sunday, May 10th. If you can’t make it out to DABOS Park during the Lookouts series, the home stand will continue the next week as the Biscuits host the Biloxi Shuckers for a six game series starting Tuesday, May 12th through Sunday, May 17th.
And don’t forget to enter into our “Behind the Biscuits Experience Contest.” Throughout the twelve weeks of the series, running from May 1st through July 17th, twelve winners will be announced weekly. The weekly winners will receive one pair of tickets and $33 in Biscuits Bucks. The Biscuits Bucks can be used to purchase food and drinks from any vendor or to purchase a souvenir from the Biscuit Basket. At the end of the twelve weeks one of the twelve weekly winners will be randomly selected to win an exclusive “Behind the Biscuits Experience” for ten people. The experience includes a tour of DABOS Park, a front row seat at batting practice, a meet and greet with Biscuits players and ten tickets to watch the game in a private suite.
To register go to waka.com click on the Behind the Biscuits Experience in the Check it Out Section.
