Levi Michael Hyams, the starting shortstop for the University baseball team, was arrested and charged with underage possession, giving false information to an officer and possession of a fake ID early Saturday morning.

According to the University Police report:

Around 12:53 a.m., Hyams, 20, was found lying in bushes after being spotted attempting to scale a fence at the Campus Transit facility on Riverbend Road.

When the officer asked him why he was in the bushes, he responded that his friends had left him and he just wanted to sleep.

The officer noticed he had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol. Hyams said he went downtown, and gave the false name of “Michael Fischer” to the officer, who could not find a driver with the name and birth date provided on the fake Virginia driver’s license.

After several requests for his real name, the officer opened Hyams’ wallet and pulled out a debit card with Hyams’ name on it. Hyams confirmed the card was his and he was placed in custody.

Hyams began playing for the Bulldogs last season, replacing Gordon Beckham when he went pro. Hyams played in 61 games, batting .263 with five home runs and 24 runs batted in.Under Athletic Association rules, Hyams’ arrest will pull him from 10 percent of the games in the spring – or five to six games out of the Bulldogs’ 56-game schedule.

Hyams declined to comment when contacted Monday by The Red & Black.