OUTLOOK - Preseason second team All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball ... Listed as the No. 3 top college prospect in the nation by Baseball America ... Outstanding switch-hitter, middle of the lineup hitter ... Overlooked defensive ability at first base ... A key to the season ... Deserving of all his accolades, one of the better players in the country. 2007 - A third team All-America selection by Baseball America and a second team All-SEC honoree ... Semi-finalist for the Golden Spikes Award presented by USA Baseball ... Started all 66 games at first base in first season and batted .315 (82-for-260) with 22 HR and 72 RBI along with 16 doubles and 64 runs scored ... 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in 8-6 win over North Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/9) ... 2007 NCAA Columbia (S.C.) Regional MVP and All-Tournament team member ... Went 3-for-4 with a homer and two runs in 12-8 win over Charlotte in NCAA Regional (6/3) ... Multi-homer game with three RBI in 9-1 win over Wofford in NCAA Regional (6/1) ... Homered and scored two runs in 12-3 win over The Citadel (5/9) ... Hit a three-run homer in 8-1 win over Kentucky (5/4) ... 2-for-4 with a home run, double and four RBI in 11-9 win at Ole Miss (4/22) ... Hit a solo home run in 4-2 win over Clemson (4/18) ... 4-for-5 with a homer, double and four RBI in 8-3 win at Mississippi State (3/25) ... 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in 20-3 win at Mississippi State (3/23) ... 3-for-5 with a grand slam homer in 13-5 win over Appalachian State (3/13) ... 7-for-11 series vs. Brown with a pair of homers and 11 RBI (3/9-11) ... Hit a three-run homer in 11-2 win over Brown (3/10) ... Career-high four hits and tied career-high with five RBI and a homer in 13-1 win over Brown (3/9) ... Two-run homer and three hits in 12-0 victory at Clemson (3/3) ... Hit a solo home run in 5-1 win over Eastern Michigan (2/24) ... Played in the summer with the USA Baseball National Team and in the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil ... Helped lead Team USA to silver medal at Pan Am Games. 2006 - Started all 66 games at first base in first season, batted .303 with 17 homers and 63 RBI as well as 18 doubles ...Earned freshman All-America honors from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball, also was named to the SEC All-Freshman team ... Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI in 8-2 win over Virginia at NCAA Regional, also 2-for-3 with two RBI in 4-2 win over Evansville (6/3) ... Hit his first career grand slam in 8-7 loss to Vanderbilt (5/18) ... 14 of his 17 homers came against SEC teams ... Tied USC single-game record with three doubles in 15-12 win over Furman (5/16) ... SEC Freshman of the Week following his performance against Mississippi State (4/28-30); went 6-for-11 in the series including a multi-homer game in Friday's 11-5 win ... 2-for-4 with a solo homer in 6-3 win over Ole Miss (4/15) ... Collected two hits, a homer and two RBI in 18-4 win at LSU (4/1) ... 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in 12-2 win over LSU (3/31) ... Went 3-for-3 with two doubles, one homer, four runs scored and five RBI in 12-4 win over Duquesne (2/26) ... Set freshman school records for home runs and RBI ... Impressive defense with a .995 fielding percentage at first base ... Played this past summer and earned All-Star honors and league MVP honors with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League ... Rated the No. 1 best prospect out of the Cape Cod League by Baseball America.
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