Meet The Bulldogs
DJ SMITH
Brandon STEPHENS
6-2, 185, Fr., R-R
6-0, 185, So., R-R
Woodstock, Ga.
Marietta, Ga.
Sequoyah HS
Lassiter HS
OF
C
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#41 High School: An Honor graduate of Sequoyah where he played for Joseph Jones *Batted .500 with nine home runs, 10 doubles, a .606 on-base percentage and 18-for-18 in stolen bases as a senior *Named the 2011 Cherokee Tribune Player of the Year and to the Georgia Dugout Club All-State team *Earned All-State, All-County and All-Region honors as a senior *Played for Team Georgia in the 2011 Heartland Baseball Classic in Norman, Okla., and made All-Tournament team as the squad finished second *Hit .317 with two home runs and seven RBI as a junior *Batted a team-best .403 with 25 RBI in leading the Chiefs to the playoffs *Helped team go 16-12 and earned first team All-Region and All-County honors as well as offensive MVP as a sophomore *Lettered in football and has earned academic honors including the Lamp of Knowledge *Won 2011 Connie Mack World Series national summer title as a member of the Midland Redskins Personal: Born Sept. 19, 1992 *Son of Dave Smith and Sharon Riddick *Major: Management Information Systems
David SOSEBEE 6-1, 200, Fr., R-R Cleveland, Ga. White Co. HS
RHP
#30
Year G/GS AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 2011 59/34 115 9 31 .270 5 0 0 9 7 30 0/0 SEC Career Year G/GS AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 2011 27/18 52 6 17 .327 3 0 0 5 4 11 0/0 2011 (Freshman): Appeared in 59 games with 34 starts at catcher *Helped team to NCAA Corvallis Regional Final and a 33-32 overall record *Batted .270 with no home runs and nine RBI *Hit .327 with five RBI in SEC action *Appeared in all four games with three starts in NCAA Corvallis Regional, hit .200 with one RBI, a game-winner over No. 25 Creighton *Smacked walk-off RBI-single in 5-4, 11-inning victory over No. 25 Creighton to lift Bulldogs to the NCAA Corvallis Regional final *Went 2-for-2 with two RBI in win over #9 LSU on March 27 *Notched 3-hit games versus #25 Miss. State and at Ole Miss High School: A graduate of Lassiter where he played for Scott Kelly *Earned Aflac All-America honors and starting catcher in the 2010 all-star classic played at PETCO Park in San Diego *Saw action as a catcher and pitcher throughout career including often times in same game *Hit .434 with a county-best 13 home runs and 43 RBI as a senior plus went 9-1 on the mound with a 2.97 ERA and 88 strikeouts *Helped Trojans go 26-10 and state runner-up in Class AAAAA in 2010 *2010 Marietta Daily Journal/Cobb County Baseball Player of the Year *Batted .350-7-25 as a junior and went 2-0 with a 2.11 ERA *Hit .320-5-24 and posted a 3-0 mark on the mound for the Region 6 champions as a sophomore *Standout for the East Cobb Astros summer baseball program Personal: Born May 27, 1992 *Son of Bennett and LaDonna Stephens *Major: Sports Management
High School: A 48th round pick of the Boston Red Sox in the 2011 MLB draft *A graduate of White County where he played for John Brown *Dominating senior year, going a team-best 10-1 with a 0.61 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 66.2 innings plus hit .386-10-30 *Key part of 2011 Warrior squad that went 20-4 in 8-AAA to earn first region title in school history *Held opponents to a .145 batting average *Named The Gainesville Times All-Area Player of the Year and to the 2011 Coaches 8-AAA All-Region team as a pitcher and outfielder *The 2011 Pitcher of the Year and All-Region 8-AAA by the area coaches *Helped the Warriors register a 19-8 record in 2010 as they advanced to the GHSA state playoffs *Named to the 7-AAA All-Region squad and All-Area team as a junior *Posted a team-best 7-1 mark with a 0.76 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched as a junior *Prep teammate of fellow Georgia Bulldog freshman Luke Crumley Personal: Born Aug. 25, 1993 *Son of Todd and Rena Sosebee *Major: Physical Education 2012 University of Georgia Baseball
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