2012 Memphis Baseball Fact Book

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2012 Memphis Spring Sports and drove in three in a 6-1 win over Tennessee Tech (3/20/10)...Put together his top performance of the year with a 3-for-5 night in which he drove in four, scored twice and legged out two doubles.

2008 - Redshirt Season Was on a tear, hitting a team-best .311 with eight RBI, a double and a homer when his season was abruptly halted vs. SEMO (3/14/08)... Took a fastball to the jaw, breaking it two places and ending his true freshman season...Played in 14 games, making 13 starts at second base and in the designated hitter slot in the Tiger lineup...Put together three multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 day vs. National RunnerUp Georgia (3/9/08)...Helped Memphis to a 7-6 come-from-behind win over the Bulldogs by driving in the game-tying run in the eighth inning...Was 1-for-2 with three RBI and his first collegiate home run vs. Ohio (2/29/08)... Hit .363 (4-for-11) in the Ohio series and .454 (5-for-11) in three games versus UGA...Got off to a 1-for-12 (.083) start, before going 13-for33 (.394) in the 10 games prior to his injury... Hit safely in nine of his last 10 games...Ended the year with a five-game hit streak...Drove in seven two-out RBI in 14 games...Hit .400 with runners in scoring position and .417 with two outs.

Pitcher of the Year award winner...Was one of five Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps finalists for baseball...Named to All-Region and All-Region Tournament teams as a junior... Helped SBA to a 41-20 mark over the his final two seasons, including helping the Eagles to a program-best 28-9 mark and the school’s first-ever D2-AA West Region championship in 2009...Led SBA to a TSSAA D2-AA state tournament runner-up finish...Ace of the staff, was a perfect 8-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 10 appearances (all starts)...Struck out 100 batters in 58 innings...Tossed eight complete-games en route to hauling in SBA Pitcher of the Year honors... Personal MaxPreps D2 West Region All-District perSon of Leroy and Mary McClain...Father played former. baseball at Alcorn State...Cousin, Ronald McClain lettered from 1987-91 for the Tiger bas- Personal ketball team...Majoring in marketing manage- Son of Jerry and Ginger Moll...Undecided on a ment. major.

#31 sam moll

#35 jacob moody

Sophomore • Pitcher 5-10 • 184 • L/L Lakeland, Tenn. St. Benedict Auburndale Major: Undeclared 2011 - Freshman Hampered by injuries late in the year, but made 11 appearances and five starts...Finished season with 3-1 record and impressive 2.68 ERA in 40.1 innings of work...Struck out 48 batters and walked 16 and opponents batted .223 against him...Earned save against Saint Peter’s (3/12/11) and struck out four batters...Made first career start against Arkansas (3/23/11) and struck out seven batters in 3.2 innings of work...Collected first career win as he pitched seven scoreless innings against Mississppi Valley State (3/30/11)...Allowed no runs on four hits and struck out 10 batters in the win over Mississippi Valley State...Allowed no runs on two hits, struck out eight and earned the win over Ole Miss (4/5/11).

Freshman • OF/LHP 5-10 • 180 • L/L Bartlett, Tenn. Christian Brothers HS Major: Undeclared Prep A four-year letterwinner for Buster Kelso’s CBHS squad, the 2011 squad claimed the state title... Moody had an all-star campaign in 2010, leading the Brothers to the state semifinals and a 32-9 record... As a junior, Moody hit .366 with 44 runs scored and was among the top high school players in Tennessee with 10 home runs and 15 doubles...Hit three home runs in a game in 2009 to collect 10 RBI... Earned All-State, All-West, All-Metro and AllState Tournament selections...Invited to the TBCA Showcase and East Coast Pro Showcase in Lakeland, Fla. Personal Son of Domino and Angie Moody...Undecided on a major.

Prep Played for head coach Steve Heinz at Saint Benedict of Auburndale...Earned Division II TSWA All-State as a junior in 2009...Was a twotime All-Shelby/Metro performer and SBA

Moll’s Career Pitching Stats Year 2011

era 2.68

w-l app 3-1 11

gs 5

cg 0

sho 0/1

sv 1

ip 40.1

h 33

r 16

University of Memphis

er 12

bb 16

so 48

2012

2b 10

3b 0

hr bavg 0 .223

wp hbp 2 3

bk sfa sha 0 0 2

Tigers Spring Sports Fact Book

po 0

a e fld% 9 2 .818

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2009 - Redshirt Freshman 2009 C-USA All-Freshman...Bounced back from a season-ending jaw injury in 2008 to put up some of the squad’s top power numbers as a redshirt freshman...Started in all 46 games he appeared in, making 37 starts at second and nine in leftfield...Hit .288 and finished second on the team with a .471 slugging percentage, 92 total bases, six home runs (four in C-USA play) and three triples...Drove in five two-out RBI...Collected 55 hits, legged out 12 doubles and scored 34 runs...Had 15 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances...Highlighted his rookie season with a C-USA and Memphis-best 17-game hit streak (4/1-4/24)... Hit .342 in that stretch...Hit safely in 25 of the last 28 games...Drove in the game-winning run in a 5-4, 13-inning win over Austin Peay (4/15/09)...Went 2-for-6 with a grand slam, a career-high five RBI and two runs versus Tulane (4/ 26/09)...Was 3-for-5 at UAB (5/1/09)... Batted .444 (4-for-9) in the UAB series.

Prep Was a four-year letterman for head coach and former Tiger Lane McCarter at Houston High School...Injury limited his senior season...Hit .372 with 13 RBI, 11 runs scored, four doubles and a homer in his senior campaign...Helped the Mustangs to a Class AAA State Championship in 2005...Garnered all-metro honors...Was named to the Junior Sunbelt Team in 2006 along with former Tigers Ryan Holland and Chad Zurcher...Led the Mustangs to a 26-16 record while hitting .382 with four home runs and 32 RBI.

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