2012 Baseball Media Guide

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KEITH DEPEW

INF | Sr. | 6-0 | 190 | R/R Trussville, Ala. | Hewitt-Trussville

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2011 (Junior) · Started all 57 games at second base for the Blazers · Committed just three errors in 272 total chances for a .989 fielding percentage · Did not commit an error in 24 Conference USA games · Posted a .276 batting average with six doubles, three triples, one homer and 25 RBI · Finished ninth in the league in assists (167) · Posted a streak of 34 consecutive games without committing an error (March 22-May 21) · Roped a career-high four hits vs. Rice in Pearl, Miss. in a C-USA Tournament victory on May 27 · Topped C-USA in sacrifice bunts with 14, tied for the third most in a single season in program history · Laced a pair of triples against Cleveland State on May 4 · Launched his first collegiate homer on May 8 at Southern Miss · Went 3-for-6 with five RBI including a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 12th vs. Rice on April 23 · Finished the C-USA Tournament 7-for-14 over the course of three games · C-USA All-Academic Team and Capital One Academic All-District IV Second Team recipient · Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned the league’s academic medal 2010 (Sophomore) · Played mostly as an outfielder, appearing in 22 games and making 12 starts · Scored seven runs and drove in four · Went 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts · Hit safely in five straight games from Feb. 26 to March 3 · Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a season-high five putouts March 3 against Kennesaw State · Selected to the All-Alaska Baseball League Second Team over the summer as a member of the Athletes in Action Fire · Earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and received the C-USA Academic Medal 2009 (Freshman) · Saw action in 23 games, making six starts on the Blazer infield and one as the designated hitter · Logged a .353 batting average, tops among the UAB reserves · Collected three multi-hit games · Recorded a season-best three hits April 25 against UCF · Tallied two RBI, the first of his career, on a pinch-hit double March 11 versus UT Martin · Hit .455 in limited opportunities during league play with five hits in 11 at-bats · Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and received the league’s academic medal · Played during the summer for the Union City Greyhounds of the KIT (Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee) League along with UAB teammate Danny Volk High School · Played at Hewitt-Trussville, where he was a team captain for head coach Jason Estabrook · Named the 2008 Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Student-Athlete of the Year · Selected all-metro by The Birmingham News · Honored as a Wendy’s High School Heisman Award winner · Recognized as a Rivals.com Student-Athlete of the Week · Selected honorable mention all-state in 2007 · Also captained his high school football team · Graduated with a 4.48 GPA as a member of the National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society · Was a member of the Young Life campus ministry and served as a Special Olympics volunteer Personal Brian Keith DePew, Jr. ... born Jan. 4, 1990 ... parents are Brian and Dana DePew ... has two brothers and one sister ... major is high school education with an emphasis in history.

Career Highs At Bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (3x) last vs. Rice (4/23/11) Hits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs. Rice (5/25/11) Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (7x) last vs. Memphis (4/16/11) RBI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 vs. Rice (4/23/11) Steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (7x) last vs. Rice (5/25/11) Hitting Streak. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 games (April 16-26, 2011)

Career Statistics

Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2009 .353 23 7 34 10 12 2 0 0 4 14 .412 5 0 5 0 .436 0 0 0 0 8 11 4 .826 2010 .179 22 12 56 7 10 1 0 0 4 11 .196 5 1 7 1 .258 0 0 2 2 18 6 3 .889 2011 .276 57 57 199 22 55 6 3 1 25 70 .352 14 5 41 2 .338 1 14 5 7 102 167 3 .989 TOTAL .266 102 76 289 39 77 9 3 1 33 95 .329 24 6 53 3 .334 1 14 7 9 128 184 10 .969

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