2012 Baseball Media Guide

Page 34

U A B

B A S E B A L L

#23

JOHN FROST INF | Jr. | 6-1 | 185 | R/R Decatur, Ala. | Decatur

2011 (Sophomore)

· Played in all 56 games, making 53 starts, 46 of which came at first base · Hit .246 (52-for-211) with 40 RBI, 30 runs scored, six doubles and three homers · Committed just five errors for a .990 fielding percentage for the season · RBI total was second on the club, behind teammate Patrick Palmeiro · In 24 C-USA games made just one miscue (.996 fielding percentage) · Hit .260 (26-for-100) in league games · Recorded 14 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games · Went 3-for-5 with three RBI vs. Cleveland State on March 4 · In the season series at Houston (April 8-10) hit .462 (6-for-13) with five RBI, five runs scored and two homers · Over the final eight games hit .452 (14-for-31) with seven RBI and six runs scored · Had multi-hit games in six of those eight games · Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team held in Pearl, Miss. · Laced eight hits in 14 at bats (.571) with five RBI in league tourney · Topped C-USA in league games for chances (260) and put outs (246) · Tied for seventh in the league with six sac flies · Had walk-off RBI singles vs. Xavier (Feb. 27) and vs. Troy (April 26) 2010 (Freshman) · A Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection · Started 51 of a possible 53 games, primarily as the team’s designated hitter, and jumped right into the heart of the batting order · Ranked second among the Blazers with a .338 batting average, 14 doubles and 50 RBI · Ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak and posted hits in 15 of the final 16 games · Hit .323 in conference play with three home runs, six doubles and 22 RBI over 24 games · Did not see his batting average dip below .324 after March 3 · The March 8 C-USA Co-Hitter of the Week after hitting .643 over a four-game stretch against Kennesaw State and Eastern Illinois · Posted 21 multiple-hit games and 11 contests with multiple RBI · Had two four-game streaks with multiple hits High School · Played for coaches Steve Netherton and Mike Burns at Decatur High School · A three-time all-area selection by the Decatur Daily · A first-team Class 5A all-state selection in 2007 after compiling a .420 batting average with six home runs and 46 RBI as a sophomore · Selected as an Under Armour All-American and an East-West All-Star in 2008 · Hit .457 with eight homers and 36 RBI in 31 games as a junior · Participated in the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Weekend and the East Coast Professional Baseball Showcase · Played summer baseball in the East Cobb program · Was named team MVP of the East Coast Shamrocks in 2008 after hitting .425 for the summer · Competed for the East Cobb Titans in the summer of 2009

Career Highs At Bats . . . . . . 6 (5x) last at Jacksonville State (5/10/11) Hits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (9x) last vs. Rice (5/25/11) Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (2x) last vs. UCF (5/15/11) RBI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 at Troy (4/13/10) Steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (4x) last at Tulane (4/29/11) Hitting Streak. . . . . . . . . . . . 11 games (May 1-22, 2010)

Personal John Wilson Frost ... born April 23, 1991 in Decatur, Ala. ... parents are Keith and Jana Frost ... has one sister ... majoring in sport and health in society.

Career Statistics

Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 2010 .338 52 51 210 37 71 14 1 5 50 102 .486 17 3 39 7 .391 3 1 2 2 2011 .246 56 53 211 30 52 6 0 3 40 67 .318 18 1 40 5 .301 6 3 2 3 TOTAL .292 108 104 421 67 123 20 1 8 90 169 .401 35 4 79 12 .345 9 4 4 5

32

2 0 1 2 U A B B as ebal l

PO A E FLD% 11 15 9 .743 448 33 5 .990 459 48 14 .973


Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.