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2013 FURMAN UNIVERSITY p BASEBALL Player Profiles 1 BROWNE'S CAREER HITTING STATISTICS/ SUPERLATIVES YEAR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO SH-SF SB PO A E FLD% 2010........231...... 12-2.... 13..... 3......3...... 0...... 0...... 1........1...... 6... .462...... 2...... 2..... 5........0-0....0-0.......4.....0.....0.....1.000 2011........000........ 4-0...... 4..... 0......0...... 0...... 0...... 0........0...... 0... .000...... 0...... 0..... 1........0-0....0-0.......9...13.....0.....1.000 2012.................................................................................. (.INJURED).................................................................................... TOTAL....176..... 16-2... 17.... 3....3.....0..... 0.....1...... 1.....6...352.....2.... 2.... 6...... 0-0...0-0... 13..13....0...1.000 Hits: 1, 3 times Hitting Streak: 3 (2010) Home Runs: 1 vs. Ohio (Mar. 5, 2010) RBI: 1 vs. Ohio (Mar. 5, 2010) Runs: 1, 3 times Walks: 1 vs. UNC Ashevillle (Apr. 28, 2010), Samford (May 27, 2010) Williamston, South Carolina Palmetto High School SS/2B p 5-6 p 165 p Junior BROWNE'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS/SUPERLATIVES YEAR W L ERA APP-GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO BF AVG WP HP BK FLD% 2011........ 2...... 2...... 3.62.........31-0.......0...... 0.....37.1.....39.....17......15...... 6.....19...157... .277........1...... 4........ 0.....1.000 2012....................................................................................(.INJURED)................................................................................. TOTAL.....2..... 2.... 3.62...... 31-0..... 0..... 0... 37.1....39....17....15......6....19. 157.. .277......1......4...... 0...1.000 Innings: 3.0 vs. UNCG (Mar. 27, 2011) Hits: 4, Georgia Southern (Mar. 13, 2011) Runs: 4, Georgia Southern (Mar 13, 2011) Walks: 2, College of Charleston (Apr. 23, 2011) Strikeouts: 3 vs. UNCG (May 25, 2011) 24 Heath BURTON Williamston, South Carolina Palmetto High School OF p 5-6 p 170 p Junior 2012 — Saw action in 38 games and earned 20 starts in the outfield, including 18 in right and two in left...batted .253...went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI in a 7-5 win over Presbyterian...belted a solo home run in an 11-3 series opening victory at UNCG...had two hits, including a double, with an RBI in an 18-2 series opening pasting of Elon...came up big in a 5-4, 12-inning win over Davidson, entering the game in the ninth inning as a pinch runner, stealing second and advancing to third on an error before scoring on a two-out RBI single by Paul Nitto tied the game at 3-3...tied it at 4-4 i n the 11th after drawing a one-out walk, moving to second, and coming around to score on a Jake Jones single...went 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2011 — Saw action in 25 games and logged four starts in center field in his first season as a Paladin...saw most of his playing time as a pinch-runner...delivered two walks and an RBI double (1-for-3) in a start versus East Tennessee State (12-9 loss)...pinch-ran and scored in a 12-3 victory over The Citadel...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. High School: 2010 graduate of Palmetto (2A) High School, where he played center field alongside his twin brother and current Paladin teammate, Hunter, who played shortstop...coach was Jody LeCroy...earned team co-MVP, all-conference (for a third time), and all-state honors as a senior after helping Palmetto to a district championship and Upper State runner-up finish...played summer ball with the Upstate Mavericks coached by Chris Nall. Personal: Full name is Heath Burton...son of Michael and Stacy Burton...born February 11, 1991, in Anderson, South Carolina, two minutes ahead of his brother, Hunter....health sciences major. HEATH BURTON'S CAREER HITTING STATISTICS/SUPERLATIVES YEAR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO SH-SF SB PO A E FLD% 2011........091...... 25-4.... 11..... 4......1...... 1...... 0...... 0........2...... 2... .182...... 4...... 0..... 4........0-0....0-0.......9.....0.....1........900 2012........253.... 38-20.... 75... 11....19...... 3...... 1...... 1........4.... 27... .360.... 11...... 1... 25........3-0....4-4.....32.....4.....1........973 TOTAL....233... 63-24... 86.. 15.. 20.....4..... 1.....1...... 6... 29...337... 15.... 1...29...... 3-0...4-4... 41... 4....2.... .957 Hits: 2, 3 times Hitting Streak: 4 (2012) Home Runs: 1 vs. UNCG (Mar. 30, 2012) RBI: 1, 6 times Runs: 2 vs. Davidson (May 18, 2012) Walks: 3 vs. Georgia Southern (Mar. 23, 2012) Stolen Bases: 1, 4 times Hunter BURTON 2012 — Took over at shortstop following the graduation of J.B. Jenkins, getting the starting nod in 58 of Furman's 59 games...hit .286...tied a Furman record (shared with three others) with six triples...also led the Paladins with 13 sacrifices — the fourth highest single season tally in program history...ranked third on the squad with 15 stolen bases (20 attempts)...doubled twice in a 3-for-4 performance in a 7-5 win over Presbyterian...tripled, walked twice, stole two bases, and drove in a pair of runs against Miami of Ohio (8-6 win)...recorded one of his most productive games (3-for-5, 2B, 3B, 4 runs) in an 18-2 series opening rout of Elon...went 3-for-4 with two RBI against Davidson (12-1 win)...keyed Furman's 13-4 SoCon Tournament victory over No. 1 seed Appalachian State with a 3-for-5 performance that included three runs and an RBI...named to both the SoCon Spring All-Academic Team and SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2011 — Earned playing time in 34 games, posting 15 starts at three different positions: right field (8), second base (5), and left field (2)...hit .250 (18x72) and drove in four runs...first collegiate hit was an RBI triple against Ohio (12-5 win)...four of his 18 hits were doubles...went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs in a 12-3 win over The Citadel...also went 2-for-4 and stole two bases against College of Charleston (13-12 loss)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. High School: 2010 graduate of Palmetto (2A) High School, where he played shortstop alongside his twin brother and current Paladin teammate, Heath, who played center field...coach was Jody LeCroy...all-region, all-state, and South Carolina North-South Select Team choice in 2010 after compiling a plus .500 on base percentage...also invited to 2010 Palmetto Games (for a second consecutive season), and named to the Diamond Prospects All-Academic Team...keyed Palmetto to a district crown and Upper State runner-up finish in 2010...competed in the 2009 Big League World Series...played summer ball with the Upstate Mavericks coached by Chris Nall...winner of Clemson Biology Bowl...Wofford Scholar and Erskine Fellow...school Salutatorian. Personal: Full name is Hunter Michael Burton...son of Michael and Stacy Burton...born February 11, 1991, in Anderson, South Carolina...business administration major. HUNTER BURTON'S CAREER HITTING STATISTICS/SUPERLATIVES YEAR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO SH-SF SB PO A E FLD% 2011......250...... 34-15.....72... 12...18....... 4......1..... 0........4.... 24... .333...... 6...... 1... 18........6-1....4-5.....33....18.... 2.......962 2012......286...... 58-58...210... 28...60..... 12......6..... 0......18.... 84... .400.... 21...... 5... 43......13-2.15-20....95.. 172.. 27.......908 TOTAL..277.... 92-73..282...40.. 78... 16.....7.....0.....22.108...383... 27.... 6...61.... 19-3.19-25.128.190.. 29... .916 Hits: 3, 4 times Hitting Streak: 7 (2012) RBI: 2, 4 times Runs: 4 vs. Elon (Apr. 6, 2012) Walks: 2, 3 times Stolen Bases: 3 vs. Gardner-Webb (May 2, 2012) 16 Ben CARLSON Mauldin, South Carolina Mauldin High School / Spartanburg Methodist JC RHP p 6-3 p 1215 p Senior 2012 — Began the season as a member of the weekend rotation before being moved into midweek starting and relief capacities...went 1-6 with a 7.04 ERA...picked up his victory against Toledo (8-5 win), allowing a run on five hits over a season long seven innings of work...fanned five (no walks) in six innings (9 H, 4 R, 3 ER) in 4-1 loss at Samford...pitched effectively in relief against Elon (3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K), helping Furman to a 5-4 victory...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll...played 2012 summer ball with the Woodstock River Bandits of the Valley League, 15