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2013 Furman Baseball Yearbook

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2013 FURMAN UNIVERSITY p BASEBALL Player Profiles GREENWELL'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% 2012........175.... 41-33.. 103..... 5....18...... 0...... 0...... 0......11.... 18... .175...... 5...... 1... 18........5-2....1-1... 208...25.....5........979 Hits: 2, 3 times Hitting Streak: 3 (2012) RBI: 2 vs. Toledo (Mar. 2, 2012), Davidson (Game 1/May 18, 2012) Runs: 2 vs. UNC Asheville (Mar. 6, 2012) Walks: 1, 5 times 22 Greg HARRISON Hilton Head, South Carolina South Carolina / Spartanburg Methodist JC 1B/RHP/OF p 6-1 p 190 p Junior 2012 — Was ineligible for the 2012 season after transferring to Furman following the 2011 campaign at Spartanburg Methodist JC...played summer ball in 2012 with the Thomasville HiToms and was a Coastal Plains League All-Star selection...saw action and registered starts in 48 games in the outfield...batted .288 with four home runs and 31 RBI...led his squad with 10 doubles...began his career at South Carolina...was a member of the Gamecock program for the 2009-10 school year...did not see any action. High School: 2009 graduate of Hilton Head High School...2009 South Carolina/North Carolina Select All-Star...2008 & 2009 South Carolina 3A all-state selection...named 2008 & 2009 Beaufort Gazette/Island Packet Player of the Year...rated fifth best high school player in the state by Diamond Prospects and eighth best by PG Crosschecker...went 10-1 with a 1.53 ERA and 82 strikeouts and four complete games in 2009, his senior year...played 2009 summer baseball on 18-U Carolina Cyclones AAU team...member of 2008 17-U Diamond Devils summer team that won the 17-U World Wood Bat Association National Championships as well as the Continental Amateur Baseball Association 18-U Wood Bat World Series, for which he was named most valuable pitcher. Personal: Full name is Gregory James Harrison...born May 1, 1991...son of Jamie and Patty Harrison....brother, Brian, played third base for Furman for three seasons (2008-10) and was drafted in the 15th-round by the New York Mets...business administration major. 23 Taylor JOHNSON Greer, South Carolina Greer High School / USC Lancaster OF/1B/DH p 6-2 p 220 p Senior 2012 — Fashioned a solid season, seeing action in 57 games and registering 55 starts at four positions, including first base (27), right field (25), left field (2), and designated hitter (1)...hit .322 with five home runs and 31 RBI...led Furman in doubles (21) — the second highest season tally in program history...ranked second on the squad in hitting behind Will Owens (.338)...slugged .478, second only to Will Miller's team high .496 mark...provided outstanding defense, fielding at a .991 clip with only three errors in 333 total chances...batted .242 through the first 33 games before hitting a blistering .406 (39x96) over the final 23 contests...homered and scored three runs in a 6-4 win at Gardner-Webb...went 3-for-3, doubled twice, and drove in two runs against Toledo (8-5 win)...swatted a pair of doubles (2x5) versus Georgia Southern (6-2 win)...belted a two-run, ninth inning home run to help Furman beat UNCG 9-8...4-for-6, 3-run, 3-RBI display in 16-4 victory over Presbyterian highlighted a 16-for-29 (.551) six-game stretch...homered and doubled twice as part of a 4-for-5, 3-RBI outing against Davidson (12-1 win) to help Furman clinch a SoCon Tournament berth...garnered SoCon All-Tournament accolades after going 8-for-15 (.533) with three doubles and three RBI in four games...had three hits and scored twice to help Furman eliminate league regular season champion and tournament No. 1 seed Appalachian State, 13-4...played summer ball and earned all-star honors with the Kamuela Paniolos in the Hawaiian Collegiate Baseball League...hitting .247 with 14 RBI. 2011 — Saw action in 39 games and registered 20 starts in his first season as a Paladin...starts included 14 at designated hitter and six at first base...hit .264 with three home runs and 19 RBI...belted a three-run home run in a 10-3 victory over Ohio in his first game as a Paladin...went 3-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in a 4-2 win over fourth-ranked, defending and eventual 2011 NCAA national champion South Carolina at Fluor Field...recorded a 2-for-5 performance with three RBI in a 6-5 win over UNCG...doubled, tripled and drove in two runs in a 12-3 triumph over The Citadel. USC Lancaster: Played one year (2010) at USC Lancaster, seeing action primarily at third base and designated hitter and helping his team to a 27-21 record...earned second team All Region II honors as a DH...batted .357 with a team leading 11 home runs and 48 RBI...also saw action on the mound, posting a 2-5 record with a 7.36 ERA. High School: 2008 graduate of Greer (3A) High School....pitched and played infield/outfield for the Yellow Jackets coached by Bob Massulo...two-time all-conference selection...South Carolina North-South All-Star selection...also played football, serving as starting quarterback for three seasons...two-time all-conference selection. Personal: Business administration major. JOHNSON'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........264.... 39-20.... 91... 12.... 24...... 6......1..... 3.....19.... 68... .374...... 9...... 1.....16.......0-2....0-0...... 69.....6... 1......987 2012........322.... 57-55.. 230... 49.... 74.... 21......0..... 5.....31.. 110... .478.... 12...... 4.....41.......0-1....5-5.... 309...21... 3......991 TOTAL....305... 96-75..321.. 61...98... 27.....1.....8....50. 151...470... 21.... 5....57......3-0...5-5... 378. 27...4....990 Hits: 4 vs. Presbyterian (Apr. 25, 2012), vs. Davidson (May 17, 2012) Hitting Streak: 10 (2012) Home Runs: 1, 8 times RBI: 3, 4 times Runs: 3, 3 times Walks: 2 vs. USC Upstate (Mar. 22, 2011), UNCG (Apr. 1, 2012) Stolen Bases: 1, 5 times 6 Jake JONES Valrico, Florida Newsome High School OF p 6-2 p 185 p Sophomore 2012 — Recorded an impressive first season, appearing in 40 games and logging 23 starts, primarily in right field (16) but also as designated hitter (7)...hit .284 with one home run and 13 RBI...was a perfect 9-of-9 in stolen base attempts...enjoyed a strong SoCon Tournament performance (.412, 7x17, 3 RBI)...stroked two-out, game-tying RBI single in bottom of 11th inning in eventual 5-4, 12th-inning victory over Davidson...combined to go 5-for-8 with two RBI in two games against Clemson...tripled and homered to left center field as part of a 3-for-3, 2-RBI, 3-run outing in 9-8 triumph over Georgia Southern...fashioned a 3-for-4, two-run performance at UNCG (9-8 win)... stole a pair of bases versus Gardner-Webb (11-7 win)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. High School: 2011 graduate of Newsome (6A) High School...played outfield...coach was Bill Highsmith...hit .405, stole 21 bases, and captured all-district honors his senior year...helped Newsome go 15-10 and win the Saladino Tournament championship in 2011. Personal: Full name is Jacob Ryan Jones...son of Jeff and Linda Jones, both Furman graduates... father was a four-time All-SoCon performer (1984-87) in soccer who still ranks as the Paladins' fourth all-time leading scorer with 101 points (34 goals, 33 assists)...business administration major. JONES' 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% 2012........284.... 40-23.. 109... 19.... 31...... 2......2..... 1.....13.... 40... .367.... 10...... 0.....17.......3-1....9-9...... 60.....1... 0...1.000 Hits: 3, 4 times Hitting Streak: 6 (2012) Home Runs: 1 vs. Georgia Southern (Mar. 25, 2012) RBI: 2 vs. Georgia Southern (Mar. 25, 2012), Appalachian State (May 25, 2012) Runs: 3 vs. Georgia Southern (Mar. 25, 2012) Walks: 2 vs. UNCG (Apr. 1, 2012), Elon (Apr. 7, 2012) Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Gardner-Webb (May 2, 2012) 17

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