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NEWCOMERS
Dillon Haines LHP 5-9 189 R-So.
St. Augustine, FL Incarnate Word
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CAREER HONORS
2022:
ASUN Academic Honor Roll
2023 (FRESHMAN - CHIPOLA COLLEGE)
Named a Second Team All-Conference selection after posting a 6-0 record with one save in 15 appearances ... Struck out 61 batters in 45.1 innings of work.
2022 (FRESHMAN - STETSON)
Appeared in three games, two as a pitcher and one as a pinch runner ... Made his collegiate debut on the mound against Columbia (2/26).
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered all four years of his high school career ... Played for head coach Tom Stanton at Ponte Vedra High School as a freshman and sophomore and played for head coach Mike Jones as a junior and senior at Episcopal School of Jacksonville ... Selected to play in the All-State All-Star Game following his senior season ... Earned All-District honors both years at Ponte Vedra ... Threw a complete game with 17 strikeouts against Fletcher High School his senior season ... Rated the No. 5 left-handed pitcher in the state of Florida and No. 43 nationally by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for Five Star National.
PERSONAL
Born on September 26, 2003 ... Parents are David and Kimberly Haines ... His pitching coach at Episcopal High School was Storm Davis, who pitched for 13 seasons in the Major Leaguers and won two World Series Championships with the Baltimore Orioles in 1983 and Oakland Athletics in 1989 ... Majoring in Business.
Aden Howard OF 6-1 186 Fr. Carrollton, TX Hebron HS
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COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent last summer with the State College Spikes in the MLB Draft League.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Hebron High School ... Played for head coach Steve Stone ... Named a Class 6A First Team All-State selection by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association ... Also garnered First Team All-District honors ... Selected to play on the 2022 Rangers Area Code Team ... Chosen as one of 250 players from across the nation to compete in the MLB Develops Hank Aaron Invitational and was selected as one of the top 44 athletes in the class of 2023 and 2024 to participate
in the Hank Aaron Invitational Showcase Game at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia ... Ranked the No. 7 outfielder in the state of Texas and No. 77 nationally by Perfect Game ... Also played football and ran track ... Competed in the summers for the Dallas Tigers.
PERSONAL
Born on July 24, 2005 ... Parents are Antoine and Savath Howard ... His father ran track at the University of Arkansas and professionally ... Has two uncles that played collegiate football including Ahmad Howard who starred at the University of Texas and Dre Howard who played at the University of Houston ... His cousin Patrick Williams played football at the University of Colorado and played in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens ... Majoring in Finance ... Favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 3:6.
Sherman Johnson INF 6-1 186 Fr. Loganville, GA Loganville HS
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HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Loganville High School ... Played for head coach Bran Mills
... Led Loganville back-to-back state titles his junior and senior seasons ... Named the Class 5A Player of the Year in the state of Geogia as a senior ... Tabbed a First Team All-State selection and was recognized as the County Player of the Year in 2023 ... Also garnered First Team All-Region and First Team All-County honors his senior season ... Starred in basketball and won two state championships in 2022 and 2023 ... Named a First Team All-Region and First Team All-County selection in basketball in 2023 ... Rated the No. 7 shortstop in the state of Georgia and No. 54 nationally by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for the TG DBacks.
PERSONAL
Born on January 24, 2005 ... Parents are Sherman and Joy Johnson ... Majoring in Sports Management.
David Heefner INF/RHP 6-3 211 Fr.
Cedar Hill, TX Homeschool
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HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman for the Home School Texas Alliance for Christian Athletes Storm
... Played for head coach Daniel Sweet ... Named an All-American in the Homeschool World Series where he pitched a complete game in a win in the semifinals ... Ranked the No. 3 third baseman in the state of Texas and No. 30 nationally by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for the Dallas Tigers.
PERSONAL
Born on February 3, 2005 ... Parents are Dan and Liz Heefner ... His father has been the head coach at DBU since 2008 ... His brother Luke is in his third season with
the Patriots ... His uncle Ben Zobrist was a sixth round pick of the Houston Astros out of DBU in 2004, played 14 years in the Major Leagues, was a three-time All-Star (2009, 2013, & 2016), two-time World Series champion (Kansas City Royals - 2015
& Chicago Cubs - 2016) and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2016 World Series ... His uncle Jon Gilmore was a first round pick (33rd overall) of the Atlanta Braves in 2007 ... His uncle Jeff Gilmore pitched at DBU (2003-2006) and his 11 wins in 2004 are the second-most in a single-season in DBU’s Division I era ... Majoring in Communications ... Favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 41:10.
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