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Tom Poole INF/OF
6-1 206 So.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Cloud County CC
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2022 (FRESHMAN - CLOUD COUNTY CC)
Named a First Team All-American by JBB and also tabbed a Second Team All- Conference selection ... Set the school’s single-season record for home runs (23) and total bases (158) ... His 23 home runs were the seventh-most in the nation ... Led the team in eight offensive categories including batting average (.366), hits (67), home runs (23), on-base percentage (.516), RBI (71), slugging percentage (.863), total bases (158), and triples (5) ... 40 of his 67 hits went for extra bases.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Edmonton Riverhawks in the West Coast League last summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Calgary Christian School ... Played for head coach Jamie Bodaly ... Competed in the summers for the Langley Blaze.
PERSONAL
Born on October 7, 2002 ... Parents are David and Camilla Poole ... Majoring in Business ... Favorite Bible verse is 2 Chronicles 15:7.
Kirby Rector RHP 6-5 221 R-Jr. Flower Mound, TX Northlake College
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2022 (SOPHOMORE - NORTHLAKE COLLEGE)
Took a redshirt season.
2021 (FRESHMAN - NORTHLAKE COLLEGE)
Made six relief appearances ... Totaled eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings.
2020 (FRESHMAN - NORTHLAKE COLLEGE)
Made seven appearances including one start in the COVID-shortened season ... Registered 17 strikeouts in 14.2 innings of work.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Coram Deo Academy ... Played for head coach Melvin Harper ... Named a First Team All-State selection as a senior ... Also earned First Team All- Conference honors in basketball during his prep career ... Competed in the summers for the Texas Desperados.
PERSONAL
Born on December 21, 1998 ... Parents are Bill and Donna Rector ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Deuteronomy 30:16.
Ian Riley OF
6-1 184 Jr. Austin, TX
Cloud County CC
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2022 (SOPHOMORE - CLOUD COUNTY CC)
Named a Second Team All-Conference selection ... Led the team in four categories including hits (67), stolen bases (24), walks (45), and hit by pitch (18) ... Finished
the season second on the team in batting average (.345), home runs (14), on-base percentage (.504), slugging percentage (.649), and total bases (126) ... Broke the school’s single-season record for runs scored (82) and set program records for career games played (112), runs (135), and walks (82) ... Missed only one start in his two- year career.
2021 (FRESHMAN - CLOUD COUNTY CC)
Only player to start all 52 games ... Posted a .305 batting average with nine home runs and 53 RBI ... Led the team in walks (37) ... Also totaled 13 doubles, two triples, and six stolen bases.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent last summer with the Kingsport Axmen and was named to the Appalachian League All-Star Team ... Played for the Hastings Sodbusters in the Expedition League in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Veritas Academy ... Played for head coach Scott Leon ... Earned Second Team All-State honors as a shortstop in 2019 ... Competed in the summers for the Austin Boom.
PERSONAL
Born on October 22, 2000 ... Parents are Brian and Karen Riley ... Majoring in Business ... Favorite Bible verse is Ephesians 2:4.
Jace Russell OF 6-2 192 R-Fr. Kingwood, TX Porter HS
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2022 (FRESHMAN)
Did not see game action in his first collegiate season.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Derby Twins of the Sunflower Collegiate League in 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Porter High School ... Played for head coach Wayne Ralph ... Garnered All-District honors as a first baseman and pitcher during his prep career ... Was also a standout in football and was tabbed an All-District quarterback and punter ... Rated the No. 26 third baseman in the state of Texas by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for Houston Kyle Chapman.
PERSONAL
Born on September 8, 2002 ... Parents are Billy and Paula Russell ... His brother, Zane, is a pitcher on the DBU Baseball team ... His uncle, Damon Thames, was a two-time All-American at Rice University, the 1999 ABCA National Player of the Year, and was a ninth round selection of the St. Louis Cardinals ... His cousin, Charlie Thames, was a First Team All-American at the University of Texas in 2000 and was a fourth round pick of the Anaheim Angels ... His cousin, Ron Thames, played baseball and football at Sam Houston State University and won two national championships as a coach at Grayson College ... Majoring in Business Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:38.
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