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NEWCOMERS
River Town
OF
5-11 181 So.
Baton Rouge, LA (LSU Eunice)
14
2020 (SOPHOMORE – LSU EUNICE)
Hit .508 with four home runs, 28 RBI, 35 runs, and 17 stolen bases in 20 games for an LSU Eunice team ranked No. 1 in the nation before the season was canceled ... Also posted a .634 on-base percentage and an .869 slugging percentage ... Ranked in the top 20 nationally in eight offensive categories including No. 2 in runs, No. 4 in RBI, No. 8 in stolen bases, No. 13 in hits, No. 14 in both home runs and on-base percentage, No. 16 in slugging percentage, and No. 18 in batting average ... Named an Academic All-American for the second straight year.
2019 (FRESHMAN – LSU EUNICE)
Made 55 starts and led the team in on-base percentage (.535) ... Hit .339 with nine home runs,
10 doubles, five triples, and 47 RBI ... His 72 runs were the seventh-most in the nation ... Ranked second on the team in slugging percentage (.624) ... Was second in the nation in hit by pitch (27) ... Stole 18 bases in 24 attempts ... Became the fourth freshman in school history to earn an ABCA/ Rawlings Gold Glove Award after posting a 1.000 fielding percentage on 61 chances including four assists ... Also garnered Academic All-American honors.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Round Rock Hairy Men in the Texas Collegiate League in 2020 ... Spent the summer of 2019 with the Sag Harbor Whalers and was named to the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Zachary High School ... Played for head coach Jacob Fisher ... Named a Class 5A First Team All-State selection as a senior ... Received First Team All-District honors in both 2017 and 2018 ... Competed for the Louisiana Knights in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on July 8, 1999 ... Parents are Troy and Amber Town ... His brother, Forrest, played football at Dartmouth College ... Majoring in Industrial Psychology ... Favorite Bible verse is Galatians 1:10.
Tyler Talbert,
RHP
6-1 184 Fr.
Flower Mound, TX (Flower Mound HS)
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Jacob Young
RHP
6-4 236 Fr.
Bloomington, IN (Bloomington HS South)
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HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Flower Mound High School ... Played for head coach Danny Wallace ... Garnered First Team All-District honors in 2019 for a Flower Mound team that reached the Class 6A Regional Finals ... Rated the No. 37 right-handed pitcher and the No. 79 overall prospect from the state of Texas by Perfect Game in 2020 ... Also ranked among the top 500 seniors nationally by Perfect Game ... Competed for D-BAT in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on October 26, 2001 ... Parents are Jody and Stephanie Talbert ... Majoring in Business Entrepreneurship ... Favorite Bible verse is 2 Timothy 1:7.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Bloomington High School South for head coach Phil Kluesner ... Rated the No. 15 right- handed pitcher and the No. 37 overall prospect from the state of Indiana by Perfect Game in 2020 ... Also ranked among the top 500 seniors nationally by Perfect Game ... Competed for 17U Indiana Expos-Nationals in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on January 11, 2002 ... Parents are Dusten and Therese Young ... Majoring in Business Management.
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