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Jersey Number 15
Jo-El Bennett
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Midland City, Ala.
- High School:
- Houston Academy
2014 (Junior)
Batted .269 with six home runs and 25 RBIs … Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week after homering three times in his first start of the season against Northern Kentucky; finished game 3-for-5 with six RBIs … Was 3-for-3 with two-run home run against Alabama State … Was 3-for-5 with three-run home run, two doubles and five RBIs against ULM … Had career-high four hits against No. 2 UL Lafayette … Hit safely in 21-of-28 starts to begin season … Was 6-of-10 in stolen base attempts
2013 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 22 games and made 11 starts in the outfield (six in left field, five in center field) … Reached base safely in seven of 11 starts … Lone home run of the year came in the clutch, belting a two-run pinch-hit shot in the fifth inning during the series finale at Florida Atlantic … Made a spectacular diving grab in center field during the Sun Belt Tournament against Florida Atlantic… Recorded multi-hit games in starts versus Connecticut and Alabama State … At the Wawa Classic in Orlando, Fla., finished 2-for-4 with a double against Connecticut … Finished 2-for-4 with a triple, RBI and run scored in a victory over Alabama State … Recorded three-run triple against Alabama A&M
2012 (Freshman)
Started the first four games of the season as a true freshman … Started a total of 34 games and appeared in 42 games in his initial season as a Trojan … Hit a game-winning, two-run double in the top of the ninth inning in the series finale at Louisiana-Lafayette after battling cramps through the at-bat … Reached base safely in 21 of his 34 starts and hit safely in 16 of his starts … Picked up multiple hits five times over a six-game period – Middle Tennessee, Auburn and all three games at Western Kentucky … In the opener at Western Kentucky, finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBIs and a pair of doubles … Drove in multiple runs in five different games and had multiple hits in 10 contests … Tied a Troy single-game record with four walks in the Trojans’ victory over East Carolina; also had three walks to go along with a 2-for-2 performance at the plate in the finale against Louisiana-Lafayette … Homered three times on the season and all came in key situations – a pinch-hit homer at UALR, game-tying home run in sixth inning against Arkansas State and a 2-run blast to ice the series finale against then first place Florida Atlantic … Had two hits in the third inning in his second career game (Central Michigan) ... Played well in league games with a .263 batting average, a .338 on-base percentage and a .492 slugging percentage; had six of his eight doubles and all three home runs against SBC foes
High School
Played six seasons at Houston Academy in Dothan … Drafted in the 11th round by Pittsburgh in the 2011 MLB Draft … Hit .523 as senior … Two-time Under Armour All-American … Three-time Rawlings/ Perfect Game Preseason All-American … Selected to the Southeast All-Star Game as a senior … As a senior, selected first team all-state, all-district, all-area and all-region … Lettered four years in basketball
Personal
Full name is Jo-El Dewayne Bennett … Son of Tim Lowe and Bridgett Bennett … Nephew of former University of Alabama and NFL linebacker Cornelius Bennett ... Born on Sept. 9, 1992… Majoring in rehabilitation
Batted .269 with six home runs and 25 RBIs … Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week after homering three times in his first start of the season against Northern Kentucky; finished game 3-for-5 with six RBIs … Was 3-for-3 with two-run home run against Alabama State … Was 3-for-5 with three-run home run, two doubles and five RBIs against ULM … Had career-high four hits against No. 2 UL Lafayette … Hit safely in 21-of-28 starts to begin season … Was 6-of-10 in stolen base attempts
2013 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 22 games and made 11 starts in the outfield (six in left field, five in center field) … Reached base safely in seven of 11 starts … Lone home run of the year came in the clutch, belting a two-run pinch-hit shot in the fifth inning during the series finale at Florida Atlantic … Made a spectacular diving grab in center field during the Sun Belt Tournament against Florida Atlantic… Recorded multi-hit games in starts versus Connecticut and Alabama State … At the Wawa Classic in Orlando, Fla., finished 2-for-4 with a double against Connecticut … Finished 2-for-4 with a triple, RBI and run scored in a victory over Alabama State … Recorded three-run triple against Alabama A&M
2012 (Freshman)
Started the first four games of the season as a true freshman … Started a total of 34 games and appeared in 42 games in his initial season as a Trojan … Hit a game-winning, two-run double in the top of the ninth inning in the series finale at Louisiana-Lafayette after battling cramps through the at-bat … Reached base safely in 21 of his 34 starts and hit safely in 16 of his starts … Picked up multiple hits five times over a six-game period – Middle Tennessee, Auburn and all three games at Western Kentucky … In the opener at Western Kentucky, finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBIs and a pair of doubles … Drove in multiple runs in five different games and had multiple hits in 10 contests … Tied a Troy single-game record with four walks in the Trojans’ victory over East Carolina; also had three walks to go along with a 2-for-2 performance at the plate in the finale against Louisiana-Lafayette … Homered three times on the season and all came in key situations – a pinch-hit homer at UALR, game-tying home run in sixth inning against Arkansas State and a 2-run blast to ice the series finale against then first place Florida Atlantic … Had two hits in the third inning in his second career game (Central Michigan) ... Played well in league games with a .263 batting average, a .338 on-base percentage and a .492 slugging percentage; had six of his eight doubles and all three home runs against SBC foes
High School
Played six seasons at Houston Academy in Dothan … Drafted in the 11th round by Pittsburgh in the 2011 MLB Draft … Hit .523 as senior … Two-time Under Armour All-American … Three-time Rawlings/ Perfect Game Preseason All-American … Selected to the Southeast All-Star Game as a senior … As a senior, selected first team all-state, all-district, all-area and all-region … Lettered four years in basketball
Personal
Full name is Jo-El Dewayne Bennett … Son of Tim Lowe and Bridgett Bennett … Nephew of former University of Alabama and NFL linebacker Cornelius Bennett ... Born on Sept. 9, 1992… Majoring in rehabilitation
Troy vs. ULM (Full Highlights)
Friday, October 31
Women's Basketball Positional Preview - Freshmen
Thursday, October 30
Women's Basketball Positional Preview - Transfers
Thursday, October 30
Women's Basketball Positional Preview - Returners
Thursday, October 30
