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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
Bio
2014 (Junior)
Batted .269 with six home runs and 25 RBIs โฆ 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 โฆ Was 3-for-3 with two-run home run against Alabama State โฆ Was 3-for-5 with three-run home run, two doubles and five RBIs against ULM โฆ Had career-high four hits against No. 2 UL Lafayette โฆ Hit safely in 21-of-28 starts to begin season โฆ 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) โฆ Reached base safely in seven of 11 starts โฆ 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 โฆ Made a spectacular diving grab in center field during the Sun Belt Tournament against Florida Atlanticโฆ Recorded multi-hit games in starts versus Connecticut and Alabama State โฆ At the Wawa Classic in Orlando, Fla., finished 2-for-4 with a double against Connecticut โฆ Finished 2-for-4 with a triple, RBI and run scored in a victory over Alabama State โฆ Recorded three-run triple against Alabama A&M
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2012 (Freshman)
Started the first four games of the season as a true freshman โฆ Started a total of 34 games and appeared in 42 games in his initial season as a Trojan โฆ 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 โฆ Reached base safely in 21 of his 34 starts and hit safely in 16 of his starts โฆ Picked up multiple hits five times over a six-game period โ Middle Tennessee, Auburn and all three games at Western Kentucky โฆ In the opener at Western Kentucky, finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBIs and a pair of doubles โฆ Drove in multiple runs in five different games and had multiple hits in 10 contests โฆ Tied a Troy single-game record with four walks in the Trojansโ 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 โฆ Homered three times on the season and all came in key situations โ 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 โฆ 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
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High School
Played six seasons at Houston Academy in Dothan โฆ Drafted in the 11th round by Pittsburgh in the 2011 MLB Draft โฆ Hit .523 as senior โฆ Two-time Under Armour All-American โฆ Three-time Rawlings/ Perfect Game Preseason All-American โฆ Selected to the Southeast All-Star Game as a senior โฆ As a senior, selected first team all-state, all-district, all-area and all-region โฆ Lettered four years in basketball
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Personal
Full name is Jo-El Dewayne Bennett โฆ Son of Tim Lowe and Bridgett Bennett โฆ Nephew of former University of Alabama and NFL linebacker Cornelius Bennett ... Born on Sept. ย 9, 1992โฆ Majoring in rehabilitation
Batted .269 with six home runs and 25 RBIs โฆ 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 โฆ Was 3-for-3 with two-run home run against Alabama State โฆ Was 3-for-5 with three-run home run, two doubles and five RBIs against ULM โฆ Had career-high four hits against No. 2 UL Lafayette โฆ Hit safely in 21-of-28 starts to begin season โฆ 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) โฆ Reached base safely in seven of 11 starts โฆ 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 โฆ Made a spectacular diving grab in center field during the Sun Belt Tournament against Florida Atlanticโฆ Recorded multi-hit games in starts versus Connecticut and Alabama State โฆ At the Wawa Classic in Orlando, Fla., finished 2-for-4 with a double against Connecticut โฆ Finished 2-for-4 with a triple, RBI and run scored in a victory over Alabama State โฆ Recorded three-run triple against Alabama A&M
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2012 (Freshman)
Started the first four games of the season as a true freshman โฆ Started a total of 34 games and appeared in 42 games in his initial season as a Trojan โฆ 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 โฆ Reached base safely in 21 of his 34 starts and hit safely in 16 of his starts โฆ Picked up multiple hits five times over a six-game period โ Middle Tennessee, Auburn and all three games at Western Kentucky โฆ In the opener at Western Kentucky, finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBIs and a pair of doubles โฆ Drove in multiple runs in five different games and had multiple hits in 10 contests โฆ Tied a Troy single-game record with four walks in the Trojansโ 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 โฆ Homered three times on the season and all came in key situations โ 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 โฆ 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
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High School
Played six seasons at Houston Academy in Dothan โฆ Drafted in the 11th round by Pittsburgh in the 2011 MLB Draft โฆ Hit .523 as senior โฆ Two-time Under Armour All-American โฆ Three-time Rawlings/ Perfect Game Preseason All-American โฆ Selected to the Southeast All-Star Game as a senior โฆ As a senior, selected first team all-state, all-district, all-area and all-region โฆ Lettered four years in basketball
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Personal
Full name is Jo-El Dewayne Bennett โฆ Son of Tim Lowe and Bridgett Bennett โฆ Nephew of former University of Alabama and NFL linebacker Cornelius Bennett ... Born on Sept. ย 9, 1992โฆ Majoring in rehabilitation
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Wednesday, September 10
Troy Football Press Conference (Players) - Memphis Game
Monday, September 08
Gerad Parker Press Conference - Memphis Game
Monday, September 08
Player Postgame Press Conference (Luke Hodge, Tray Taylor) - No. 8 Clemson
Sunday, September 07
