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Jersey Number 15
Jo-El Bennett
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Midland City, Ala.
- High School:
- Houston Academy
Bio
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
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