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Jersey Number 8
Edward Easley
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Olive Branch, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Olive Branch HS
Bio
CAREER:
Versatile and highly-athletic third-year Bulldog catcher/third baseman ... Tallied 17 pick-offs in 64 starts as a catcher to rate among the league's best ... Has also capably handled 55 starts at third base ... Sports a .317 batting average with 150 hits and 74 RBI in 122 career games played (119 starts) ... A .356 hitter in 63 career games at Dudy Noble Field ... Johnny Bench Award candidate.
Among four Bulldogs to start all 60 games in 2006 ... Hit career-best .336, third-highest batting average on the team ... Ranked third on the team with 83 hits, including a team-leading 18 doubles and four home runs ... Scored a team-best 60 runs and collected 42 RBI to tie for fourth on the team ... Drew 36 starts behind the dish and 24 mainly late-season starts at third base ... Had hits in 50 of 60 games played ... Opened the year with hits in 16 of his first 17 games ... Finished third on the team with 24 multi-hit games, five in his first eight games ... Also recorded 10 multi-RBI games ... Had three or more hits in seven games ... Matched his career-high with a 4-for-6 showing at South Carolina (Apr. 30) and a 4-for-4 performance at Kentucky (May 14) ... Drove in a season-high three runs against Georgia (Apr. 7), at Southern Miss (Apr. 25) and against Mississippi Valley State (May 2) ... Launched three-run home runs against USM and MVSU ... Also belted a solo shot against Louisiana Tech (Mar. 7) and a two-run home run in series-opener at Alabama (Mar. 31) ... Notched his first career two-double outing with a 3-for-5 showing at LSU (Mar. 25) ... Put together a pair of double-digit hitting streaks, including a career-longest 12-game run (Mar. 5 to Mar. 22) ... Had four game-winning RBI ... Drove in the winning run with an 11th-inning double in State's 4-2 win at Alabama (Apr. 2) ... Threw out eight runners on stolen base attempts and picked off two other base-runners ... Followed Jeffrey Rea as the No. 2 hitter in the MSU batting order ... Hit .328 with 40 hits and 17 RBI in 29 SEC games ... Named to the 2006 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
Two-position standout as a freshman, playing in 62 of 64 games and splitting his 59 starts at third base (31) and as the catcher (28) ... Hit .296, collecting 67 hits, fifth-most on the team ... In his collegiate debut went 2-for-4 and doubled in a run in his first at-bat against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 26) for the first of his 21 multi-hit games ... Set a season-high with four hits in a 4-for-5, 2-RBI plate performance against UT-Martin (May 17) ... Finished the doubleheader with the Skyhawks with six hits (two doubles and a home run) and four RBI ... Also notched three-hit performances in series-opening games against Kentucky (Apr. 22) and at Florida (May 13) ... Launched the team's lone grand slam of the season for a career-high four RBI in a 13-12 win at Arizona (Mar. 13) ... Also hit solo home runs at Mississippi (May 1) and against UT-Martin (May 17) ... Compiled a seven-game hitting streak in May ... Hit .277 in 29 games (27 starts) against SEC opposition ... Fielded at a .975 clip (.987 with three errors behind the dish) ... Committed just two errors in his last 35 games ... Led the SEC with nine pick-offs ... Also retired eight runners attempting stolen bases ... Had hits in all four SEC Tournament games (6-for-16).
2004 Louisville Slugger High School All-American and two-time all-state catcher at Olive Branch High School ... Played for coach Jeff Munier ... Hit .469 with 55 RBI, 14 doubles, 12 home runs and a .918 slugging percentage en route to Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year and Jackson Clarion-Ledger Mr. Baseball 2004 honors ... Earned Memphis Commercial Appeal "Best of the Preps" honors for the third straight year ... Helped lead OBHS to its second straight 29-7 finish in 2004 ... Honored as Olive Branch's MVP in 2004 and Desoto County Player of the Year ... One of 35 players invited to compete in the U.S. Army High School All-American Baseball Game in Albuquerque, N.M. ... Hit .469 with 44 hits, including 24 doubles, three triples and eight home runs and stole 12 bases and earned second-team all-state honors as a junior ... Also played shortstop and in the outfield in high school ... Hit nearly .460 as a four-year starter, driving in 158 runs and hitting 61 doubles and 28 home runs ... Voted Mr. Olive Branch High School and inducted in the Conquistadors' hall of fame ... National Honor Society member.
Born Edward Michael Easley on December 21, 1985 in Memphis, Tenn. ... Son of Mike and Tanna Easley of Olive Branch, Miss. ... Majoring in general business administration.
Versatile and highly-athletic third-year Bulldog catcher/third baseman ... Tallied 17 pick-offs in 64 starts as a catcher to rate among the league's best ... Has also capably handled 55 starts at third base ... Sports a .317 batting average with 150 hits and 74 RBI in 122 career games played (119 starts) ... A .356 hitter in 63 career games at Dudy Noble Field ... Johnny Bench Award candidate.
2006:
Among four Bulldogs to start all 60 games in 2006 ... Hit career-best .336, third-highest batting average on the team ... Ranked third on the team with 83 hits, including a team-leading 18 doubles and four home runs ... Scored a team-best 60 runs and collected 42 RBI to tie for fourth on the team ... Drew 36 starts behind the dish and 24 mainly late-season starts at third base ... Had hits in 50 of 60 games played ... Opened the year with hits in 16 of his first 17 games ... Finished third on the team with 24 multi-hit games, five in his first eight games ... Also recorded 10 multi-RBI games ... Had three or more hits in seven games ... Matched his career-high with a 4-for-6 showing at South Carolina (Apr. 30) and a 4-for-4 performance at Kentucky (May 14) ... Drove in a season-high three runs against Georgia (Apr. 7), at Southern Miss (Apr. 25) and against Mississippi Valley State (May 2) ... Launched three-run home runs against USM and MVSU ... Also belted a solo shot against Louisiana Tech (Mar. 7) and a two-run home run in series-opener at Alabama (Mar. 31) ... Notched his first career two-double outing with a 3-for-5 showing at LSU (Mar. 25) ... Put together a pair of double-digit hitting streaks, including a career-longest 12-game run (Mar. 5 to Mar. 22) ... Had four game-winning RBI ... Drove in the winning run with an 11th-inning double in State's 4-2 win at Alabama (Apr. 2) ... Threw out eight runners on stolen base attempts and picked off two other base-runners ... Followed Jeffrey Rea as the No. 2 hitter in the MSU batting order ... Hit .328 with 40 hits and 17 RBI in 29 SEC games ... Named to the 2006 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2005:
Two-position standout as a freshman, playing in 62 of 64 games and splitting his 59 starts at third base (31) and as the catcher (28) ... Hit .296, collecting 67 hits, fifth-most on the team ... In his collegiate debut went 2-for-4 and doubled in a run in his first at-bat against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 26) for the first of his 21 multi-hit games ... Set a season-high with four hits in a 4-for-5, 2-RBI plate performance against UT-Martin (May 17) ... Finished the doubleheader with the Skyhawks with six hits (two doubles and a home run) and four RBI ... Also notched three-hit performances in series-opening games against Kentucky (Apr. 22) and at Florida (May 13) ... Launched the team's lone grand slam of the season for a career-high four RBI in a 13-12 win at Arizona (Mar. 13) ... Also hit solo home runs at Mississippi (May 1) and against UT-Martin (May 17) ... Compiled a seven-game hitting streak in May ... Hit .277 in 29 games (27 starts) against SEC opposition ... Fielded at a .975 clip (.987 with three errors behind the dish) ... Committed just two errors in his last 35 games ... Led the SEC with nine pick-offs ... Also retired eight runners attempting stolen bases ... Had hits in all four SEC Tournament games (6-for-16).
HIGH SCHOOL:
2004 Louisville Slugger High School All-American and two-time all-state catcher at Olive Branch High School ... Played for coach Jeff Munier ... Hit .469 with 55 RBI, 14 doubles, 12 home runs and a .918 slugging percentage en route to Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year and Jackson Clarion-Ledger Mr. Baseball 2004 honors ... Earned Memphis Commercial Appeal "Best of the Preps" honors for the third straight year ... Helped lead OBHS to its second straight 29-7 finish in 2004 ... Honored as Olive Branch's MVP in 2004 and Desoto County Player of the Year ... One of 35 players invited to compete in the U.S. Army High School All-American Baseball Game in Albuquerque, N.M. ... Hit .469 with 44 hits, including 24 doubles, three triples and eight home runs and stole 12 bases and earned second-team all-state honors as a junior ... Also played shortstop and in the outfield in high school ... Hit nearly .460 as a four-year starter, driving in 158 runs and hitting 61 doubles and 28 home runs ... Voted Mr. Olive Branch High School and inducted in the Conquistadors' hall of fame ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL:
Born Edward Michael Easley on December 21, 1985 in Memphis, Tenn. ... Son of Mike and Tanna Easley of Olive Branch, Miss. ... Majoring in general business administration.
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