2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Trent Waddell
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 205
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- East Mississippi CC
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015: Saw action in 21 of the team’s 54 games, including one start at first base • Made six appearances on the mound, recording a 5.40 ERA in 10 innings of relief • Held right-handed hitters to a .158 average (3 for 19) • Limited opponents to a .091 average (1 for 11) with two outs and a .077 clip (1 for 13) with runners on base • Saw action in 15 games as a defensive substitution at first base, collecting eight at-bats • Registered a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 47 chances • Tallied season highs in innings pitched (3 1/3) and strikeouts (3) May 15 at Tennessee • Tossed 2 1/3 shutout innings April 28 in the Governor’s Cup game against Ole Miss in Pearl, Mississippi • Made his first career start at first base March 28 versus Auburn • Walked and scored a run Feb. 21 in the win against Alabama A&M • Made his MSU debut with an inning of relief versus Cincinnati Feb. 14 • Member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Led EMCC to the North Division championship after hitting .278 with 31 RBIs and 30 walks in 44 games • Gave up zero runs in four innings of relief on the mound • Walked 42 times in 44 games as a freshman with 33 runs and 16 RBIs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned honorable mention All-America honors by Perfect Game in 2011 • Earned second-team all-state honors as a senior after hitting .415 with 48 hits, 28 runs, 28 RBIs and nine homers • Raked at a .380 clip as a junior with 43 hits, 23 RBIs, 22 runs and seven dingers • Hit .360 as a sophomore with 24 RBIs and 24 runs.
PERSONAL: Born Trent Norman Waddell on Jan. 23, 1993 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana • Son of Jennifer and Wayne Waddell • Father previously served as team chaplain for University of Alabama athletics • Has three siblings: Brant, Witt and Grace • Majoring in food science nutrition health with a concentration in food nutrition • Chose MSU over Alabama and Northwestern State • Favorite athlete is Robinson Cano.
CAREER HIGHS (PITCHING)
Innings Pitched-Starter: N/A
Innings Pitched-Reliever: 3.1 at Tennessee, 5/15/15
Strikeouts-Starter: N/A
Strikeouts-Reliever: 3 at Tennessee, 5/15/15
Walks-Starter: N/A
Walks-Reliever: 2 at Tennessee, 5/15/15
Hits Allowed-Starter: N/A
Hits Allowed-Reliever: 3 at Tennessee, 5/15/15
Runs Allowed-Starter: N/A
Runs Allowed-Reliever: 4 at Tennessee, 5/15/15
Earned Runs Allowed-Starter: N/A
Earned Runs Allowed-Reliever: 4 at Tennessee, 5/15/15
CAREER HIGHS (HITTING)
AB: 3 vs. Cincinnati, 2/15/15
R: 1 vs. Alabama A&M (DH-1), 2/21/15
H: N/A
RBI: N/A
2B: N/A
3B: N/A
HR: N/A
BB: 1 vs. Alabama A&M (DH-1), 2/21/15
SB: N/A
