Alex Yarbrough
Alex Yarbrough

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Allen, Texas

High School:
Allen

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 185

Position:
IF

Experience:
2L

B/T:
S/R


05/15/2012

No. 22 Rebels Fall To Arkansas State

Ole Miss Closes Out Regular Season At Vanderbilt This Weekend

05/14/2012

No. 22 Ole Miss Faces Arkansas State Tuesday Night

Rebels Travel For Final Non-Conference Game

05/12/2012

Snyder Walk-Off Gives Rebels Series Win Over Tennessee

Snyder's 12th Home Run Of The Season Is 10th In Conference Play

05/10/2012

No. 24 Rebels Host Tennessee In Final Home Weekend

Rebels, Vols Face Off In Three-Game Set At Swayze Field

05/07/2012

Yarbrough Named Finalist For C Spire Ferriss Award

Junior Second Baseman Is One Of The Top Players In SEC

2011: Started all 55 games of the season, making 50 starts at second base and five starts at third base ... Named an All-SEC second team selection ... Led the team with a .350 batting average and .542 slugging percentage ... Also posted 14 doubles, seven home runs, 38 RBI and 49 runs scored ... Led the team with 25 multiple-hit games, including five games with three hits and one four-hit game ... Also and 11 multiple-RBI games, including four games with three RBI and one four-RBI game ... Finished second on the team with seven home runs and tied for the team lead with 14 doubles .... Also posted a team-leading three triples ... Posted a season-long 10-game hit streak (5/4 - 5/21) ... Turned in one of his best offensive performances in the series finale vs. Mississippi State (5/14), going 4-for-5 with four runs scored and an RBI ... Drove in a season-high four RBI against No. 1 South Carolina (5/13) as he went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a home run ... Posted a season-high six assists at No. 17 LSU (4/3) ...

2010:
Appeared in 61 games, making the start in 58 games ... Hit .283 with four home runs, 41 RBI and 39 runs scored ... Led the team with 22 multiple-hit games ... Also posted 11 multiple-RBI games ... Posted a season-long hit streak of eight games (3/16 - 3/27) ... Twice named SEC Freshman of the Week by the league office ... Earned the weekly honor the first time (3/29) after helping the Rebels take the series from No. 2 Florida and post midweek wins over Southern Miss (3/23) and Saint Louis (3/24) ... Went 9-for-20 with six runs scored and five RBI that week ... Named to the weekly honor the second time (4/26) after helping the Rebels to a midweek win over Southern Miss (4/20) and a sweep of No. 5 LSU ... Went 6-for-17 with five RBI and three runs scored that week ... Also hit his first collegiate home run in the eighth inning against No. 5 LSU (4/25) to spark a rally to clinch the series sweep ... Hit his second home run in the next game, a walk-off shot in the 11th-inning against Murray State (4/27) ... Also hit home runs at Arkansas State (5/12) and against No. 7 South Carolina (5/26) in the SEC Tournament ... NCAA TOURNAMENT: Started all three games of the Regional ... Went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in the opener against St. John's (6/4) ...Went 2-for-5 with two RBI, a run scored and a triple against St. John's (6/6) in the final game of the season ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years under head coach Paul Pool at Allen High School in Allen, Texas ... Played shortstop and second base ... Named 2006 District 8, Class 5A Newcomer of the Year ... Named District Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009 ... Also named a third team All-State selection in 2009 as he hit .457 with four home runs and 33 RBI ... Posted a career average of .376 with five home runs, 23 doubles and 12 triples ...

MISCELLANEOUS: Son of Bill and Jeanie Yarbrough ... Full name is Alexander Wyatt Yarbrough ... Born August 3, 1991 ... Played summer ball for the Dallas D-Bat Mustangs ... Helped lead his team to a runner-up finish at the Connie Mack World Series ... Uncle pitched for McClennan Junior College in Texas.

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    Monday, May 14, 2012 - Athletics

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