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2009 Baseball Roster


Tait Hendrix
14 Tait Hendrix

Height: 6-1
Weight: 195
Class: Senior
Hometown: Jackson, Miss.

2008: Academic All-SCAC and All-SCAC selection … also just the second player in SCAC history to earn a spot on the SCAC All-Tournament team as both a position player and as a pitcher ... SCAC Co-Pitcher of the Week and NCBWA Honorable Mention Pitcher of the Week ... appeared in 43 games as both a pitcher and position player … started 12 games on the hill and posted a 6-4 record with a 3.31 ERA (sixth best in SCAC) … threw 70.2 innings with a team-best 72 strikeouts … threw a complete game shutout against DePauw on April 26, allowing 8 hits and picking up a career-high 15 strikeouts … went 26-for-82 at the plate for a .317 batting average … 22 runs and nine RBIs … belted first collegiate home run in the second game of a doubleheader at Trinity … 46 putouts and 19 assists in the field.

2007: Academic All-SCAC selection ... posted a 2-1 record with a 5.03 ERA in 14 appearances, receiving the starting nod in eight games ... threw 39.1 innings, allowing 40 hits, 26 runs (22 earned) and 33 walks ... struck out a team-high 49 batters and held opponents to a .260 batting average in154 at-bats ... earned the win on Feb. 27 against Huntingdon, throwing five shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out a season-high eight batters ... also had six at-bats at the plate ... scored two runs, hit by one pitch and walked once.

2006: Academic All-SCAC selection ... appeared in 16 games on the season, earning the start in 10 ... went 9-for-36 at the plate for a .250 batting average ... also had 12 total bases, 10 runs scored, four RBIs and two doubles ... hit by three pitches ... was 5-for-6 on stolen bases ... had 13 putouts and nine assists ... went 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA on the mound for the Majors ... appeared in 12 games overall, earning the start in three ... tossed 25.2 innings, scattering 19 hits, 10 runs (seven earned), 20 walks and 20 strikeouts ... held opposing batters to a .198 average in 96 plate appearances.

High School: Played for head coach Terry Bayliss at Jackson Prep ... All-District ... team captain ... MPSA All-Star ... voted Impact Player ... Patriot Award ... state champions in baseball and football.

Personal: Son of Steve and Melinda Hendrix ... has an older brother, Tal (25) who was a pitcher for the Majors from 2003-06 ... majoring in business with a concentration in finance.


 



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