Crimson Tide Baseball Team Adds Two More Signees
8/25/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The preseason drills are just around the corner for the University of Alabama baseball, which reported today as classes began for the fall semester.
The Crimson Tide roster contains 39 players, including a pair of newcomers that joined the team as the classes began today.
Coach Jim Wells announced the addition of sophomore pitcher David Laminack (RHP, 5-10, 195, Gardendale) and freshman outfielder Adam Resendez (OF, 6-2, 210, Fort Worth, Texas) to the UA roster.
Laminack pitched last season at Bevill State Community College in Fayette, where he compiled a 2-2 record and 1.93 ERA in 28 innings of work. In conference play, he was 2-1 with a 1.77 ERA in 20 1/3 innings on the mound. Bevill was 26-26 overall and 13-10 in conference play last season.
As a hitter, he batted .313 (47-for-150) with 15 doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI in 52 games. He also scored 27 runs and compiled a .451 slugging percentage. The 15 doubles ranked second on the team.
Off the field, he was twice named to the Dean's List and was and Academic All-American candidate following the spring semester. He was also a member of Phi Theta Kappa.
Laminack played three years at Gardendale High School for coach Barry Brake, where he compiled a .400 career batting average with 125 runs scored and 110 hits.
He also volunteered his time for Relay for Life (2000-04), an overnight walk-a-thon that benefits the American Cancer Society.
Resendez played three years at Boswell High School on Fort Worth, Texas for coach Carl Anderson.
As a senior, he led the Pioneers to the Eagle Mountain Classic championship. A member of the 2004 Texas High School East All-Star team, Resendez was named the game's Most Valuable Player. He was also tabbed the Boswell High School offensive MVP after his senior year.
A 49th round draft pick by the Texas Rangers, Resendez played three straight years in the RBI World Series, leading his team to a runner-up finish (2003) and two third-place finishes (2002 and 2004). The tournaments were held in Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo and Rhode Island in support of Major League Baseball's RBI program.
Wells also announced that two returning players and one signee were not among those reporting on Wednesday.
Senior-to-be Andrew Walker unexpectedly signed a free agent contract with the Texas Rangers in mid August and will not return to Alabama this season. The right-hander was 4-1 with a 3.71 ERA in 14 appearances last season.
Another senior-to-be Eric Mennen will not return to the team for medical reasons. The right-hander was 0-1 with 3.06 ERA in nine games last season.
Right-hand pitcher Patrick Kelly, a summer signee from Shelton State Community College, did not enroll this semester.
