Wes Henderson
9/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
A veteran who will compete for time at first base ... an excellent defensive first baseman who has shown to be a capable pinch-hitter in clutch situations for the Tide ... has played in 47 career games and posted a .250 average with four RBI ... has compiled a .250 (2-for-8) career average as a pinch hitter with two doubles and three RBI.
CAREER POST SEASON NOTES:
Has appeared in one post-season game in his UA career ... is batting 1.000 (1-for-1) in post-season play ... made his SEC Tournament debut on May 26, 2006, against LSU and recorded a pinch-hit single.
SOPHOMORE (2007):
Played in nine games as a backup first baseman ... tallied a pinch-hit RBI double against Canisius on Feb. 16, one of five extra base hits in an eight-run inning by the Tide ... played summer ball for the Watertown (N.Y.) Wizards in the New York Collegiate Baseball League ... played in 31 games and hit .178 (18-for-101) with one home run and six RBI ... led Watertown to a 25-19 overall record and a berth in playoffs.
FRESHMAN (2006):
Appeared in 38 games, primarily as a late-inning defensive replacement at first base ... earned starts at first base against Vanderbilt and Auburn ... hit .273 (6-for-22) with two doubles and three RBI ... in 17 SEC games, he hit .286 (4-for-14) with two doubles and three RBI ... recorded his first career hit against No. 1-ranked Mississippi State on April 2 ... went 2-for-4 with one RBI to help the Crimson Tide to a 14-7 series-clinching win over No. 22 Vanderbilt on April 22 ... added a pinch-hit, two-run double in the Tide’s 6-5 come-from-behind win over Vanderbilt on April 23.
FRESHMAN (2005):
Was redshirted during the 2005 season ... played summer ball for the Kansas City Grays in the MINK League ... played for Coach Joe Reed ... hit .312 with nine stolen bases in 32 games for the Grays.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2004 graduate of Oxford (Ala.) High School ... a four-year starter ... played for Coach Todd Mixon ... hit .411 with 36 home runs and 154 RBI in his career with the Yellow Jackets ... a three-time All-State selection by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... a three-time All-Calhoun County selection by The Anniston Star ... a three-time All-Area Diamond Dazzlers selection by The Anniston Star ... hit .456 with nine home runs and 40 RBI as a senior in 2004 ... also drew 47 walks, the sixth-highest single-season total in AHSAA history ... hit .451 with 13 home runs and 43 RBI as junior in 2003 ... the 13 home runs were the most by any Class 5A player in the state that season ... named Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Calhoun County Tournament, leading OHS to the championship ... played for Team Alabama in 2003 and played against the USA Junior National Olympic team that finished as runner-up in the junior Pan-American Games ... also played for the Bama Bombers at the 2003 World Wooden Bat Association Tournament in Jupiter, Fla. ... participated in the 2003 Team One Showcase at Houston, Texas, and was named one of the Top 25 prospects at the showcase ... hit .454 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI as sophomore in 2002 ... earned Oxford’s 2002 Big Stick Award and 2002 Offensive Player of the Year honors.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Russell Wesley Henderson ... son of Terry and Sue Henderson ... his first cousin, Scott Clackum, is a former All-America pitcher at Clemson.
