Returns as the starter in right field . . . was the team's top hitter in 2004 . . . spent fall 2002 practicing with the University of Alabama.

2005 (Junior): Started all 56 games . . . led the team with 12 doubles . . . second on the team in RBI with 41 . . . batted .289 with two triples and four home runs . . . went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the first game of the Troy series . . . went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game three at Troy . . . went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in game one versus UNC Asheville . . . went 2-for-5 with three RBI in the second game against UNC Asheville . . . went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in game three at Southeastern Louisiana . . . went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the first game versus Butler . . . drove in two runs in a 1-for-4 performance in game two against Butler . . . went 2-for-3 with an RBI in game two against Dayton . . . went 2-for-5 with an RBI in the first game of the Jacksonville State series . . . went 3-for-5 with an RBI against 24th-ranked Mississippi State . . . went 2-for-5 with three RBI in game one of the Southeast Missouri series . . . went 2-for-5 with two RBI in a home game against 23rd-ranked Auburn . . . drove in two runs in the first game of the EIU series . . . went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game three at Eastern Illinois . . . drove in two runs in a 1-for-3 performance against Alabama A&M . . . drove in two runs in game two of the Eastern Kentucky series . . . went 2-for-4 in the third game of the Eastern Kentucky series . . . went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game one of the Tennessee Tech series . . .went 2-for-4 at the plate in game two against Tennessee Tech . . . went 3-for-4 with two RBI in game three against Tennessee Tech . . . went 2-for-4 at Birmingham-Southern . . . went 2-for-3 with two RBI in game two of the Tennessee-Martin series . . . went 2-for-4 in game three of the Tennessee-Martin series.

2004 (Sophomore): Led the team in hitting (.386), hits (86), triples (7), RBI (48), total bases (122), slugging percentage (.547), walks (33) and on-base percentage (.466) . . . second on the team with 13 doubles . . . had 25 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI games . . . went 7-for-12 with a home run, a triple and three RBI in the series at Troy State . . . went 2-for-3 with two RBI at Auburn . . . went 6-for-10 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI in the home series against Troy State . . . went 5-for-13 with seven RBI in the Toledo series . . . went 2-for-5 with an RBI against Georgia State . . . went 5-for-5 with a double and three RBI in the first game of the series at Jacksonville State . . . went 5-for-11 with two triples, a double and two RBI in the series at Southeast Missouri . . . went 2-for-5 against Birmingham-Southern . . . went 5-for-13 with a double in the series at Eastern Kentucky . . . went 7-for-14 with two triples and four RBI in the series at Tennessee Tech . . . went 5-for-11 with three doubles and four RBI in the series against Tennessee-Martin . . . went 5-for-13 in the series at Murray State . . . went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI against Austin Peay in the OVC Tournament . . . went 2-for-4 against Eastern Kentucky and against Eastern Illinois in the OVC Tournament.

2003 (Freshman): Played in 47 games, starting 46 contests . . . batted .287 with a home run and 10 RBI . . . tallied 48 hits, including six doubles . . . went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI against VMI . . . went 2-for-3 at Nicholls State . . . went 2-for-4 with two doubles in game two and 2-for-5 with two RBI in game three of the Jacksonville series . . . went 2-for-3 against Auburn . . . went 2-for-4 at Middle Tennessee State . . . went a combined 6-for-10 in the first two games of the UCF series . . . went 6-for-12 in a three-game series at Florida Atlantic . . . went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Alabama A&M . . . went 2-for-4 in game two of the Troy State series . . . went 2-for-4 with two RBI against McNeese State.

2002: Redshirted at the University of Alabama.

High School: Played at Vestavia Hills High School for Coach Sammy Dunn . . . hit .469 with four home runs and 26 RBI as a senior . . . named to the Birmingham News Super All-State team, the Super All-Metro team and Class 6A All-State team . . . also named to the All-Over-the-Mountain team . . . member of the 1998 Class 6A state championship football team . . . named honorable mention All-State (football) by the Birmingham News.

Personal: Born March 23, 1982 . . . son of Rocky and Pam Alling . . . majoring in communication studies.