Will see time at first base and designated hitter

2006 (Junior):Saw action in 57 games, including 54 starts . . . batted .292 with a team-high seven home runs . . . drove in 35 runs on the season . . . went two for four in the season opener at Alabama . . . went two for four with an RBI in the second game at South Alabama . . . went four for five with a double, a home run and three RBI in the second game at Arkansas State . . . went three for four with an RBI at Auburn . . . went two for three with an RBI in the final game of the Jacksonville State series . . . went two for two with a triple and an RBI in the final game of the Austin Peay series . . . went six for 13 with two RBI in the Southeast Missouri series . . . hit a three-run home run in a one-for-four performance against Birmingham-Southern . . . went two for three with four RBI in the second game of the Eastern Illinois series . . . went five for 10 with four RBI in the Morehead State series . . . went two for four with an RBI in the third game of the Tennessee Tech series . . . went two for four in the first game of the Tennessee-Martin series.

2005 (Sophomore): Started all 56 games . . . led the team in home runs with seven . . . batted .277 with 11 doubles and a team-high 42 RBI . . . went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in game two of the Troy series . . . drove in two runs in a 1-for-4 performance in game one versus UNC Asheville . . . went 2-for-5 in the second game against UNC Asheville . . . went 2-for-5 at East Tennessee State . . . went 2-for-6 with two RBI in the third game at Southeastern Louisiana . . . went 3-for-4 with an RBI in game two versus Butler . . . went 2-for-4 with three RBI in the first game against Dayton . . . went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in game one of the Jacksonville State series . . . hit the gamewinning grand slam in the eighth inning of game three versus Jacksonville State . . . went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in a win at 21st-ranked Auburn . . . went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in game one of the Southeast Missouri series . . . drove in two runs in the first game of the Eastern Illinois series . . . went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Alabama A&M . . . went 2-for-4 at Auburn . . . went 2-for-4 in game one of the Tennessee Tech series . . . went 2-for-5 with an RBI in game one of the Tennessee-Martin series . . . went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game two of the Tennessee-Martin series . . . went 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI in the third game at Tennessee-Martin . . . went 2-for-4 with two RBI in game one of the Murray State series . . . went 2- for-3 with an RBI in game three of the Murray State series.

2004 (Freshman): Played in 54 games, starting 53 . . . batted .304 for the season . . . hit 11 triples and two home runs, and drove in 25 runs . . . went 2-for-4 in third game of series at Troy State . . . 2-for-4 at Auburn . . . went 8-for-14 with a double and an RBI in home series against Troy State . . . 2-for-5 with an RBI against Troy State in the Wiregrass Classic . . . 3-for-4 with two RBI in first game of Toledo series . . . 2-for-4 against Georgia State . . . went 2-for-4 with an RBI at Mississippi State . . . 2-for-3 in second game of series at Jacksonville State . . . 2-for-4 with an RBI in first game of Southeast Missouri series . . . went 2-for-6 with an RBI at Birmingham-Southern . . . 2-for-5 with an RBI at Alabama . . . 6-for-12 with three RBI in Tennessee Tech series . . . 2-for-3 with two RBI in second game of Tennessee-Martin series . . . 5-for-6 with two RBI in final two games of Murray State series.

High School: Winner of the Sportsmanship Award as a senior at St. Paul's Episcopal . . . also played football.

Personal: Born September 26, 1984 . . . son of Michael and Debbie Rice . . . father played baseball and football at Mississippi College . . . majoring in business.