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Justin Worthington

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.

High School:
Briarwood Christian School

Last College:
University of Mississippi

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 155

Position:
Outfielder

Birthdate:
06/04/1983

Bats/Throws:
Left/Left

Will compete for a starting spot in the outfield

2004 (Sophomore): Played in 53 games, starting 48 contests . . . led the team with 14 stolen bases in 17 attempts . . . batted .329 with two doubles, a home run and 24 RBI . . . went 4-for-5 with an RBI in game two of Toledo series . . . 2-for-4 in third game of series at Jacksonville State . . . 2-for-5 in third game of Austin Peay series . . . 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI at Birmingham-Southern . . . 3-for-3 with a triple and three RBI in third game of Eastern Illinois series . . . 2-for-3 in home game against Birmingham-Southern . . . 2-for-4 with three RBI in first game of Eastern Kentucky series . . . 2-for-3 against Alabama A&M . . . 2-for-3 in game one of Morehead State series . . . went 2-for-3 in non-conference game against Jacksonville State . . . 6-for-12 with two RBI in Tennessee Tech series . . . 2-for-6 with two RBI against Austin Peay in the OVC Tournament . . . 2-for-4 with an RBI against Eastern Kentucky in the OVC Tournament . . . went 2-for-3 against Eastern Illinois in the OVC Tournament.

2003 (Freshman): Saw action in 13 games, starting one . . . batted .429 in seven at-bats . . . had three hits, scored three runs and drove in one run . . . went 1-for-1 against UCF . . . went 1-for-1 with an RBI in game two at Stetson.

High School: Hit .434 with nine RBI, 43 runs scored and 30 stolen bases as a senior at Briarwood Christian . . . named All-Over the Mountain, All-Metro and All-State Honorable Mention as a junior and senior . . . also named All-Metro and All-State Honorable Mention in football.

Personal: Born June 4, 1983. . . son of Al and Nancy Worthington . . . father and grandfather played college baseball at Alabama . . . majoring in business.