Baseball Media Guide (PDF) - Mercer University

22Eric RenfroeOF •L/R •6-2 •205 •Sr.Macon, Ga.Tattnall Square Academy12Josh ThompsonC •R/R •6-3 •210 •Sr.Pineview, Ga.Fullington AcademyPlayer Profiles2006: Finished second on the team in RBIs (40), third in runsscored (46), stolen bases (11) and hits (73), and fourth on the teamin batting average (.324), total bases (97), slugging percentage(.431), and tied for fourth with four home runs ... Went 2-for-3with an RBI and two runs scored, and 3-for-3 with one home run,three RBI and two runs in back-to-back games with Bethune-Cookman (2/18-2/19) ... Collected a season-high four runs scoredin a 2-for-4 outing against Rider (3/14) ... Recorded a season-highfour RBIs along with a 2-for-4 showing with two runs and twodoubles versus Rider (3/15) ... Went 3-for-5 with three runs atETSU (4/15) ... Had a 3-for-5 day versus Stetson at the A-SunTournament (5/25) .... Named to Atlantic Sun all-academic team.2005: Started 53 games for the Bears ... Batted .245 with six doubles,a team-high two triples and four home runs ... Led the teamwith 10 stolen bases ... Went 2-for-3 with with a homer, two runsscored and four RBIs against Florida A&M (3/23) ... Was namedone of the Top 10 Prospects in the Valley League by ESPN’sBaseball America.2004: Started in 54 and played in all 55 games ... Was 8-for-9 instolen bases ... Notched five outfield assists ... Second on the teamwith 29 RBI ... Recorded a season-high three hits on three separateoccasions, with the last time coming against FAU, includingtwo home runs (5/22) ... Season-high five RBIs against AlbanyState (1/21).High School: Led TattnallSquare Academy to two statechampionships ... Namedfirst team all-state as a juniorand senior ... Also playedfootball, recording 31 sacksin his career ... Won a statechampionship as a junior infootball.Personal: Son of Mark andVicki Renfroe ... Has onebrother, Daniel, 18 ... Bornon March 10, 1985, inMacon, Ga.Renfroe’s Career StatisticsYear Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI2004 .258 55 54 186 33 48 10 0 3 292005 .245 53 53 212 42 52 6 2 4 242006 .324 60 57 225 46 73 10 1 4 40Totals .278 168 164 623 121 173 26 3 11 932006: Led A-Sun with 15 home runs and finished fourth in theconference with 54 RBIs ... Finished sixth in the A-Sun in sluggingpercentage (.605) and ninth in on-base percentage (.433) ...Was a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored atLipscomb (4/9) ... Went 4-for-5 with a season-high five RBIs andtwo home runs at ETSU (4/14) ... Collected four RBIs and tworuns along with a 2-for-4 day versus Belmont (5/19) ... Notchedsecond team all-conference and all-tournament honors.2005: Played in 52 games with 50 starts ... Batted .319 with 11doubles and 12 homers ... Led the Bears with a .580 slugging percentage... Against Georgia State went 2-for-3 with two home runs,three RBIs and three runs scored (3/5) ... Was named one of thetop catching prospects in the South by SEbaseball.com.2004: Played in 48 games and started 37 ... Hit .273 with ninedoubles and 21 RBI ... Made a 2.0 inning appearance as a pitcheragainst Stetson, collecting three strikeouts (3/12) ... Season-highthree hits twice, last time against Georgia Southern (3/30) ...Season-high three RBIs twice, last time against Lipscomb (4/2).2003: Hit .121 in 33 ABs ... Started 11 games, recording two RBIsand two runs ... Went 1-for-2 against Morris Brown with two runsscored and an RBI (1/25) ... Went 2-for-3 against Marshall (2/15)... Made two appearances as a pitcher, pitching 1.1 innings ...Pitched a perfect inning against Morris Brown (1/26).High School: An all-region performer and two-time all-stateselection at Fullington Academy ... Hit .611 as a senior and went6-1 with a 1.13 ERA ... Helped lead the Trojans to two region runner-upfinishes ... Named all-state infootball, while rushing for 960 yardsand passing for 550 yards his seniorseason, and earned all-state honors inbasketball, scoring 1,256 career pointsPersonal: Son of David and LisaThompson ... Has one sister, Jessica,19 .. Earned a bachelor’s in businessmanagement ... Currently working onhis MBA ... Born on July 24, 1984, inMacon, Ga. ... Married to the formerKristen Burk in 2006.Thompson’s Career StatisticsYear Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI2003 .121 12 11 33 2 4 0 0 0 22004 .273 48 37 132 20 36 9 0 1 212005 .319 52 50 188 38 60 11 1 12 462006 .332 60 60 223 47 74 16 0 15 53Totals .302 172 158 576 107 174 36 1 28 122142007 BEARS BASEBALL