Jared Nixon

Height:
6-null
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Deatsville, Ala.
High School:
Marbury HS

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
- Key reserve outfielder that played in 26 games with 10 starts
- Collected eight hits, two doubles, six RBI, four walks and two stolen bases
- Had a multi-hit game versus Samford on March 28 with a double, single and one run
- Career-best three RBI effort against Rice on May 19
- Played for the Lima Locos in the Great Lakes Summer League with teammates Stephen Dobbs, Isaiah Gonzales-Montoya and Tyler Tolbert

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
- Played in 51 games with 33 starts, primarily as the team’s designated hitter
- Hit .254 after collecting 34 hits
- Scored 15 runs and had five doubles, one triple, one home run, and nine RBI
- Successfully stole six bases in seven attempts
- Collected his first career hit on February 19 against Arkansas State
- Had his best game of the season in UAB’s 5-3 win against eventual C-USA Champions No. 18 Southern Miss, hitting for the cycle (4-for-5, one run), just the third in UAB history
- Strong game in the Blazers 8-0 victory over No. 22 Alabama, batting 3-for-4 with two doubles with two runs and one RBI
- Earned All-Great Lakes League First Team honors over the summer while playing for the Lima Locos
- Helped lead the Locos to second place after batting .323 with 25 runs, two home runs, and 21 RBI
- Was one of only three players in the league to reach double-digits in doubles (10) and stolen bases (11)

HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four seasons at Marbury HS
- Holds team records at Marbury for Avg, Runs, Stolen Bases, and RBI
- Batted .458 as a junior to along with 31 runs, 27 RBI, and 17 stolen bases
- Experience playing multiple positions including a 6-3 record on the mound in 2014 with a 2.48 ERA
- Named All-Metro Player of the Year and earned 5A All-State Honors
- All-State Honorable Mention as a freshman
- Played under coach Wade Atchley for the state runner-up in American Legion in 2014

PERSONAL
- Named Jared Wayne Nixon
- Birthday is September 16, 1996
- Son of Allison and Doug Nixon
- Undeclared Major