Stephen Dobbs

Prev School:
Wallace-Hanceville CC
Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hoover, Ala.

SENIOR SEASON (2018)
- Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List
- Appeared in 50 games with 48 starts
- First career home run was a grand slam at Charlotte (3/30) in the Blazers’ 18-10 win
- Added another home run at Old Dominion (4/13) to cap off a three home run inning for UAB
- Had a career-high three hits against Southern Miss (5/4)
- Led Conference USA in runners caught stealing with 20 and was ninth in putouts with 319
- In C-USA play he also led the league in runners caught stealing with 13
- Hit .262 in league play with 12 runs on 27 hits including four doubles and 14 RBI
- Set career highs in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, total bases and slugging percentage

JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
- Primary backstop for the Blazers in his first season with the team
- Played in 46 games with 40 starts with 34 of those starts coming at catcher
- Hit .235 with 14 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, 19 RBI and 14 walks
- Stole three bases while leading the team with eight caught stolen bases
- Unfazed in two-out at-bats, as he was the only UAB player to hit above .400 with two outs in Conference USA play (.478)
- Recorded a season-best three hits twice
- Scored two runs and knocked in two runs on three occasions
- Double-digit putouts behind the plate in three games
- Superb in the conference opening series at WKU with three hits, three runs, one triple, two walks and one hit by pitch in a pair of starts
- Was the man behind the plate for Thomas’ Lowery one-hitter on March 19 at WKU, the ninth one-hitter in C-USA history
- Had a hit and RBI in each of his first two games as a Blazer
- Closed his year with a 1-for-4 day at the plate with one RBI versus Rice on May 18
- Played for the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Summer League with UAB teammates Isaiah Gonzales-Montoya, Jared Nixon and Tyler Tolbert

WALLACE-HANCEVILLE CC
- Spent two seasons at Wallace-Hanceville CC before coming to UAB
- Played both catcher and third base for the Lions and head coach Randy Putnam
- Named to the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 All-Tournament Team
- Hit .365 with three home runs, 41 RBI and 15 doubles
- Tallied seven hits and seven RBI against Lawson State including a home run
- Teammates with fellow Blazer Cole Collins

HIGH SCHOOL
- Played at nearby Hoover High School under head coach Rick Davis

PERSONAL
- Stephen Delano Dobbs
- Born May 15, 1996
- Son of LaTanya and Steve Dobbs
- Cousin is former Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs, who ranks third all-time in Volunteers history for total offense (9,360 yards) and is currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Also cousin of fellow UAB baseball player Tyler Tolbert
- Majoring in marketing