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Brett Booth

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Northport, Ala.

High School:
Tuscaloosa County

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 210

Position:
C/INF

B-T:
R-R

01/27/2012

Baseball Opened Spring Practice on Friday

Crimson Tide to have open scrimmages on Saturday and Sunday

2011 SEASON RECAP: Played a majority of the season as the Tide's third baseman ... finished the season hitting .257 with 24 runs and 26 RBI along with one home run and two stolen bases ... started 26 SEC games, hitting .275 and knocking in 14 RBI while crossing the plate seven times.

SOPHOMORE (2011): Tallahassee Regional: Went 7-for-19 with two runs and one RBI in four games. SEC Tournament: Was 2-for-10 in the SEC Tournament, while starting all three games ... had two RBI and scored twice in the tournament. South Carolina: Continued his recent hot hitting in SEC play, going 5-for-11 for the series with three RBI, one run and one walk ... three of his five hits were doubles. Auburn: Went 4-for-12 with two runs, one RBI and one walk. LSU: Went 2-for-11 with one run and two RBI ... hit his only home run of the season in game three of the series. Mississippi State: Went 2-for-14 on the weekend with two RBI and one run while walking once. Southern Mississippi: Went 1-for-4 with a RBI for the night. Florida: Went 3-for-10 with one RBI for the weekend. Samford: Went 1-for-5 with one run scored. Tennessee: Went 3-for-9 with one run, a RBI and a walk in the three games ... excelled in game one (4/14), going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. MVSU: Went 2-for-7 with one run and RBI while walking once in the two midweek games. Vanderbilt: Went 2-for-10 with one run, RBI and two walks for the weekend. Samford: Went 1-for-2 with one run and one walk. Arkansas: Started all three games at third ... went 3-for-8 with one run, two RBI and three walks for the weekend ... sported a .545 OBP in the three games. USA: Went 1-for-3 on the night. UAB (Regions): Started the game at third base ... went 0-for-3 with a walk. Kentucky: Appeared in two games, coming in as a defensive replacement at third in game two and starting at third in game three ... went 1-for-4 with one RBI ... the hit and RBI were the game-winners in Saturday's walk-off, 6-5 win over the Wildcats. UAB: Made his first career start at catcher ... went 0-for-4 in the box. Mississippi: Started the first game of the series (3/18) ... went 0-for-2 at the dish. Auburn (Riverwalk): Went 0-for-2 with a walk against the Tigers. EIU: Was 1-for-10 with an RBI and two runs as the starting third baseman. Georgia (Coolray): Went 1-for-4 on the night. Troy: Went 0-for-4 with two runs ... was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the 11th to get on base and eventually scored the game-winning run. NWSU: Went 5-for-11 with three runs and two RBI in three games. Southern Mississippi: Went 1-for-3 with one run and two walks. USA Classic: Went 2-for-9 on the weekend with one run and two walks. Alabama State: Went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one HBP ... hit a triple, the Tide's first of the season ... also stole a base. Alcorn State: Started all three games at third base ... went 1-8 with two RBI and two HBP.

FRESHMAN (2010): One of 14 first-time players to see action during the 2010 season, including nine position players ... played in 39 games, with 29 starts ... started 22 games in left field and seven at DH ... hit .255 (27-for-106) with 16 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, two home runs and 15 RBI ... had one of UA's three grand slams in 2010 ... was 4-for-6 (.667) as a pinch hitter in 2010 ... ranked third on the team with three outfield assists ... tied UA school record with two outfield assists against College of Charleston on March 5 ... led the Tide with a .455 (5-for-11) average in the Clemson Super Regional ... had a .909 slugging percent against Clemson with a home run and two doubles ... drove in the eventual game-winning run with a single in four-run fourth inning, as the Tide won game one 5-4 ... hit .294 (5-for-17) at NCAA Atlanta Regional with three runs scored ... made NCAA Tournament debut against Elon on June 4 and collected pinch-hit single ... tallied three hits in first three career postseason at-bats ... collected two hits against Georgia Tech on June 5 ... was 1-for-4 with first career triple and a run scored in series-clinching win over Mississippi (May 16) ... tied career high with two hits against No. 3 Florida on May 8 ... played in two of three games at South Carolina while recording a pinch-hit single and scoring one run in series opener on April 30 ... made first appearance behind the plate against Mississippi Valley State on April 28 where he caught the ninth inning and recorded two putouts ... collected a pinch-hit single in series opener at LSU on April 16 ... opened the season with a six-game hitting streak (.434, 7-for-16) ... started all three games against Illinois-Chicago (Feb. 26-27) and hit .333 (3-for-9) with three runs scored, one home run and six RBI ... launched first career home run with third-inning grand slam finishing with a career-high five RBI during the Tide's 25-1 win over the Flames in game two of series ... played in both games against South Alabama hitting .600 (3-for-5) scoring two runs and adding one double and one RBI ... delivered pinch-hit RBI single in first collegiate at-bat against South Alabama on Feb. 20 ... made first career start in left field (Feb. 21).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A 2009 graduate of Tuscaloosa County High School ... standout football and baseball player for the Wildcats ... two-year starter on the baseball squad ... two-time All-State selection as pitcher, catcher and infielder for the Wildcats ... named team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 & 2008 ... named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) 2008 All-State team ... invited to the 2008 East Coast Professional Showcase in Lakeland, Fla. ... played in same high school showcase with Alabama teammates Andrew Miller and Trey Pilkington ... three-year starter at quarterback ... led the Wildcats to three straight Region Championships and back-to-back undefeated regular seasons in 2007 and 2008 ... led County High to a 22-2 overall record as junior and senior ... full name is Brett Fitzgerald Booth ... his parents are Billy and Tracey Booth ... has two siblings, Clay and Ashley.