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A durable right-hander, Adam Scott was used as both a starter and reliever last season and could find himself in a similar capacity this year ... possesses a good curve ball ... he compiled a 3-1 record and 5.28 ERA in 16 games last season, including five starts ... he was 2-1 with a 4.67 ERA in his five starts against Mississippi Valley State, Tennessee, LSU, Vanderbilt and Kentucky ... compiled a 1-0 record and 6.23 ERA in 11 relief appearances ... one of four members of Shelton State's back-to-back National Junior College World Series team on the Alabama roster, joining Clay Jones, Jonathan Smart and Cal Tinsley ... attended Shelton State Community College and helped the Bucs to back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) World Series appearances in 2007 and 2008 ... led the Bucs to a runner-up finish at the 2008 NJCAA World Series and a fifth-place finish at the 2007 NJCAA World Series ... also played on back-to-back Alabama Junior College State Championship teams ... appeared in 55 career games at Shelton State and compiled a 13-5 (.722) record with six saves and a 3.01 ERA ... worked 134 2/3 innings and allowed 106 hits, 71 runs and 56 earned runs with 69 walks and 163 strikeouts ... averaged 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings in his JuCo career ... led the state in virtually every pitching category in 2008, posting an 11-0 (1.000) record and 2.20 ERA for the national runner-up Bucs ... made 11 career postseason appearances ... posted 5-2 (.714) record with two saves and 4.22 ERA in 11 career postseason games ... named to 2008 NJCAA All-World Series team after posting 2-0 record and 1.04 ERA to cap extraordinary postseason ... in six postseason games, he was 5-0 with one save and 1.80 ERA, winning three games at the state tournament and two at the NJCAA World Series.
CAREER POSTSEASON NOTES:
Scott made two postseason appearances in 2009, including one in the SEC Tournament and one in the NCAA Regional ... he threw one scoreless inning against LSU (May 21) at the SEC Tournament in his postseason debut with the Tide ... also made NCAA Regional debut against Oklahoma State (May 29) and allowed one run and three hits in 2 1/3 innings with two strikeouts.
JUNIOR (2009):
Made 16 appearances on the mound, including 11 relief appearances and five starts ... posted 3-1 record with 5.28 ERA ... in 11 relief appearances, he was 1-0 with 6.36 ERA (17.1 IP, 20 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 8 BB, 18 K) ... retired seven of 11 first batters ... stranded four of 13 inherited runners ... he compiled a 2-1 record and 4.67 ERA (27 IP, 35 H, 14 ER, 4 BB, 20 K) in five starts against Mississippi Valley State (April 1), Tennessee (April 5), LSU (April 12), Vanderbilt (April 18) and Kentucky (April 26) ... made season debut against SE Missouri State on Feb. 21 ... retired four of five batters against Nicholls State (3 K) on Feb. 25 ... missed 18 days (March 4-22) with sore right elbow ... made SEC debut at Mississippi (2 IP, 3 K) on March 22 ... earned first start against Mississippi Valley State (4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K) on April 1 ... allowed solo home run to Willie Mays ... first SEC start and first win against Tennessee (7.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K) on April 5 ... suffered first loss to No. 2 LSU (4.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) on April 12 ... did not issue a walk in first three starts (15.2 IP) of the season ... season-high eight innings against Kentucky (8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K) on April 26 ... took shutout into ninth inning as UA won 3-2 ... allowed a season-high nine runs in first SEC relief stint at Mississippi State on May 2 ... yielded five home runs in the game ... Scott made two relief appearances in the three-game series against Cuba, pitching in games one and three ... he retired both batters he faced each day, including the final out of the Tide's 3-3 tie in the series opener.
SOPHOMORE (2008 - Shelton State CC):
Appeared in 26 games and compiled a sparkling 11-0 record and 2.20 ERA for the Bucs ... played for Coach Bobby Sprowl ... worked 82 innings and allowed 59 hits, 31 runs and earned runs with 38 walks and 99 strikeouts ... led the Alabama Northern Division in wins (11), fewest runs allowed (1.192) and fewest earned runs allowed (0.769) per game ... ranked fourth in strikeouts per nine innings (10.87) and ERA (2.20), eighth in opponent's batting average (.199), ninth in hits allowed per game (6.48) and 10th in saves (3) ... posted 5-0 record with one save and 1.80 ERA in six postseason games ... worked 28 2/3 innings and allowed 20 hits, six runs and five earned runs with 11 walks and 32 strikeouts ... picked up three wins and one save in four appearances at the state tournament against Central Alabama, Chattahoochee Valley, Northwest Shoals and Wallace-Hanceville ... season-high nine strikeouts against Wallace State to clinch second straight state title on May 16 ... earned wins over Johnson City Community College and Hagerstown Community College at NJCAA World Series ... tossed five shutout innings and added six strikeouts in win over Hagerstown on May 30.
FRESHMAN (2007 - Shelton State CC):
Pitched in 29 games in his first season at Shelton State ... posted 2-5 (.286) record with three saves and 4.27 ERA for the Bucs ... worked 52 2/3 innings and allowed 47 hits, 40 runs and 25 earned runs with 31 walks and 64 strikeouts ... made five postseason appearances ... did not allow an earned run in two games at 2007 Alabama State Tournament ... picked up save against Faulkner on May 16 ... pitched in three games at the 2007 NJCAA World Series and suffered two losses to Spartanburg (S.C.) Methodist College ... earned first collegiate win against Gulf Coast Community College on Feb. 15 ... notched first save against Gulf Coast CC on Feb. 18 ... season-high five strikeouts against Wallace-Hanceville on March 17.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2006 graduate of Hueytown High School where he played for Coach Rick Patterson ... one of a number of former Hueytown greats to play at Alabama, including Ben Short (1991 NCAA saves leader), Brett Taft (1996 College World Series), Jeremy Brown (two-time All-American and First-Round draft pick) and Jake Smith (2008 SEC All-Defensive Team) ... played on two Class 6A state playoff teams ... member of 2006 Jefferson County Championship team ... set Hueytown records for wins and at-bats and tied record for most wins in a single-season.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Adam Trent Scott ... son of Tommy and Donna Scott ... has two brothers, Alex and Austin ... high school teammate of Jake Smith ... junior college teammate of Clay Jones, Jonathan Smart and Cal Tinsley.
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