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2016 Baseball Roster

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Jasper Lee
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16 Will Skidmore

  • Position Infield
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cumming, GA
  • High School West Forsyth
  • B/T R/R

Biography

As a Senior (2016): Played in all 40 game posting 34 starts at second base… Posted a team high batting average of .336 on the season…  Accounted for 50 hits, just one hit behind the team leader, and 35 runs… Recorded 9 doubles and 4 triples… Accounted for 17 RBI and 3 stolen bases… Having 15 multi-hit games going 3-3 twice on the season one against Emory &Henry and the other against NC Wesleyan.

As a Junior (2015): Named 1st team All-Conference for the USA South… Had a batting average of .364, second best on the team…Started in 25 games for the Lions…Recorded 40 hits and 25 runs for the Green & Gold in 2015…Tied for a team-high eight stolen bases…Had 15 multi-hit games of the 27 he played in.

As a Sophomore (2014): Recorded 34 starts for the Lions…2nd on the team in overall batting average (.328)…3rd on the team in runs scored with 26…2nd on the team in stolen bases (10)…Started off the season with 9 hits in 5 games…Posted a team high 6 RBI’s with 2 hits against Huntingdon (3/21)…USA South Academic All-Conference Selection…Selected to the 3rd Team USA South All-Conference Team.

As a Freshman (2013): Saw action in 19 games posting 10 starts…Ranked second on the team in batting average posing a mark of .326…Recorded a 10-game hitting streak through the month of April…USA South Academic All-Conference selection.

Prep & Personal: Native of Cumming, Georgia…Son to Nancy and Brant Skidmore…Born November 10th, 1993…Has a sister named Sydney…2012 graduate of West Forsyth High School…Education major at Piedmont…Four-time Scholar Athlete at West Forsyth…Made the Dean’s List in the fall of 2012 at Piedmont…Also played football in high school…Played for high school coaches Byron Orr and Mike Pruitt…Spent his club days with the Georgia Jayhawks under coaches Denny Pritchett and Randy Phares…Hit .360 as a senior, .320 as a junior, and .432 as a sophomore in high school…2009 Player of the Year and 2012 Offensive Player of the Year…All-County honoree in 2010 and 2012…Named All-Region in 2012…Played a game at Turner Field in 2012.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2013Freshman

    Infield
    5'7"
    5
  • 16

    2014Sophomore

    Infield
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2015Junior

    Infield
    5'7"
    16
  • 16

    2016Senior

    Infield
    5'7"
    16