No. 23 Brad Jones
First base / Outfield * 6-2 * 205 * L-L * Sophomore * 1L * Orlando, Fla. (Sarasota HS)2004
Third-year sophomore who concluded fall drills as a leadingcandidateto replace departed three-year starter Matthew Brinson at first base *Possesses solid defensive skills at first and as an outfielder * Workedtoimprove his consistency at the plate, where the coaching staff likes hispotential as a left-handed hitting power hitter * Former high schoolteammate of fellow Bulldog sophomore Thomas Berkery * Native ofLouisianabut one of four Bulldogs with home towns in Florida.
2003
Saw duty in 25 games in right field and at first base and made apairof starts in his rookie season * Compiled a .296 batting average witheighthits and seven RBI * Made his career debut and singled for his firstcareerhit against Connecticut (Feb. 23) * Collected his first RBI with asacrificefly against East Tennessee State (Mar. 1) * Made his first career startas arightfielder at UAB (Mar. 3) * Carded his first multi-hit game with apairof singles against the Blazers * Came off the bench to lash two-rundoublesin consecutive games, against Lipscomb (Mar. 9) and at New Orleans (Mar.11)* Went 1-for-2 and scored a run in his SEC debut against Vanderbilt(Mar.14) * Also made three other SEC appearances as a defensive replacement *Sawduty at first base in the SEC Tournament against LSU (May 24) anddelivereda pinch-hit single in his lone at-bat in the NCAA Starkville Regionalagainst North Carolina (May 31).
2002
Sat out the season as a freshman redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year starter at first base and in the outfield at Sarasota High School * Played for coach Clyde Metcalf * Hit .316 as a senior, leading the Sailors with 28 hits, 27 RBI, eight home runs and a .659 slugging percentage * First-team Sarasota Herald Tribune All-Area Team selection * Posted a .321 batting average in his first season with the SHS varsity as a junior in 2000, earned honorable mention all-area plaudits * Helped lead the Sailors to a 26-7 record and a runner-up finish in the Class 5A state playoffs * In the summer of 2000 participated in both the Team One National Showcase in Phoenix, Ariz., and the East Coast Professional Showcase in Wilmington, N.C. * Also a Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Born Bradford Kenneth Jones on March 29, 1983 in New Orleans, La. * Son of MSU grads Gregg and Diane Jones of Sarasota, Fla. * Grandson and great nephew of two of MSU football's all-time greats ?€? 1955 All-American running back Art Davis (grandfather) and four-time All-SEC standout Harper Davis (great uncle) * Majoring in Geosciences (broadcast meteorologyprogram).
YEAR AVG GP-G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HB SO SF S SB-SA PO A E FLD2003 .296 25-2 27 4 8 2 0 0 7 1 0 6 2 0 0-0 10 0 3 .7692004 .299 59-55 214 40 64 6 2 9 37 17 6 39 2 3 3-3 516 28 12 .978 TOTAL .299 84-57 241 44 72 8 2 9 44 18 6 45 4 3 3-3 526 28 15 .974