2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brooks Lewis
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Heidelberg, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Heidelberg Academy
CAREER:
Fifth-year senior catcher with game experience in 35 contests and two games started (in 2008) ? Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll ? Among 20 Mississippi prep products on the MSU team.
2008:
Reserve receiver who saw playing time in 23 games ? Drew a pair of starts, a career-first against Ole Miss in the Governor’s Cup Game (Apr. 15) and at Alabama (Apr. 19), both MSU wins ? Hit .235 for the season and .286 with two doubles in 10 SEC games played ? Singled in two runs (career-first RBI) in Cadence Bank Classic against Baylor (Mar. 9) ? Three of his four hits in ?08 went for doubles, with all three two-baggers coming in his final five at-bats ? Fashioned a .980 fielding percentage, making good on 49 of 50 defensive changes ? Member of the 2008 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2007:
Earned his first career varsity letter as a sophomore ? Played in five games, backing up starting catcher Edward Easley against Murray State (Feb. 24) and Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 27) ? Also made a pair of plate appearances as a pinch-hitter against Troy (Mar. 4) and UL-Monroe (Apr. 3) and was a pinch-runner against Southern Miss (Apr. 24) ? Named to the 2007 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2006:
Saw playing time in seven games as a second-year freshman, batting .250 with one hit in four plate appearances ? Made his collegiate debut with an inning behind the dish against Louisiana Tech (Mar. 7) ? Teamed with pitcher Mitch Moreland to register three putouts in the final inning of an 11-1 win over LTU ? Reached based as a hit batsman in his first career plate appearance at UAB (Mar. 14) ? Delivered his first career hit with a pinch-hit single to left in the second game of a doubleheader against Louisiana-Monroe (Apr. 5) at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss. ? Also tasted postseason competition with a relief catching appearance against Elon (June 4) in the NCAA Clemson Regional ? Named to the 2006 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2005:
Sat out the season as a freshman redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year starter and all-district performer at Heidelberg Academy playing for coaches Tom Lewis and Tony Ainsworth ? Hit .439 with nine home runs, 45 RBI and a .670 on-base percentage as a senior ? Also compiled a 10-0 pitching mark, 5-0 in postseason competition while earning wins in the first two games of the 2004 state championship series ? First-team Mississippi Private Schools Association All-State selection as a catcher ? Chosen District 3-A MVP for 2004 and named to the MPSA All-Star team ? Recipient of the 2004 Mitch Gavin Memorial MVP Award at Heidelberg Academy ? Compiled a .429 batting average with eight home runs and drive in 51 runs as a junior ? Also notched an 8-1 pitching mark in 2003 ? Hit .400 and compiled a 7-3 pitching record in Heidelberg Academy’s successful run to the 2002 MPSA Class A State Championship.
PERSONAL:
Born Samuel Brooks Lewis on June 5, 1986 in
