2010 Baseball Roster
Roster
C.C. Watson
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Heflin, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Cleburne HS
2011:
Sidelined
by a shoulder injury and underwent surgery in April after making four
early-season mound appearances • Pitched 3.2 innings with six strikeouts •
Fanned three of the four batters he faced in his final appearance, a one-inning
stint against Alabama
A&M (Mar. 30) • Named to the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2010:
Made
13 mound appearances and a pair of starts as a freshman • Posted a 2-1 record
with a 7.62 earned run average and 11 strikeouts in 13 innings • Struck out two
of the three batters he faced in his collegiate debut against Rhode Island (Feb. 20) • Also fanned two batters against Jackson State (Apr. 6) and Ole
Miss (May 2) • Did not allow an earned run in
seven of his 13 appearances • Earned wins in back-to-back 2.1-inning relief stints
against Western Kentucky (Mar. 10) and at Texas
A&M-Corpus Christi (Mar. 14) • In two appearances at No. 6 Florida (Mar. 19-20) tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball • Drew his
first career start and took the loss in a 2.1-inning mound stint against Ole Miss (Mar. 30) in the 2010 Governor's Cup • Also worked an inning in a
no-decision start against Jackson
State (Apr. 6) • Did not factor in a decision in
six mound appearances (3.1 innings) pitched against Southeastern Conference
competition • Named to the 2010
SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Five-year varsity starting pitcher and outfielder at Cleburne County High School • Coached by Vaughn
Lee • Honored as the 2009 Alabama Class 4A Player of the
Year • First-team selection on the Birmingham
News All-State Baseball Team • Also a Super
All-State pick • Posted an 8-1 record with
an 0.60 earned run average as a senior • Allowed but five earned runs with 138
strikeouts and 15 walks over 58 innings of mound duty • Tied a state record
with a 21-strikeout game • Delivered at the plate with a .518 batting average,
nine home runs, 35 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 17 attempts in 29 games played •
Earned first-team all-state and all-conference honors as a junior, compiling a
7-1 record and a 1.98 ERA in 2008 • Struck out 97 and walked 13 in 43 innings •
Also hit .365 with 24 RBI, 19 extra-base hits and 12 stolen bases • Earned
North squad MVP honors at the 2008
North/South All-Star Game in Huntsville,
Ala. • Accorded all-state, all-conference and team MVP honors as a sophomore
with an 8-3 record, three saves 108 strikeouts and a 2.20 ERA • Concluded his
prep career with a 29-6 mark, seven saves and 444 career strikeouts • Four-year
member and past team captain of the Tigers' football team • Honor student at
Cleburne High School • Played summer league baseball in 2008 for the Excel Blue Wave, coached by Josh
Beshears and former MSU standout Steve Gendron.
DRAFT HISTORY:
Selected in the 29th round by the Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball's 2009 First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL:
Born Charles
Clellon Watson on September 18,
1990 in Anniston, Ala. • Son of Lisa
and
Robert Watson of Heflin, Ala. •
Majoring in communication.
