2009 Baseball Roster
Roster

Nick Ray
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gulfport, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Gulfport HS
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year member of the Gulfport High School varsity baseball team ? Coached by Christian Ostrander ? 2008 Mississippi Association of Coaches all-state first baseman and Clarion-Ledger “Dandy Dozen” selection ? Hit a team-leading .440, tops among coast prep players, with a .996 fielding percentage in ?08 ? Piled up 42 RBI and lead GHS with 40 hits and seven home runs ? Totaled eight stolen bases in 10 attempts ? Also earned all-district and Biloxi Sun Herald All-South Mississippi honors ? Chosen by Collegiate Baseball as an Under Armour Pre-Season All-American ? Hit .301 with five home runs en route to all-district honors as a junior in 2007 ? Competed in the Sun Herald South Mississippi All-Star Classic and one of four Mississippi players selected to participate in the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C. ? Started all 30 games and hit .261 as a sophomore in 2006 ? Also a four-year standout and three-time all-district performer in soccer at GHS ? Four-year honor roll student and member of the National honor Society, the Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, the Key Club and the Interact Club ? Played summer league baseball with the Louisiana Legends, coached by Chad Raley, in 2006 and 2007 and in 2008 with the Louisiana Knights, coached by Jack Cressand.
PERSONAL:
Born James Nicholas Ray on September 23, 1989 in