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Jersey Number 55
Joe Powell
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 185
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Mason, Ohio
- High School/Previous School:
- Mason HS
- Prev School:
- Cincinnati
Bio
2024 (Senior Season)
Season: Started 28 games, while appearing in 34 this season … Started 24 games at catcher and four at DH … Collected 25 hits, 18 RBIs, five home runs and three doubles … Went 25-for-93 at the plate to collect a .269 batting average … Posted a .462 slugging percentage … Hit three home runs against North Alabama on May 14 …. Tallied a career-high six RBIs against North Alabama … Had four multi-hit games during the season … Posted two multi-RBI games … Had a season-best eight game hitting streak.
Air Force (2/16, 2/17): Grabbed a hit in four plate appearances. Austin Peay (2/20): Earned two at bats. Georgia Southern (2/24): Went 2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of runs scored. Jackson State (2/27): Drove in three runs with a pair of hits including a double through four plate appearances. Mount St. Mary’s (2/29,3/2): Picked up a hit and an RBI in three at bats. Southern Miss (3/5): Finished 1-for-3 at the plate in the midweek contest. Evansville (3/9): Drove in a run with three plate appearances. South Alabama (3/12): Scored a run in a pair of at bats. LSU (3/16): Went 1-for-2 at the plate. Georgia (4/6,4/7): Finished 2-for-5 in the batter’s box with an RBI and a double. Alcorn State (4/16): Drove in a single run with three at bats in the contest. Vanderbilt (4/27): Went 1-for-4 at the plate with an RBI. Ole Miss (5/1): Scored a pair of runs and finished 1-for-3 in the batter’s box. Alabama (5/5): Finished 1-for-3 at the plate in the matchup. Arkansas (5/12): Hit first home run of the season … Ended the game 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. North Alabama (5/14): Drove in season-high six runs … Hit three home runs … Finished 4-for-4 with three runs scored at the plate. Missouri (5/16-18): Drove in a run in all three games of the series … Finished 4-for-7 at the plate with a double and a home run on the weekend. Vanderbilt (5/23): Went 1-for-4 at the plate. Tennessee (5/24): Collected a hit and scored a run through four at bats. St. John’s (6/2): Ended the game 1-for-5 in the batter’s box with a run scored.
2023 (Junior Season - Cincinnati)
Did not play
2022 (Sophomore Season - Cincinnati)
Appeared in 40 games with 38 starts ... batted a team-high .326 with an OBP of .422 ... hit 12 doubles, 4 triples and 5 home runs while driving in 26 RBI ... did not commit an error all season ... opened up the season going 2-4 with a home run and 3 RBI at FGCU (2/18) ... went 2-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI against Saint Joseph's (3/19) ... hit a two-run, walk-off triple against Houston (4/9)
2021 (Freshman Season - Cincinnati)
Played in 37 games with 32 starts ... hit .215 with 4 doubles, 5 home runs, and 15 RBIs in 107 at-bats ... recorded his best game of the season at UNCW, where he went 2-for-3 from the plate with 2 home runs and 3 RBI’s (3/4)
2020 (Freshman Season - Cincinnati)
Played in 10 games with 9 starts … hit .235 with 8 hits, 2 doubles and 1 triple … scored 6 runs, with 9 RBIs and slugged .353 … had his best game at Indiana (3/11) in the final game of the season and went 3-4 with 1 run, 1 RBI and a double ... season ended early due to COVID-19.
High School
A two-year letterman at Mason High School in Mason, Ohio … Rated as the No. 1 catcher and the No. 18 prospect overall in the state of Ohio, and rated as the No. 91 catcher in the nation by Perfect Game … In 58 games at Mason High, Powell recorded a .379 batting average with 64 hits, 68 runs, 44 RBIs and drew 26 walks … Also accumulated a 1.062 OPS average and stole 18 bases … His fielding percentage is .984 with 391 put-outs, 46 assists and only seven errors in 58 games behind the plate.
Personal
Born November 5, 2000.
Season: Started 28 games, while appearing in 34 this season … Started 24 games at catcher and four at DH … Collected 25 hits, 18 RBIs, five home runs and three doubles … Went 25-for-93 at the plate to collect a .269 batting average … Posted a .462 slugging percentage … Hit three home runs against North Alabama on May 14 …. Tallied a career-high six RBIs against North Alabama … Had four multi-hit games during the season … Posted two multi-RBI games … Had a season-best eight game hitting streak.
Air Force (2/16, 2/17): Grabbed a hit in four plate appearances. Austin Peay (2/20): Earned two at bats. Georgia Southern (2/24): Went 2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of runs scored. Jackson State (2/27): Drove in three runs with a pair of hits including a double through four plate appearances. Mount St. Mary’s (2/29,3/2): Picked up a hit and an RBI in three at bats. Southern Miss (3/5): Finished 1-for-3 at the plate in the midweek contest. Evansville (3/9): Drove in a run with three plate appearances. South Alabama (3/12): Scored a run in a pair of at bats. LSU (3/16): Went 1-for-2 at the plate. Georgia (4/6,4/7): Finished 2-for-5 in the batter’s box with an RBI and a double. Alcorn State (4/16): Drove in a single run with three at bats in the contest. Vanderbilt (4/27): Went 1-for-4 at the plate with an RBI. Ole Miss (5/1): Scored a pair of runs and finished 1-for-3 in the batter’s box. Alabama (5/5): Finished 1-for-3 at the plate in the matchup. Arkansas (5/12): Hit first home run of the season … Ended the game 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. North Alabama (5/14): Drove in season-high six runs … Hit three home runs … Finished 4-for-4 with three runs scored at the plate. Missouri (5/16-18): Drove in a run in all three games of the series … Finished 4-for-7 at the plate with a double and a home run on the weekend. Vanderbilt (5/23): Went 1-for-4 at the plate. Tennessee (5/24): Collected a hit and scored a run through four at bats. St. John’s (6/2): Ended the game 1-for-5 in the batter’s box with a run scored.
2023 (Junior Season - Cincinnati)
Did not play
2022 (Sophomore Season - Cincinnati)
Appeared in 40 games with 38 starts ... batted a team-high .326 with an OBP of .422 ... hit 12 doubles, 4 triples and 5 home runs while driving in 26 RBI ... did not commit an error all season ... opened up the season going 2-4 with a home run and 3 RBI at FGCU (2/18) ... went 2-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI against Saint Joseph's (3/19) ... hit a two-run, walk-off triple against Houston (4/9)
2021 (Freshman Season - Cincinnati)
Played in 37 games with 32 starts ... hit .215 with 4 doubles, 5 home runs, and 15 RBIs in 107 at-bats ... recorded his best game of the season at UNCW, where he went 2-for-3 from the plate with 2 home runs and 3 RBI’s (3/4)
2020 (Freshman Season - Cincinnati)
Played in 10 games with 9 starts … hit .235 with 8 hits, 2 doubles and 1 triple … scored 6 runs, with 9 RBIs and slugged .353 … had his best game at Indiana (3/11) in the final game of the season and went 3-4 with 1 run, 1 RBI and a double ... season ended early due to COVID-19.
High School
A two-year letterman at Mason High School in Mason, Ohio … Rated as the No. 1 catcher and the No. 18 prospect overall in the state of Ohio, and rated as the No. 91 catcher in the nation by Perfect Game … In 58 games at Mason High, Powell recorded a .379 batting average with 64 hits, 68 runs, 44 RBIs and drew 26 walks … Also accumulated a 1.062 OPS average and stole 18 bases … His fielding percentage is .984 with 391 put-outs, 46 assists and only seven errors in 58 games behind the plate.
Personal
Born November 5, 2000.
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