2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Tanner Poole
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Amory, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Itawamba [MS] CC
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2016 First Team All-Valley League
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2016 Valley League All-Star
2017: Contributed significantly in 57 games as a redshirtย juniorย โข Didnโt record a single error in his first season as a Diamond Dawg โข Tallied 37 hits and 14 RBIs โข Went 3 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs in his first MSU start vs. Western Illinois on Feb. 18 โข Hit his first career home run on Feb. 21 against Morehead State โข Went 2 for 3 with a homer against Columbia on March 13 โข Hit homers in two straight days from March 13-14 โข Hit an RBI single against Kentucky on April 8 โข Went 2 for 3 with a double vs. MVSU on April 11 โข Hit 7 for 13 (.538) in the series vs. Alabama (April 20-21) โข Went 2 for 4 with a double on May 6 at Texas A&M โข Played for the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League over the summer with MSU teammate Alex Pener.ย
2016: Did not see any game action while redshirting during his first year with the program.ย
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Hit .378 in the leadoff spot as a sophomore with 46 runs, 39 RBIs, 12 doubles, six home runs and four triples โข Also stole 26 bases to finish in the top 20 nationally โข Recorded 71 putouts and finished with a .986 fielding percentage โข Named to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State team both seasons โข Earned 2015 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region 23 honors as a sophomore โข Hit .350 in 2014 as a freshman โข Played summer ball in 2015 for the Piedmont Pride of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League โข Named a SCBL All-Star, going 2 for 5 in the exhibition with a run scored โข Led the SCBL in hits (49), average (.371), runs scored (37), stolen bases (25) and at-bats (132) โข Ranked third in the league with six doubles โข Also tallied six walks, four triples and a home run in 38 games played โข Named SCBL Co-Player of the Week July 6, 2015 after going 13 for 23 in the previous seven days with eight RBIs, two stolen bases, two triples, a double and a home run.
HIGH SCHOOL: Batted .306 with a .425 on-base percentage, 12 RBIs, 21 runs, seven doubles, a home run and 14 stolen bases โข Also went 6-2 on the mound with 70 strikeouts and a 0.96 ERA in 12 appearances โข Led Panthers to Division 1-4A title โข Earned all-division and division MVP honors while being a starter on the Panthersโ 2010 North State Championship and 2011 North State runner-up teams.
PERSONAL: Born William Tanner Poole on June 15, 1995 in Amory, Mississippi โข Son of Amy Jones and Timmy Earl Poole โข Majoring in business administration โข Chose MSU over South Alabama โข Favorite MLB player is Amory native Mitch Moreland of the Boston Red Sox โข Celebrity crush is Jessie James Decker.
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