University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Baseball Announces Second Signing of Early Period
11/13/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Baseball Announces Second Signing of Early Period
HATTIESBURG, Miss. ? Southern Miss Baseball Coach Corky Palmer has announced the signing of Trey Sutton, a 6-0, 170-pound, infielder from West Jones High School in Laurel, Miss., to a national letter of intent for the 2004-05 academic year. This marks the second signing of the early period for the Golden Eagles.
"I'm excited that Trey has decided to attend Southern Miss," Palmer said. "He is a left-handed hitter who adds speed to our lineup. He can play both second base and shortstop. Trey also is an excellent student in the classroom as well." Sutton posted a .417 batting average his junior season for the Mustangs, including 15 doubles, three home runs and 24 RBI?s. He earned first team all-district honors his sophomore and junior seasons, while earning first-team all-state honors as a junior. Sutton was also a second team all-state selection as a sophomore. He was voted district defensive player of the year as a junior. Southern Miss returns 17 letterwinners and two redshirts, including six starting position players, two starting pitchers, and five bullpen pitchers from last year?s squad that finished 47-16 overall and won the Conference USA regular season and tournament championships. Southern Miss hosted the Hattiesburg Regional, finishing as the runner-up. The Golden Eagles set a school record for the most wins in a season and the school and conference records for most conference wins as well. The Golden Eagles open their Conference USA title defense on Friday, Feb. 20 at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field against Northwestern (La.) State, at 3 p.m.
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