2016 Baseball Roster

Hunter Webb
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Salem, Ala.
- High School:
- Russell County
- Prev School:
- Chattahoochee Valley C.C.
CAREER ACCOLADES
2014 SEC First Year Honor Roll
SEC Freshman of the Week (April 7)
JUNIOR (2016)
Leads the team in sacrifice bunts with eight and has gone a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen bases ... seven of his sac bunts have come in conference play to lead the league. Maryland (2/19-21): Entered as a defensive replacement to start the weekend before getting the starting nod on Saturday ... finished 0-for-3 in his two games of action. North Dakota (2/26-28): Entered as a pinch-runner in game one. Troy (3/1): Entered as a pinch-runner and remained in the game at designated hitter ... collected the game-tying RBI on his infield groundout. USA Baseball-Irish Classic (3/4-6): Saw time in three games, earning the start against Niagara on Saturday ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a stolen base and one run scored ... his lone run came in the series finale against Brown, when he entered as a pinch-runner for Cody Henry before scoring from second on Short's two-out single. Houston (3/11-13): Started the bookend games of the series … finished with two hits, both doubles, two RBI and two runs scored against the Cougars. Southern Miss (3/15): Entered as a pinch-runner and remained in the game in right field … finished 0-for-1 with a run scored. LSU (3/19-20): Started Sunday's finale in Baton Rouge ... finished the game 1-for-3 with two sac bunts and a run scored. Tennessee (3/25-26): Led the Tide in hitting, going 6-for-12 with a pair of doubles, an RBI, a team-high tying four runs scored and one walk ... finished Saturday's doubleheader batting .500 (4-8) with a double, three runs scored and two walks. Auburn (3/29): Finished 1-for-3 with the team's lone RBI of the night in his start in left field. Georgia (3/31-4/2): Recorded two hits, including a double, with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base … also dropped down two sacrifice bunts across the three games. Kentucky (4/8-10): Went 2-for-7 (.286) with a double, one run scored and a walk ... also laid down two sacrifice bunts that led to eventual runs. UAB (4/12): Tied for the team-high in hits with two and added two runs scored. Ole Miss (4/15-17): Finished with two hits, an RBI, one run scored, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. Troy (4/19): Finished the night 0-for-3 with a run scored and a walk against the Trojans. South Alabama (4/20): Extended his reached base streak to 10 games with a 1-for-3 night that included a walk and a run scored. Texas A&M (4/22-24): Recorded one walk in all three games while adding one hit to extend his streak to 13 straight games reaching base, the highest active streak by a member of the Tide. Mississippi State (4/28-30): Finished with two hits, a pair of runs scored, one walk and a sac bunt.
SOPHOMORE (2015)
Spent his sophomore campaign at Chattahoochee Valley Community College ... batted .382 with 21 RBI, 42 runs scored and 13 stolen bases in 48 games played.
FRESHMAN (2014)
Named to the Southeastern Conference First Year Honor Roll … was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 7 after batting .444 (4-for-9) against Texas A&M with a pair of doubles, three runs and two RBI, including a game-winner ... appeared in 42 games with 25 total starts, 17 in left field and eight as the designated hitter ... tied for third on the team with five stolen bases ... scored the game-winning run once and had two game-winning RBI. St. Louis (2/14-16): Played in all three games, starting the finale and finishing with a .400 batting average and .500 on-base percentage ... had a hit, a run scored, a stolen base and hit by pitch in his first career start on Sunday. Stephen F. Austin (2/23): Recorded his first career multi-hit game, notching a single and double, and pitched in a walk, stolen base and run scored. Alcorn State (3/18-19): Went 3-for-7 in the series with four RBI and two runs scored. Ole Miss (3/30): Delivered the game-winning RBI in his only at-bat in the second against the No. 9 Rebels. Jackson State (4/15): Was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA
Rated as the 10th-best prospect in Alabama and the fourth-best outfielder in the state, by Perfect Game USA in 2013 … also ranked by PG as the nation's 80th-best outfield prospect … named the 2013 Bi-City/Phenix City/Columbus, Ga., Co-Player of the Year, by vote of the area coaches … selected to the 2013 Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Team … garnered 2013 Southeast All-Region Second Team honors from Rawlings … as a senior, batted .444 with six home runs, 42 runs batted in, 67 runs scored and 35 stolen bases … hit two grand slams in a single inning in the first round of the playoffs to tie a state and national record … helped his team win 38 straight games and reach state semi-finals … competed in the 2012 Perfect Game World Wood Bat Semi-Final (17u) and was selected to the all-tournament team … finished that tournament hitting .483 (14-for-29) with a 1.166 OPS, two doubles, a triple, four stolen bases, 10 runs scored and three runs batted in … was a 2012 Preseason Underclass Honorable Mention All-American selection by Perfect Game … participated in the 2012 Perfect Game National Showcase and ran the fourth-fastest 60 yard time overall … posted a .408 batting average, with two home runs, 19 RBI and 30 runs scored in 2012 for RCHS … collected 51 hits as a junior, with multiple hits in 14 games … as a sophomore, was selected as a 2011 Preseason Underclass Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game USA … batted .434 in 2011 with a .512 on-base percentage, 52 runs scored and 30 runs batted in … started on the varsity baseball team beginning in his 8th-grade year ... son of Russ and Leigh Webb ... has one sister, Katie ... grandfather, Wayne Webb, was a signee of the Detroit Tigers in 1957 ... born Hunter Patrick Webb on June 19, 1994 ... majoring in human performance and exercise science.