Gene Wood

Career Accolades

Saw time in 16 games split between DH and outfield with six starts at designated hitter
Totaled four runs and four RBI in addition to five walks

Underwent season-ending surgery prior to the start of SEC play
Saw his only action in the three-game series with Valparaiso to open the season, starting the first two games and entering Sunday's contest as a defensive replacement

Served as the Crimson Tide's primary center fielder before suffering a season-ending injury at Ole Miss
Played in 30 games with 23 starts prior to his injury, including eight starts across his 11 games of action in-conference
Finished his sophomore season at .253 (19-75) with five doubles, a home run, six RBI, 12 runs scored, nine walks and a stolen base

Closed out his freshman campaign having played in 25 total games, starting eight of those
Totaled four hits with an RBI, eight runs scored, five walks and went a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts
Saw action on both the infield and the outfield

Attended Jackson Preparatory School in Flowood, Miss.
Ranked as the seventh-best player in the state according to Perfect Game USA
Named to the Dandy Dozen as a senior while also earning Rawlings All-American Team honors that same season
Helped lead the Patriots to three consecutive state championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015
Selected as team MVP his junior season
Set school records for batting average and runs in his third season, owning a .606 average and accumulating 68 runs ... his 68 runs led the nation for prep players and helped earn him 2014 All-Metro and MAIS All-State honors
Also a standout athlete in basketball and football, earning offensive MVP honors on the gridiron during his junior and senior seasons

Eugene Gregory Wood
Born on April 28, 1996
Son of Greg and Kelly Wood
Has two sisters, Marion and Carolyne
Father played quarterback at Baylor, as did his grandfather, Cotton Davidson, who went on to play in the National Football League with the Oakland Raiders
Graduated from Alabama with his degree, double-majoring in management and marketing in May of 2019