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Jay Estes Season 2017

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Jay Estes Season 2017

PositionIF
Weight170 lbs
Height5-10
ClassJunior
HometownCrawfordville, Fla.
Previous SchoolR/R

2018 – SENIOR YEAR
Played in all 66 games and made 64 starts in center field ... led the team with a .329 batting average and hit .315 while playing and starting in all 30 SEC games ... turned in 25 multi-hit efforts ... led the team and ranked tied for fifth in the league with 19 doubles ... registered career highs in runs (52), hits (78), RBI (33), on-base percentage (.401), slugging percentage (.409) and stolen bases (13) ... transitioned nicely to center field and led the team with six outfield assists … went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI while scoring a season high four runs vs. Longwood (Feb. 17) … followed it with two more hits in the series finale against the Lancers (Feb. 18) … drove in a pair of runs vs. Troy (Feb. 21) … turned in his first three-hit and two-double game of the season at UAB (Mar. 6) … went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two more driven in vs. Texas A&M (Mar. 17) … collected a pair of hits in games at Kentucky (Mar. 23), vs. Alabama (Mar. 27) and vs. Alabama A&M (Apr. 3) … starting with a 2-for-4 night with two runs, two double and two RBI vs. UAB (Apr. 17), turned in 18 multi-hit games in the last 29 contests and raised his average 71 points during the span ... collected six hits and scored five runs in the series sweet at Alabama (Apr. 20-21) … finished the Vanderbilt series 8-for-11 with four runs and three RBI (May 4-6) … turned in two or more hits in eight of nine contests from May 4-17, including six straight … was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team after going 7-for-16 with three RBI in four games in Hoover ... earned Raleigh All-Regional Team honors by going 6-for-11 with four runs, three doubles and three RBI in three games ... went 2-for-4 in the program’s first super regional win vs. Florida (June 10) … signed a free agent contract with the Chicago White Sox following the 2018 MLB Draft.

2017 – JUNIOR YEAR
Earned starts at second base and in the outfield in 59 of 63 games … ranked 4th on the team with a .276 average and reached base at a .346 clip … led the Tigers and ranked 4th in the SEC with 19 doubles … was 2nd on the team with 64 hits and 39 runs scored … turned in two or more hits in 20 games, good for second on the team … finished off the last two games of the season-opening series vs. George Washington 5-for-9 (2/18-19) … went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles and two RBI in the series opener vs. Florida (3/17) … finished the series sweep against the Gators 5-for-9 with five runs, four doubles and three RBI … stepped to the plate a SEC high nine times vs. Alabama (5/7), matching the Auburn program record … went 2-for-5 with two runs, one double, one triple and one RBI vs. Ole Miss (5/19) … went 2-for-2 with a home run in a NCAA Regional win vs. Tennessee Tech (6/3) .. stole six of nine bases … registered 112 putouts and 109 assists … turned in the best fielding percentage among middle infielders with a .957 clip.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla. for Jeff Johnson …. Batted .316 with four homers and 28 RBI as a sophomore … scored 61 runs with 23 stolen bases in 58 games … Tallied 16 doubles and two triples … Helped Indians to 2016 FCSAA State Championship game … First team All-Conference selection as a sophomore … Hit .286 with 18 RBI as a freshman … three homers and 39 runs with five doubles and two triples

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Wakulla High School in Crawfordville, Fla. under coach Mike Gauger … hit. 481 as a senior with 33 runs scored and 14 RBI … tallied 10 doubles, one triple and one home run … also stole 14-of-18 bases … team offensive MVP … Florida 5A baseball player of the year … first team all-state selection

PERSONAL
Son of James and Shealyn Estes … has two brothers, Jacob and Jace … father played baseball at Faulkner University … studying in the college of business