Friday, February 24, 2012

Reese Stevenson Signs a Letter of Intent with St. Mary!!!!

PURDY'S REESE STEVENSON has verbally committed to play Baseball at the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, KS and will sign a national letter of intent on March 1st, 2012 at 2:30 pm at PURDY HIGH SCHOOL. The signing will take place in the high school Library. You can check in at the school on the east side at the district office.

Reese has been a huge part to the Purdy Baseball Eagles as a starter since his freshmen year. He has played numerous positions in his high school career; Shortstop, Pitcher, Catcher and 2nd base. He plans to work hard to earn a spot in the middle of the infield for the Spires out of the KCAC. Reese brings a lot to the table when it comes to playing at the next level. He could play in the middle of the infield or even at 3rd base. He also brings a huge arm and ability to get outs on the mound. He was recruited for his bat and fielding ability. “We are very excited to sign a player of Reese’s caliber for the 2012 recruiting class,” said Head Coach Rob Miller. “Reese will be a quality addition to our program and we expect many things from him over the next four years. We feel Reese has been well coached in the game of baseball and we are excited to work with him on a daily basis. We look to continue his development and watch him grow into a quality starter for the University of Saint Mary.”

Statistics

As a Junior, Reese lead the team in many offensive categories and contributed hugely on the mound:
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Batting - Avg. 461 Hits 41 AB 89 RBI 29 Double 15 HR 3 OB% 550 Slug% .730
Pitching - ERA 3.77 W-L 3-0 K's 43 BB's 15
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As a Senior, during Fall Baseball, Reese consistently put the team in a place to win:
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Batting - Avg .395 Hits 17 AB 43 Double 5 Triple 1 HR 1 OB% .606 Slug% .628

Pitching - ERA. 2.68 W-L 6-2 K's 102 BB's 27 IP 50 1/3 innings pitched
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Individual Honors
Cover of Jeff Sadler's 2012 Baseball Preview of Southwest Missouri Best Baseball Players
2nd team All-OzarksSports.net 2011
Honorable Mention All-Conference 2010
Conference Player of the Year 2011
1st team All-Conference 2011
1st team All-District 2011
1st team All-State 2011

Team Accomplishments
-Ozark 7 Conference Champions as a Sophomore and Junior
-District Champions as a Freshmen and Junior
-Sectional Champions as a Freshmen

Academic Achievement

GPA: 3.2/4.0

Class Rank: 14/45