2017: Started seven games at second base before a back injury ended his season Was later granted a medical redshirt…Collected eight hits, six runs scored, a double, one triple, one home run and five RBIs prior to his injury…Added three stolen bases…Had a triple, four RBIs and three runs scored vs. Western Illinois (2/24)…Also posted two hits vs. UT Arlington (2/17) and Western Illinois (2/26)...Ohio Valley Conference Medal of Honor recipient and OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2016: Started 59 games…Registered a team-high 23 stolen bases in 25 attempts...Was third on the team in hits (79) and second in on-base percentage (.458)…Went 3-for-3 on steal attempts while tying for a team-best eight runs scored during the OVC Tournament… One of three Redhawks to sport at perfect fielding percentage during the OVC Tournament…Broke the school’s single-season runs record with 70…Set the new mark in the championship game of the OVC Tournament when he scored three times His 246 at-bats set a new Southeast single-season record… Led the team with 25 multiple-hit games…Had six multi-RBI performances…Strung together an 18-game hitting streak and reached base in 28-straight contests…Ranked nationally in walks (14th, 53), runs (fourth, 70), and runs per game (third, 1.19)… His 53 walks tied for fourth on the school’s single-season list… Earned CoSIDA Academic All-American status as a third-team infielder with a 3.92 GPA…Named Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American by Baseball America…2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District pick…Second Team All-OVC honoree…Earned NCAA Starkville Regional All-Tournament Team honors…Recipient of the OVC Medal of Honor…Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2015: Had a breakout season as a true freshman…Earned NCBWA Freshman All America status… Named OVC All-Freshman Team… Ranked ninth nationally in runs per game (1.12), 12th in runs (66), 18th in triples (6) and 43rd in walks (41)…Started all 59 games…Made 17 starts in left field before starting eight games at second base... Started 33 contests at third base…Served as the team’s leadoff hitter in 52 games...Tied a team-high 77 hits…Recorded 21 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI performances…Had three or more hits in eight games…Stole 11 bases…Had four hits in seven at-bats and drove in four runs at Murray State (4/25)…Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Southeast Scholar Athlete.
Prep: Graduated from Bryant High School…Started and lettered two of his prep seasons…Hit .516 with 49 hits, 11 doubles and 31 RBIs as a junior…Earned Second Team Louisville Slugger All-America and All-State honors…Helped lead his team to a state title in 2012 and two conference championships (2012, 2013)…Recorded a 4.13 GPA.
Personal: Born April 3, 1996…Son of Tracy and Alicia Ezell…Majoring in Business Administration.
