Will be used as either a weekend starter or closer . . . will also see time as designated hitter . . . had a strong summer season in the Cape Cod League.
2012 (Sophomore): Saw action in 56 games, including 53 starts as a designated hitter . . . also appeared in 30 games on the mound, including four starts . . . tied for the team lead with a .340 batting average . . . had 14 doubles, five home runs and 48 RBI . . . on the mound, posted a 2.06 ERA and a 5-2 record with 10 saves . . . pitched 3.0 innings, allowing just two hits to earn the win at Jacksonville State . . . went a combined 7-for-8 at the plate in two games against Penn State . . . tossed 3.0 innings, allowing just one hit at Alabama . . . also went 3-for-4 with an RBI at the plate at Alabama . . . went 2-for-4 witha double and a triple at top-ranked Florida . . . went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI in game two at Wofford . . . had four hits and three RBI in game two against The Citadel . . . threw two scoreless innings, earning a save in game two at College of Charleston . . . also went a combined 5-for-10 at the plate in three games at Charleston . . . went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and five RBI against Troy . . . went 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBI against third-ranked Florida . . . earned the win on the mound against third-ranked Florida, pitching 5.0 innings, giving up just one run on one hit . . . in the SoCon Tournament title game against Georgia Southern, went 2-for-4 at the plate, and picked up the win, pitching 4.0 innings, allowing no earned runs . . . picked up a save against Mississippi State at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
2011 (Freshman): Saw action on the mound and in the infield . . . appeared in 22 games as a pitcher, including two starts . . . posted a record of 5-1 and an ERA of 2.48 in 36.1 innings of work . . . struck out 35 batters and allowed 15 walks . . . saw action in 20 games in the infield, including 14 starts
. . . batted .211 and drove in two runs . . . pitched 2.1 innings of hitless relief in game two at Jacksonville . . . tossed 2.1 innings, allowing no runs and striking out three batters at The Citadel . . . allowed no hits and struck out four batters against Georgia Southern . . . pitched 3.0 innings at Alabama, allowing just one hit . . . allowed one run on one hit in 3.0 innings of work against Auburn . . . pitched 4.0 innings, allowing no earned runs against Wofford . . . had a two-for-five performance at the plate against SIU–Edwardsville.
High School: Named 2010 Alabama 2A Most Valuable Player and Player of the Year . . . named to the National Honor Society . . . hit .456 at the plate and posted a record of 7-2 with a 1.92 earned run average as a junior.
Personal: Born May 6, 1992 . . . son of Ken and Sherry Irby
. . . majoring in sports medicine.
