Samford University Athletics

2016 SECOND-TEAM ALL-SOCON PRESEASON SELECTION
2014 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2014 SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
 
2016 (Junior):  Finished the season ranked third in the Southern Conference in both triples (5) and stolen bases (21) . . . ranked 12^th in the SoCon in base on balls (37), 14^th in runs (54) and 16^th in runs per game (0.90) . . . started at center field in every game that he played in . . . batted in the leadoff position in every outing of the year . . . finished the season with a .299 batting average, 54 runs scored, 38 RBI, 21 stolen bases and two home runs . . . earned his third varsity letter.
 
2016 (Preseason):  Earned Second-Team All-Southern Conference preseason honors on Feb. 11.
 
2015 (Sophomore):  Started 53 games in the outfield and earned playing time in a total of 56 outings for the Bulldogs . . . finished the season with a solid .286 batting average at the leadoff position . . . ranked second on the team in at-bats with 213 . . . accumulated 61 hits, 46 runs scored, 27 bases on balls and 17 runs batted in . . . registered nine doubles, four triples, three home runs and finished a near-perfect 22-of-24 in stolen base attempts . . . tallied four games of at least two stolen bases . . . strung together an eight-game hitting streak from April 10-21, in which he batted .400 at the plate . . . in a four-game stretch in mid-May, he turned in a sizzling .591 batting average in key matchups against SoCon rivals Western Carolina and Mercer . . . recorded 17 multi-hit performances on the season, including six games of at least three hits . . . powered home runs against Alabama A&M (April 1), Murray State (April 10) and Wofford in the SoCon Tournament on May 23 . . . turned in one of the best games of his young, up-and-coming career May 15 at Mercer when he finished 5-of-6  from the plate with two runs scored and a double . . . concluded the season with a .408 slugging percentage, as well as a .365 on-base percentage . . . earned his second varsity letter.
 
2014 (Freshman):  Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball . . . also earned SoCon All-Freshman Team accolades . . . played in 57 games, including 54 starts in center field . . . hit .260 with 20 RBI . . . led the team with 19 stolen bases in 25 attempts . . . went 2-for-6 with two RBI at Troy . . . finished 2-for-3 against Alabama State . . . tallied a 2-for-3 performance in game two against Furman . . . went 5-for-6 in game two against Elon . . . turned in a 2-for-5 performance at Alabama State . . . in three games at UNCG, finished with nine hits, three doubles and drove in two runs . . . tallied a pair of hits in game one of the series at Wofford . . . earned his first varsity letter.
 
High School:  Named first-team all-state at UMS-Wright Preparatory School . . . helped lead his team to state championship titles in both 2010 and 2011 . . . also played football, earning all-state honors . . . football team won state championship in 2012.
 
Personal:  Born Oct. 14, 1994 . . . son of Tyrone and Tanya Dixon . . . his father played baseball at South Alabama . . . his younger brother, Troy, is a sophomore teammate at Samford this season . . . majoring in journalism and mass communications.