ChrisO'Dell

Madison on O?Dell: ?Chris is a big guy with great raw power. As he gains experience and gets stronger, he could become an outstanding SEC hitter. His versatility and power could get him some quality at bats as a freshman.?

High School: 2001 City Player of the Year and first-team All-City? Selected for the 2001 KHSAA East-West All-Star Game? Hit .550 with seven homeruns, 10 doubles and seven triples as a senior? Bryan Station offensive award? Earned 2001 Ft. Walton (Fla.) Beach Bash Outstanding Individual Performance Award while playing at Bryan Station? Batted .420 and smacked four homers while earning second-team All-City as a junior? Summer 2000 Team One Showcase participant? Selected to Dixie Stars in 1999? Posted a .511 with 13 homeruns and 68 RBI for the Stars and was named Co-Offensive Player of the Year.

Personal: Full name is Christopher Ryan O?Dell? Born on Feb. 18, 1983? Son of Edward and Beverly O?Dell? Has one brother, Nathan, 21? Lists being selected player of the year in Lexington his senior season as his highlight in athletic career? Chose Kentucky because of the encouraging emphasis on success in the classroom, the Ohio Casualty Group?s Center for Academic and Tutorial Services (C.A.T.S.)? and SEC Competition? Selected UK over West Virginia, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Wake Forest and Eastern Kentucky.