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Navarro Hall - Baseball - University of Kentucky Athletics 13

NavarroHall

  • height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • class Redshirt Sophomore
BIO
  • 49th round draft pick in 2007 (Phillies)

Outlook
Athletic outfielder is coming off an excellent summer in the New York Collegiate Baseball League … Considered to be a good defensive outfielder, using a mix of speed, instincts and range … Has improved hitting ability the last two seasons … Will add depth to the UK outfield … Former Georgia High School Player of the Year.

Summer
Ranked second on the team with a .289 (39-for-135) average in 39 games with 38 starts for Mohawk Valley in the New York Collegiate Baseball League … Added six doubles, one homer and nine RBI, hitting primarily at the top of the order … Drew a team-high 36 walks, striking out 40 times and stealing 3-of-7 bases … Got plunked by a team-best seven pitches … Batted .294 (15-for-51) with runners on base, reaching as the leadoff hitter in 37-of-72 opportunities.

2009
Came off the bench in 11 games, usually as a late-inning pinch runner, defensive upgrade or pinch hitter … Had two hits in five at bats, with three runs scored, drawing a walk and striking out once, stealing a base in his only attempt … In his lone at bat at Coastal Carolina, recorded a single and later scored … Scored runs against Western Michigan and Indiana State … Had pinch-hit at bats at Ole Miss and against Florida … Had a pinch-hit single at Florida.

2008
Redshirted season … Played in 18 games with 14 starts in the Great Lakes League during the summer, teaming up with UK infielder Neiko Johnson … Hit .220 (9-for-41) with an RBI and 11 walks … Reached base at a .385 clip, stole 2-of-3 bases and added an outfield assist.

High School
Named Georgia High School Player of the Year … Four-year letterman for coach George Hansen at Kennesaw Mountain High School … Batted .514 his senior season, setting the new school record for highest batting average in a season … Added one homer and 30 stolen bases … Named team MVP senior season after leading them to a state runner-up finish … Garnered All-County Honors after winning the Cobb County batting title … Team MVP and All-County performer as a junior after team finished in the Final Eight … Drafted in the 49th Round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Personal
Full name is Navarro Brandon Hall … Son of Raymond and Michelle Hall … Has two brothers Darin (18) and Martin (24) … Born in Kennesaw, Ga., on January 1, 1989 … Cousin Courtney Hall played center in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers.

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