AlexPhillips

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2011)
• 2011 first-team All-West Coast League (SP)

Outlook
Veteran and versatile reliever was a workhorse for UK out of the bullpen as a junior … Led UK in appearances in 2011, serving as a closer, lefty specialist and long reliever … Overhand left-handed delivery presents matchup issues to left-handed hitters … Durable strike thrower doesn’t issues walks, allowing only one in 2011 … A tough competitor, has the ability to appear in all three games of a weekend series … Tossed 15.1 innings in the fall and was a dominating starter during the summer in the West Coast League, earning all-star honors.

Summer
Had a dominating summer for the Wenatchee AppleSox in the West Coast League … Appeared in 14 games with 10 starts for the AppleSox, earning first-team All-West Coast League as a starting pitcher … Posted a 7-1 record and a 1.83 ERA in 64 innings, striking out 63 and walking only six … Allowed only 41 hits … Lost his first outing of the summer, then reeled off seven consecutive wins … Won five consecutive outings from June 9-June 28 … Tossed six shutout innings in his second start of the summer without a walk and six strikeouts … Third outing came in a 2-0 win, tossing seven shutout frames … Allowed one run in seven innings in his next start, picking up a win … Notched a win in relief vs. Ports on June 24, tossing one perfect frame with two strikeouts … Tossed seven shutout innings in a start vs. Klamath on June 28, allowing only four hits with 13 strikeouts … Hurled a summer-high eight innings in a 2-1 win vs. Walla Walla on July 3, allowing one run on three hits, striking out eight … Issued only one walk in the final 46 innings he threw on the summer … Tossed a one-hit seven-inning shutout in a win over Kelowna on Aug. 4, striking out three.

2011
One of UK’s top relievers in his first season in Lexington, serving as a late-inning reliever, long reliever and as a lefty specialist … Made a team-high 28 appearances, posting a 1-2 record and a 3.16 ERA … Had two saves in 37 innings, walking only one with 28 strikeouts … Made 17 appearances in SEC play, with a 0-1 record and a 4.71 ERA and one save … Went 1-1 with a 1.12 ERA in 11 non-SEC games, with one save and 17 strikeouts in 16 innings … Went 1-2 with a 2.73 ERA in home games and 0-0, 3.86 in eight road games … In 11 games he pitched in that UK won, went 1-0 with a 0.51 ERA and two saves, striking out 13 in 17.2 innings … Had a 1.53 ERA in 12 night games … Inherited a team-high 38 runners with 19 scoring … Allowed earned runs in only eight of his 28 relief outings … Had three outings allowing two or more earned runs, allowing two runs on March 19 vs. Tennessee, allowing two in 2.2 innings vs. No. 1 Vanderbilt and four runs in 0.2 innings at No. 3 Florida in the season finale … Without his four-runs allowed at Florida, Phillips would have finished with a 1-2 record, a 2.23 ERA and two saves in 36.1 innings … Tossed a career-high three innings vs. Middle Tennessee State, allowing only one run … Picked up first career win with one out vs. Niagara on March 13 … Picked up first career save with 1.2 perfect innings vs. Indiana … Notched second career save with 2.2 innings vs. Georgia, allowing one run with two strikeouts … Hurled 2.2 shutout innings vs. No. 12 Arkansas on April 23.

Junior College
Attended Lower Columbia College in Longview, Wash., playing for coach Kelly Smith … Led team to NWACC championship in 2010 … In 71 innings pitched, he posted a 1.52 ERA while scattering 53 hits and striking out 83 and walking just seven batters … Did not allow a single homer…Named 2010 NWACC tournament MVP.

High School
Attended Tenino High School in Tenino, Wash., playing for coach Jesse Elam … Named first-team all-league junior and senior years … Named all-area for Lewis County.

Personal
Full name is Alex Barry Phillips … Born on May 11, 1990 in Olympia, Wash. … Son of Roger and Kimberly Phillips … Has one Brother, Joshua (16).