2012: Played in 56 games, starting 54... opened 53 at shortstop and once in the designated hitter spot... batted .259 with one home run and 20 RBIs... tallied 48 hits in 185 at-bats... tied for fourth on the team in doubles with eight… also had a triple, accounting for a .330 slugging percentage... walked 17 times and was hit by seven pitches, the second-highest number on the team... had a .338 on-base percentage... led the team in sacrifices with 10 total (six bunts, four flies)... hit safely in six straight games (March 31 - April 8)... had 11 multiple-hit games... tallied three hits twice -- against Furman on Feb. 18 and Cincinnati May 9... the former included his first career hit, a single to left in the fifth... drove in a pair of runs with a single in the ninth against the Paladins... hit his first career home run in the second game of that doubleheader... drove in a career-best three runs against Bowling Green on April 21... fielded .943 (13 errors in 230 chances).

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman in baseball... was a two-time all-region selection... was voted team Most Valuable Player and won the Eagle Award as a senior... led his team to an 18-7 record and region co-championship his senior year... served as a team captain... batted .400 with six home runs as a senior... played over 100 varsity baseball games during his career... a member of 2011 Atlanta Braves 400 Club all-star team... also lettered for one year in football.

PERSONAL: Born July 15, 1992 in Atlanta, Ga.,... son of Scott and Paige Slappey... full name is Edward Scott Slappey... a marketing major.