| Shawn Ablett |
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Outlook for 2009: Will be counted on to solidify the catching corps as everyday catcher and projected to hit somewhere in the middle of the lineup everyday...Has power to all fields.
Prior to Memphis: Two-year letterman for Head Coach Joe Wharton at Richland...Hit .380 with 23 homers, 116 RBI, 33 doubles and five triples in juco career...Hit .360, banged out 17 homers, 20 doubles and drove in 71 runs in 2008...Helped Richland to a 47-16 finish and a third-place showing in the 2008 NJCAA World Series...Hit .364 with a pair of round-trippers in the district playoffs to help RJC to a District C Championship in his sophomore campaign...Drove in 45 runs to go with 13 doubles, six homers and a pair of triples as a freshman to help Richland advance to the 2007 District C title game.
Prep: Was a four-sport star in his prep career at Van Alstyne High School...Was a four-year letterwinner in baseball and in powerlifting, while lettering for three seasons on the football and track teams...Earned several honors and helped coach Jimmy Haynes squads to four consecutive District 9-3A titles...Was a four-time All-Area selection behind the plate...Holds career records at Van Alstyne with a .430 batting average and 17 home runs...Collected 120 RBI in his high school career...Earned District 9-3A Offensive Player of the Year accolades in 2004, 2005 and 2006...Tabbed the District MVP as a senior after hitting .450 with 50 RBI and five homers...Was a two-time First Team All-State pick and was selected to play in the THSBCA 1A-3A North All-Star Game after leading the Panthers to a 30-7 record in 2006.
Personal: Born Anthony Shawn Ablett on September 9, 1987...Son of Roy and Robin Smith and Nancy and David Ablett...Is a Sioux Indian...Involved in FCA in high school.
