Heith Hatfield Class: Sophomore Hometown: Bartlett, Tenn. High School: Bartlett HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 195 Position: rhp/utility Experience: 1L Bats/Throws: R/R

Outlook for 2010
Has worked extremely hard to overcome arm surgery in the fall..Appears completely healthy and ready to handle a significant role on the Tigers' pitching staff, while also contributing to the team's offense...Coaches are anxious to see of Heith can made the jump he is capable of.

2009 (Freshman)
Memphis' lone dual-position player...Went 1-3 with a 5.30 ERA in 12 outings...Was 0-2, with a 7.32 ERA in six appearances in C-USA play...Fanned 33 in 37.1 innings of work and held opposing hitters to a .284 batting average...Walked 23...Was 1-1 as a starter and 0-2 out of the bullpen...Worked out of the bullpen his first seven appearances before moving into a weekend starter's role for his final five outings...Recorded saves in each of her first three appearances...Picked up first save after striking out eight and allowing just one hit in three innings in the season-opening win against Kansas...Fanned a record four batters in one inning versus Kansas...Earned C-USA Pitcher of the Week accolades (2/23/09)...Tossed a third of an inning at Troy to haul in second save (2/27/09)...Struck out three and shutout Valpariaso in two innings for third save (3/6/09)... Posted a 0.00 ERA and fanned 11 in his first 5.1 innings of action...Struck out seven in a strong seven-inning start versus SIU-Edwardsville for first collegiate win (4/11/09)...Limited Houston to just one unearned run in a no-decision effort (4/18/09)...At the plate, hit .212 with two homers and seven RBI in 19 games...Hit just .167 in C-USA play...Made 15 starts (11 at first base, three and DH and one in rightfield)...Posted two multi-hit and multi-RBI games...Homered in his second collegiate at-bat at Troy (2/28/09)...Hit his second career home run and drove in two runs at Rice (3/28/09)...Was 2-for-4 vs. Mississippi State (3/25/09).

Prep
A four-year letterwinner for Phil Clark...Played first base and pitched for Bartlett...Two-time Tennessee All-State performer...2007 TBCA Class AAA State Player of the Year... Also selected as a TSWA AAA All-State performer...Was 23-1 on the mound in his prep career...Was a perfect 9-0 in 2008 and had an ERA under 1.00...Helped Bartlett advanced to its third consecutive Class AAA state-title game in 2008... Hit .367 with 59 RBI and set the Shelby-Metro single-season home run mark with 14 in `07...Went 10-1 on the mound, with a 2.84 ERA and 79 strikeouts in just 64 innings of work in 2007...Combined for 18 home runs in 2007 and 2008...Two-time All-District and All-Region IV selection... All-TBR Two-Way Team in 2007... As a sophomore, Hatfield was perfect in four decisions on the mound...Maintained a 2.39 ERA and fanned 37 in 49 innings to help the Panthers to a Runner-up finish in the 2006 Tennessee AAA State Tournament...High school teammate of Tiger sophomore Jacob Wilson.

Personal
Born Heith J. Hatfield to Cheri and Todd Hatfield...Birthday is Sept. 18, 1990...Undecided on a major.