University of West Alabama

Career Accolades:

• Gulf South Conference Honor Roll (2022)
• University of West Alabama Dean’s List
  • 2021-22 (Spring)
  • 2022-23 (Spring)
  • 2023-24 (Spring)

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Collegiate Career Numbers (After 2024 Season):

• Games Played – 55
• Runs Scored – 21
• Hits – 24
• Doubles – 6
• Runs Batted In – 18
• Walks – 23
• Hit By Pitches – 7
• Stolen Bases – 1
• Assists – 31
• Putouts – 267

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UWA Career Numbers (After 2024 Season):

• Games Played – 44
• Games Started – 27
• Runs Scored – 17
• Hits – 20
• Doubles – 6
• Runs Batted In – 16
• Walks – 18
• Hit By Pitches – 7
• Assists – 26
• Putouts – 231

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Collegiate Game Career Highs (After 2024 Season):

• Hits – 2 vs. Emmanuel (2/13/22)
• Doubles – 1 at Tuskegee (3/6/24)
• Runs Scored – 2 at Montevallo (4/16/24)
• Runs Batted In – 3 at Arkansas-Monticello (2/8/22)
• Stolen Bases – 1 at San Jacinto College-North (1/23/21) | Baton Rouge CC
• Assists – 3 at Arkansas-Monticello (2/8/22)
• Putouts – 14 vs. Tuskegee (2/21/24) 

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UWA Game Career Highs (After 2024 Season):

• Hits – 2 vs. Emmanuel (2/13/22)
• Doubles – 1 at Tuskegee (3/6/24)
• Runs Scored – 2 at Montevallo (4/16/24)
• Runs Batted In – 3 at Arkansas-Monticello (2/8/22)
• Assists – 3 at Arkansas-Monticello (2/8/22)
• Putouts – 14 vs. Tuskegee (2/21/24)

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2024: UWA Dean’s List for Spring Semester … Played in 18 games with eight starts … Had four hits in 26 at bats … One double … Scored nine runs … Had four RBIs … Had 12 walks … Had five hit by pitches … Had a .488 on base percentage … Had three sac bunts … Had five total bases … Was 0-for-1 in stolen base attempts … Had 108 putouts … Had eight assists … Had a .983 fielding percentage …
 
2023: UWA Dean’s List for Spring Semester … Did not make an appearance on the varsity team (redshirted) … 
 
2022: GSC Honor Roll … UWA Dean’s List for Spring Semester … Played in 26 games with 19 starts … Had 16 hits in 63 at bats (.254 avg.) … Five doubles … Scored eight runs … Had 12 RBIs … Had six walks … Had two hit by pitches … Had a .338 on base percentage … Had 21 total bases for a .333 slugging percentage … Had 123 putouts … Had 18 assists … Had a .966 fielding percentage …
 
2021 (Baton Rouge Community College): Played in 11 games … Had four hits in 14 at bats (.286 avg.) … Scored four runs … Had two RBIs … Had five walks … Had four total bases … Was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts … Had 36 putouts … Had five assists … Had a .976 fielding percentage … 

Prep: Played at Loranger High School under head coach BJ Corr … Member of two district championship teams … Started all 156 game of his high school career behind the plate … Two-time All-District … Also lettered with football, wehre he was a two-time All-District and one-time All-State selection at quarterback … Invited to play in the Louisiana Football Coaches Association All-Star Game … Won the Jay Hoofkin Leadership Award in football and is a LFCA Academic Scholarship recipient …
 
Personal: Son of Sam and Shawn Messina … One sister, Samantha … Majoring in Physical Education …