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Dustin Dickerson

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
McGregor, Texas

High School:
Midway

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 220

Position:
IF

Experience:
1L

B/T:
L/R

FALL 2007
Finished second on team with a .403 average (27-for-67) ... Collected four doubles, three triples, two home runs and 16 runs scored ... Led team with 25 RBI ... Third on team with a .642 slugging percentage ... Walked nine times and was hit by a pitch twice for a .487 on base percentage, second on team ... Produced a 1.129 OPS, third on team ... Was 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts ... Went 1-for-5 against Texas (10/14).

SUMMER 2007
Played for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League ... Named league's 79th-best pro prospect by Perfect Game Crosschecker ... Hit .215 with one home run, eight RBI, 23 hits, eight runs scored, two doubles and one stolen base.

2007 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 61 games with 54 starts ... Made 38 starts at first base and 16 starts as designated hitter ... Was fourth on team in runs scored (42) and fifth on team in hits (57) ... Second on team with 32 walks ... Tied for third on team with seven stolen bases ... Finished second on team and sixth in Big 12 with a .373 average in conference play, best among league freshmen ... Posted a team-best .467 on base percentage in Big 12 play, third in the conference and best among freshmen ... All three home runs came in conference play ... Hit .309 (29-for-94) with runners on base, including a .300 mark (18-for-60) with runners in scoring position ... Was even better in Big 12 play, hitting .386 (17-for-44) with runners on base and a team-best .476 (10-for-21) with runners in scoring position ... Hit .364 (8-for-22) with two outs in Big 12 action ... Tallied 14 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games ... Hit .429 (12-for-28) during eight-game hitting streak in May ... Ended season on an eight-game hitting streak in conference play ... Reached safely in each of season's final 28 games, posting a .483 on base percentage in that time ... Was third on team with six multiple-RBI games in league action ... Hit .327 (35-for-107) in 32 games at Baylor Ballpark ... Did not start season opener and then hit safely in first seven career starts ... Hit safely in 14 of season's final 18 games, going 22-for-64 (.344) in those 18 contests ... Hit .364 (33-for-91) in season's final 28 games ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Stephen F. Austin series opener (2/16) ... Was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, two RBI, a walk and a run scored against UTSA (2/20) ... Doubled, tripled and scored twice in four at bats against Winthrop (3/11) ... First career home run was a tie-breaking solo shot against Texas Tech (3/24) ... Went 3-for-4 against TCU (4/10) to start late season surge ... Was 2-for-3 with an RBI double in Kansas series finale (4/15) ... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored against Missouri (4/21) ... Walked twice and went 3-for-4 with two RBI in series finale at 18th-ranked Texas A&M (4/29) ... Homered and went 2-for-3 with two RBI in series opener at Nebraska (5/11) ... Had a solo home run in the Nebraska series finale (5/13) ... Was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored against Kansas State (5/19) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored against 14th-ranked Texas A&M in the Big 12 Championship title game (5/27) ... Was 2-for-4 with an RBI double against 16th-ranked TCU (6/3).

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Midway High School in Waco, Texas ... Played third base for head coach Tom Gladney ... Member of Midway's 2003 state champion and 2005 state runner-up squads ... Led Midway to a 184-34-1 record during career ... No. 13 on Texas Baseball News Texas Top 25 ... No. 62 on Baseball America Prospect Plus National Top 300 ... Baseball America second-team preseason All-America ... Named to Baseball America's "Best Raw Power" list prior to senior season ... Four-time all-district selection ... 2005 first-team all-state selection ... 2006 first-team academic all-state honoree ... Team went 24-10 during senior season and 39-4 during junior campaign ... Hit .426 with five home runs, 14 doubles, four triples, 37 RBI, 51 runs and six stolen bases as a senior ... Hit .398 as a junior with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, seven stolen bases and a school-record 52 RBI ... Also lettered as a wide receiver for Midway's football team ... Earned all-district honors as a senior and helped team to district title as a junior.

PERSONAL
Full name is Dustin Lee Dickerson ... Born Sept. 30, 1987, in Temple, Texas ... Son of Doug and Lisa Dickerson ... Business major.