James Boone
James Boone

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Clinton, Okla.
High School:
Clinton HS
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 199
Position:
OF
Birthdate:
03/16/1983
Bat/Throw:
S/R

2004: Hit .332 on the year, third best on the team ... had 11 doubles, four triples and four home runs ... had a hit in six of the first seven games of the season ... was 1-for-3 with a two-run triple against Western Illinois on March 3 ... had an outstanding weekend at the Easton/USA Challenge, going 10-for-15 with two doubles, two RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases in the four games of the tournament ... named Big 12 Conference Player of the Week following that tournament ... had a 16-game hitting streak from March 12 to April 7 ... was 7-for-12 (.583) at the Big 12 Tournament ... was 4-for-6 with five RBI in Big 12 Championship against Oklahoma State ... named to the All-Big 12 Tournament Team ... named to the Big 12 Honorable Mention.

2003: Started 26 and played in 38 games during his freshman season ... hit a home run in his first game as a Tiger, against UNC-Wilmington on Feb. 6 ... scored three runs in Mizzou's win over Louisiana-Monroe ... went 3-for-6 and scored four runs against Truman State ... had a seven-game hitting streak between March 6-March 12 ... stole two bases in first game of the Creighton series ... went 4-for-6 with two RBI and three runs scored in second game of Baylor series ... scored three runs in final game against Baylor ... finished 6-for-14 with seven runs, four RBI, a double, a triple and two walks in series against Baylor ... went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI against Rockhurst ... was 2-for-4 with an RBI in NCAA opener against North Carolina and went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored the next day against Middle Tennessee State.

High School: Had a .438 batting average at Clinton High his senior year ... also drove in 45 runs with 11 doubles, 10 triples and nine home runs ... was successful on each of his 15 stolen-base attempts ... named all state his senior year ... part of two state tournament teams, including two appearances in the state semifinals.

Personal: Born March 16, 1983, in Clinton, Okla. ... son of David and Kathy Boone ... business major ... relatives include former major leaguer Carney Lansford ... listed hobbies as fishing, hunting and playing ping-pong and pool.

Missouri's Season Ends After Lost to WKU

05/31/2009 - Baseball

Mizzou saw its season come to an end after an 11-6 loss to Western Kentucky on Sunday in the NCAA Oxford Regional. Playing in its seventh-straight NCAA Regional, Missouri finished with a 1-2 record in Oxford. Both of the Tigers' losses this weekend came against Western Kentucky.

Gibson Leads Mizzou to Shutout of Monmouth

05/30/2009 - Baseball

Junior Kyle Gibson tied the school record for strikeouts in a season after he struck out eight in eight scoreless innings pitched in a 9-0 Missouri win over Monmouth on Saturday in the NCAA Oxford Regional. Gibson now has 131 strikeouts on the year, tying the MU record set by Max Scherzer in 2005.

Missouri Drops NCAA Opener

05/29/2009 - Baseball

Opening play in its seventh-straight NCAA Regional, the Missouri baseball team fell to Western Kentucky by a score of 11-5 on Friday in Oxford, Miss. It was the first loss for the Tigers in an NCAA Regional opener since 2006.

Gibson Named Golden Spikes Semifinalist

05/26/2009 - Baseball

Missouri junior Kyle Gibson has been named a semifinalist for the 2009 USA Golden Spikes Award. This year will mark the 32nd consecutive year that the award has been presented to the nation's premier amateur baseball player. Gibson is 10-3 on the year. He leads the Big 12 Conference and is third nationally with 123 strikeouts on the season.

Tigers Set for NCAA Regional

05/29/2009 - Baseball

For the seventh-consecutive season, the Missouri baseball team has been selected to the NCAA Tournament and will compete in the NCAA Regional in Oxford, Miss. this weekend. The Tigers are the No. 2 seed in the Oxford Regional, with host school Ole Miss earning the top spot. Mizzou will open against No. 3 seeded Western Kentucky at 3 p.m. on Friday, while Ole Miss will face the fourth-seed Monmouth at 7 p.m. on Friday.