An honorable mention selection to the All-Big 12 Conference squad ... Named the first-team All-Big 12 Conference third baseman by Austin
American-Stateman and was a second-team pick at shortstop to the squad chosen by the Dallas
Morning News ... A second-team pick at shortstop to the team named by the Waco
Tribune-Herald ... Spent his first two college seasons at Maple Woods Community College ... Hit for power and average ... Former draft choice of the New York Mets.
2002: Ranked among the conference leaders in batting average, hits, runs scored, total bases, walks, on base percentage, slugging percentage and RBI ... Led Tigers with 60 RBI — more RBI than any Tiger has had since 1998 season ... Led team with 18 doubles ... Split time between shortstop and third base ... Led way with 25 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI efforts ... Had 11 three-hit games and seven games with three RBI ... Opened season with five straight multi-hit games and a .545 (12-of-22) batting average ... Had a seven- and two five-game hit streaks this season ... Drove in seven runs in Oklahoma series, six runs in two games against Kansas, five runs in Texas A&M series and four runs against Oklahoma State and Baylor ... Drove in three runs in three-straight games (Saint Louis, 4/17; Kansas, 4/21-game one; and Kansas, 4/21-game two) ... Hit a grand slam against Northern Iowa (5/16) ... Started first 49 straight games.
Maple Woods CC: Hit .419 with 18 doubles and eight homers in 2000 and earned All-American honorable mention honors ... Added 53 runs batted in that season ... Hit .378 in 2001 with 12 doubles and 11 home runs ... Led team to a district title and regional berth in 2001.
High School: A four-year starter and letterwinner while attending Carthage High ... Named all-conference three times.
Personal: Son of Scott and Sue Roughton... Born on May 6, 1981 ... Majoring in plant science.
