Stephen Stuart

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 200
Position:
UTIL
Hometown:
Cypress, Texas
High School:
Cypress Falls HS
Last College:
Blinn JC

2017 (Senior): Took part in 37 of SFA's 57 engagements and made 10 appearances in the starting lineup...Batted .265/.297/.412...Totaled 18 hits including four doubles and two home runs...Drove in 15 runs, drew four walks and scored seven runs while striking out 11 times...Put forth the first of his four multi-hit efforts through the season by going 2-for-4 at the plate in a non-conference setback at Washington State (3/5)...Amassed a career-high four RBI by belting a walk-off grand slam in a Southland Conference home win over Abilene Christian (2/25)...Stole his first and only base of the season in a Southland Conference home win over Northwestern State (4/7)...Tied a career high by striking for a pair of hits in a Southland Conference setback at Lamar (5/14).

2016 (Junior): Served almost exclusively as an option off the bench in his first season in SFA colors...Put in time during 24 of the 'Jacks' 60 games and made a pair of appearances in the starting lineup...Posted a slash line of .296/.424/.333...Totaled eight hits, five walks, five runs and seven RBI with four strikeouts...Made his Lumberjack debut in the team's season opener at UA Arllington, going 0-for-2 with four putouts (2/19)...Drove in his first two runs in an SFA uniform as part of a 8-7 non-conference home win over Houston Baptist (3/22)...Produced his first hit as an SFA player - a single - in an 8-4 Southland Conference road win at Sam Houston State (4/10)...Made his first start in a non-conference road setback to Southeast Missouri State where he went 1-for-3 at the plate (5/14)...Came on strong in the Southland Conference Tournament, beginning with a 2-for-3 night that featured his first double and three RBI in SFA's 10-4 elimination game win over Central Arkansas (5/27)...Drove in what held up to be the game-winning run with a sixth-inning single in SFA's 1-0 Southland Conference Tournament win over Sam Houston State (5/28).

Before SFA: Put in two years of baseball-related service at Blinn Junior College under head coach Harvey McIntyre before choosing Stephen F. Austin for the final half of his collegiate career...prepped by Carl McClosky for three letter-winning seasons on the Cypress Falls HS varsity squad...split time at first base and in the outfield and hauled in First Team All-District honors due to his play as a junior and a senior.

Personal: Son of Scott and Leticia Stuart...born in Cypress, Texas...will major in business.