Ross Heffley Class: Sophomore Hometown: Snellville, Ga. High School: Brookwood HS Height / Weight: 5-8 / 175 Position: INF B/T: R/R

Note: Will carry a six-game hitting streak into his junior season in 2011.

2010 (Sophomore): Started all 56 games in which he saw action, missing three games due to a strained hamstring suffered in mid-April ... Started 37 games at second base with 18 at designated hitter and once at first base because of the hamstring injury ... Led the team with 28 multiple hit games and 16 multiple RBI games, tallying five-or-more RBI a team-best three times ... Recorded a team-best .361 batting average with a team-high 86 hits including 15 doubles and a seasonal career-high 11 home runs ... Paced the team with 63 runs batted in including a team-leading 25 two-out RBI ... Hit a team-high .420 against left-handed pitching and .357 with runners on base ... Had two, eight-game hitting streaks during the season, finishing by hitting in six-consecutive ... Reached base safely in 50 of the 56 games in which he played ... Scored the game-winning runs twice in WCU's SoCon Tournament run including plating the winner against second-seeded College of Charleston in the 12-inning come-from-behind win, and again against Appalachian State in the semifinals, eliminating the arch-rival Mountaineers ... Was a preseason All-Southern Conference selection as well as a third team Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America selection ... Scheduled to play summer baseball with teammate Kyle Stewart with the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League.

2009 (Freshman): Started all 56 games in which he played, missing one game due to precautions surrounding a concussion suffered after being struck in the batting helmet ... Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, WCU's seventh selection all-time ... Was also selected to the inaugural All-Freshman team ... Ranked second on the team with a .391 batting average including 92 base hits to rank third on the squad ... Led the team with 34 multiple hit games including 11 three-hit outings ... Also had 14 multi-RBI performances ... Posted a career-long, 14-game hitting streak that ended in the conference tournament ... Opened his collegiate career by reaching safely on base hits in 13-consecutive games ... Settled into the number three slot in the WCU batting order where he played 43 of his 56 games on the season ... Held a .400-plus batting average until April 24 of his rookie campaign.

Prior to Western: Was a three-year varsity starter along the middle infield ... Helped lead Brookwood High to the 2008 Georgia State 5-A Championship and a national ranking of No. 3 according to the USA Today poll ... Hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh in a 2-2 game against Walton in the state finals ... Was named First Team Gwinnett All-County with a .403 batting average including nine home runs, 15 doubles and three triples for a .790 slugging percentage ... Amassed 40 RBI in his final season as a prep ... Garnered Gwinnett Dugout Club Player of the Month accolades in April and was tabbed a Gwinnett Dugout Club Academic Award Winner ... Was a part of back-to-back Georgia Region 8 5-A Championshp squads in 2007 and '08, advancing to the state final four ... Played summer league baseball with Line Drive Baseball.

Career Game Highs:
At Bats: 7, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (3/27/10)
Hits: 4, twice (MR: at Georgia Southern, 4/25/10)
Runs: 4, SAMFORD (4/18/09)
Doubles: 2, four times (MR: DAVIDSON, 5/22/10)
Triples: 1, twice (MR: vs. College of Charleston, 5/20/10)
Home Runs: 2, twice (MR: at Georgia Southern, 4/25/10)
RBI: 6, twice (MR: FURMAN, 5/10/10)
Walks: 3, twice (MR: at Charlotte, 2/23/10)
HBP: 1, seven times (MR: at Samford, 5/14/10)
Stolen Bases: 1, nine times (MR: at Georgia Southern, 4/25/10)
Hitting Streak: 14 games (4/26/09 - 5/20/09)

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