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Midnight Sun Game
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6/23/6:
2006:
Panners erupt to win ABL opener
- The team hit really well as far as a unit today, putting hits
together and scoring runs, Mayer said. I think thats the best we hit
so far since we started.
- 2005 SEC Freshman All-SEC Team
Powerful prospect who was the Tigers' primary
designated hitter in 2005 ... will contend for the starting role at first
base this season ... suffered a broken thumb in 2006 preseason drills and
will likely miss the first six weeks of the season ... redshirted as a true
freshman in 2004 ... the 49th-round selection of the Cincinnati Reds in the
2003 major league draft ... competed in the prestigious Baseball
America/World Wood Bat league in the summer of 2003.
2005 SEASON
Played in 42 games (28 starts at DH, three starts at first base),
batting .313 (36-for-115) with 13 doubles, one triple, four homers, 26 RBI
and 16 runs ... earned Freshman All-SEC honors as voted upon by the league's
coaches ... batted .343 (23-for-67) over the final 23 games of the season
with nine doubles, three homers, 14 RBI and 11 runs ... hit .308 (20-for-65)
in SEC regular-season games with seven doubles, two homers, 10 RBI and eight
runs ... 4-for-15 in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional with one double, one
homer, four RBI and three runs ... 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in
NCAA Regional victory over Marist (June 3) ... doubled and drove in a run in
NCAA Regional victory over Northwestern State (June 6) ... 5-for-14 in
Tennessee series (May 13-15) with three runs scored, one homer and four RBI
... launched three-run homer at Arkansas (April 23) to lead Tigers to a 7-0
victory ... delivered a game-tying pinch-hit two-run double in the eighth
inning off of Georgia all-America reliever Will Startup (March 20); the hit
erased a 4-2 deficit as the Tigers went on to claim a 6-4 win ... enjoyed a
stellar collegiate debut with one triple, one homer and six RBI vs. Nicholls
State (Feb. 11).
HIGH SCHOOL
Product of Alexandria (La.) High School ... earned four letters in
baseball (third base/first base/pitcher) and one letter in football
(defensive end) ... batted .406 during his career with 20 homers and 80 RBI
... posted a 26-5 career mark on the mound with a 1.53 ERA and 213
strikeouts in 173.2 innings ... member of four district champion teams,
including the 2003 season where he hit a stellar .460 with six homers and 21
RBI ... also recorded a 10-2 record on the hill with a 0.75 ERA and 91
strikeouts in 65 innings in 2003 ... a consensus all-state, all-region and
all-district selection.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jordan Blane Mayer ... parents are Kenny and Cris
McCain ... has three younger sisters, Stephanie, Peyton and Kelsey ...
interests include hunting, fishing and model airplanes ... credits his high
school coaches, mother and grandfather with having the greatest influence
upon his athletic career ... majoring in general studies at LSU ... born
October 15, 1984.
Mayer's LSU Career Highs
At-Bats: 5 (four times; most recently vs. Tennessee (5/15/05)
Hits: 2 (nine times; most recently vs. Marist (6/3/05)
Runs Scored: 2 (three times; more recently vs. Marist (6/3/05)
Doubles: 2 vs. Southern (5/3/05)
Triples: 1 vs. Nicholls State (2/12/05)
Home Runs: 1 (three times; most recently vs. Tennessee (5/15/05)
RBI: 6 vs. Nicholls State (2/12/05)
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