Jeff Rowland Class: Sophomore Hometown: Augusta, Ga. High School: Greenbrier Height / Weight: 5-10 / 185 Position: OF Birthdate: 04/01/1988 B-T: L-L

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Outstanding defensive outfielder that can cover a lot of ground ... Has a pure left-handed swing with the ability to hit the ball to all fields ... Also has a great approach at the plate ... An excellent bunter and threat on the basepaths because of his outstanding speed.

2008: Started 53 games in centerfield, and played in 59 of Tech's 62 contests on the year ... Finished second on the team in batting average (.335) and stolen bases ... Swiped 22 bases on 26 attempts ... Led the team with 10 sacrifices on the year ... Had 20 multi-hit and four mutli-RBI games ... Served as the leadoff hitter in 24 games during the season and hit second in the lineup 23 times ... Belted his first career home run with a two-run blast against Georgia Southern (2/26) ... Went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored in the series opener against Rutgers (2/29) ... Collected three hits - all infield singles - in Tech's 2-1 win over Virginia Tech (3/9) ... Went 2-for-2 with a pinch-hit RBI single and a run scored vs. Georgia State (3/12) ... Hit .625 (5-for-8) with a triple and a home run in the three-game series against Duke (3/21-3/23) ... Had four hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs while scoring four times in a doubleheader at Boston College (3/29) ... Went 2-for-3 with three walks and a career-high four runs scored at Georgia Southern (4/16) ... Went 6-for-13 (.462) with a double, two runs and two RBI in the series at Maryland (4/18-4/20) ... Collected a season-high four hits in five at-bats, scored three times and drove in a run in the series finale against Wake Forest (4/27) ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tech's ACC Championships game against Miami (5/22) ... Went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored against Georgia (6/2) in the NCAA Athens Regional Championship.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Greenbrier High School ... Played one year for coach Rodney Holder after beginning his prep career under Ed Williams ... Helped Greenbrier to the 2006 and 2007 AAAA State Championship as well as three region championships ... A four-year all-area selection ... Led Greenbrier with a .452 average in 2007 after hitting .411 his junior year ... Had 10 home runs, 110 RBI, 110 runs scored and 74 stolen bases over his last two years at Greenbrier ... Also helped his 2006 and 2007 Savannah Chain teams to back-to-back Barrett-Fletcher World Series titles

Personal: Full name is Jeffrey Daniel Rowland ... Born April 1, 1988 ... Son of Jeff and Carole Rowland ... Grandfather Wilton Rowland played in the minor leagues for the Cardinals organization in 1947 ... Uncle Buddy Rowland played in the Independent League from 1947-48, where he was a catcher for Hoyt Wilhelm ... Uncle Parker Rowland was a two-time All-American at West Georgia from 1980-1981 and a West Georgia Hall of Fame inductee in 2001 ... Business management major at Georgia Tech.

Career Statistics
Year	Avg	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB-ATT	PO	A	E	FLD%
2008	.335	59-53	209	47	70	8	1	4	26	92	.440	23	1	53	0	.397	4	6	22-26	144	3	3	.980
TOTAL	.335	59-53	209	47	70	8	1	4	26	92	.440	23	1	53	0	.397	4	6	22-26	144	3	3	.980