2009: Made 15 appearances with 13 starts as a junior in 2009, ranking fifth in the Sun Belt Conference with an 8.59 strikeouts per nine average ... Selected in the 23rd Round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants ... Held opposing hitters to a .264 batting average on the year ? good enough for eighth-best in the Sun Belt ... Ranked second on the team and sixth in the Sun Belt with 69 strikeouts over 72.1 innings pitched ... Went 3-7 with a 5.60 earned run average and one complete game ... Fanned a season-high nine batters on two separate occasions ... Allowed 70 runs over 72.1 innings of work, only 45 of which were earned ... Scattered two hits with one run allowed over 7.0 frames against Northern Iowa (2/21), while racking up six strikeouts against just one walk ... Threw 5.2 scoreless innings against Valparaiso (3/1), surrendering just two hits while fanning nine Crusaders ... Went a career-high 9.0 innings against Houston Baptist (4/24), allowing three hits and no earned runs to go along with nine strikeouts against two walks ... Had five-or-more strikeouts in seven of his 13 starts.
2008: Appeared in 12 games as a sophomore, three of which were starts ... Hurled 23.1 innings, including a season-high 4.1 against Northern Iowa on March 2, and fanned 13 batters ... Picked up a win against Tennessee-Martin (3/12) after throwing three frames in relief.
2007: Made 10 appearances as a true freshman with three starts ... Logged 14.1 innings of work, including a season-high 4.0 innings against Northern Iowa on Feb. 17 ... Threw 1.0 scoreless innings in a shutout win over Centenary on March 18 ... Fanned a season-high three batters against Mississippi Valley State on April 18 ... Held opposing hitters to a .278 batting average.
High School: Earned All-Conference honors as a junior at Evansville North High School after going 7-3 with a 2.05 earned run average and 74 strikeouts over 58.3 innings pitched ... Was the Huskies’ No. 1 pitcher, leading them to sectional and regional championships and a state runner-up finish ... Named preseason All-State prior to his senior season ... Went 7-3 with a 3.00 ERA as a senior ... Played for head coach Dan Sparrow.
Personal: Full name is Adam William Champion ... Born Sept. 22, 1987 in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of Randy and Christine Champion ... Has one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Samantha ... Majoring in business ... The first recruit to sign with head coach Jim Lawler.
