Notable: Selected in the 2008 and 2010 Major League Baseball Drafts ... Taken by the Cleveland Indians in the 50th Round of the 2008 MLB Draft following his senior year at Junction City (Kan.) High School ... Picked in the 48th Round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals following his sophomore year at Coffeyville CC.

Prior to UALR: Earned NJCAA Division I All-America Honorable Mention accolades as a sophomore at Coffeyville Community College after batting .438 with six home runs, 38 stolen bases, 68 runs scored and 53 RBI in 50 games ... Totaled 14 doubles and five triples to raise his slugging percentage to .665, and sported a .556 on-base percentage ... Set team records for hits (81), singles, triples, runs scored, batting average, on-base percentage, walks and stolen bases in 2010 ... Batted .349 with six homers, 12 doubles, 36 RBI and 32 runs scored while slugging .596 as a freshman at Coffeyville ... A two-time All-Jayhawk Conference selection ... Earned First Team All-Jayhawk Conference and First Team All-Region accolades in 2010 ... Played for head coach Andy Morgan ... Taken in the 48th Round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals following his senior year.

High School: A Second Team All-State and All-League selection at Junction City (Kan.) High School ... Hit .400 with eight home runs as a senior for the Blue Jays ... Selected in the 50th Round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians following his senior year ... Played for head coach Dave Martinez.

Personal: Full name is Hector M. Acosta Carrillo ... Born July 10, 1990 in Framingham, Mass. ... Son of Hector and Dolores Acosta ... Has one sister, Vanessa ... Plans to major in psychology.