2021 Baseball Roster

Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner

John Michael Russ #28 C

  • Position:
    Catcher
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 205
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Letters:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Texarkana, Texas
  • High School:
    Redwater H.S.
  • Prev School:
    Northeast Texas C.C.

Summary

Biography

2021 (Senior): Started all 48 games he appeared in for Little Rock, including 32 starts at catcher and 16 at designated hitter ... Led the team in batting average (.289) and on base percentage (.376) while posting a .350 slugging percentage ... Tallied 52 hits, tied for second on the team, in 180 at bats with six doubles, a triple and a home run, driving in 22 ... Registered 13 mult-hit games, ranking second on the team, with five multi-RBI games ... Named to Buster Posey Catcher of the Year Watch List ... Had a pair of four-hit games, including a 4-for-5 outing against Eastern lllinois (Feb. 26) ... Went 4-for-5 at North Alabama (Mar. 6) with an RBI ... Went 3-for-3 against Texas State (Mar. 20) with a two-RBI double ... Drove in a season-high five runs in the win over South Alabama (Apr. 9), going 2-for-5 with a three-RBI triple and a two-RBI single ... Hit his first collegiate home run at Sam Houston (May 9), going 2-for-3 ... Drove in a pair of runs in back-to-back games at Arkansas State (Apr. 3) and at top-ranked Arkansas (Apr. 6) ... Had a two-RBI double at Ole Miss (May 12) ... Ended the year with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage behind the plate, committing no errors with 254 putouts.

2020 (Junior): Saw action in three games for the Trojans, making his first career start at Southern Miss (Mar. 8) as a designated hitter ... Went 1-for-4 from the plate on the year, going 1-for-2 against McNeese (Feb. 22) with an RBI ... Drew a walk at Southern Miss ... 2020 NCAA baseball season was canceled on March 12, 2020, due to a global coronavirus pandemic.

Prior to Little Rock: Spent two years at Northeast Texas Community College ... Second team all-conference selection in 2019 ... Batted .354 in 113 at bats, scoring 26 runs, with 40 hits, four doubles and 19 RBI ... Was five for six in stolen base attempts and had a .985 fielding percentage ... Academic All-America selection ... Played for the Paducah Chiefs of the Ohio Valley Summer League ... Four year letterwinner at Redwater High School ... All-state catcher for three years ... All-district selection ... Also lettered in football playing both quarterback and linebacker.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2020Junior

    Catcher
    6'0" 205 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2021Senior

    Catcher
    6'0" 205 lbs
    28