2015: Appeared in 26 games with 16 starts... Hit. 200 for the season with 12 hits in 60 at-bats... First career home run came on a two-run walk-off homer that gave the Trojans the series sweep of Appalachian State (March 29)... Went 2 for 4 with an RBI at Georgia State (April 3)... Posted a perfect fielding percentage for the season.

2014: Played in 34 games with 23 starts, two at catcher and 21 as the designated hitter… Batted .247 and drove in 12 runs on the season… Led the Trojans to victory at Oklahoma on March 19 with a 3-for-3 day at the plate to go with two RBI and two runs scored… Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against South Alabama on March 21 as UALR lost 9-6… Picked up two hits and two RBI at Arkansas Pine Bluff on April 22 as the Trojans lost in extra innings… Collected two RBI in a 1-for-4 outing at WKU on April 26… Finished the season with a .346 on-base percentage and a .301 slugging percentage.

2013: Sat out the 2013 season as a redshirt.

High School: Member of the Shiloh Christian HS baseball team that won three-straight state titles (2010-12) ... Also played on the football team that won three-straight state championships (2009-11).

Personal: Full name is Joseph Silvestre Paulino ... Born July 20, 1993 in Fayetteville, Ark. ... Parents are Bruno and Amilia Paulino ... Has one brother, Ruben, and one sister, Maria ... Majoring in business.