Senior (2010):
Jones hit .291 during his senior year with Emory, starting all40 games he played in, while driving in 29 runs, scoring 42 (141stamong D-III players), and hitting a team-best 15 doubles (74thamong D-III players). Jones played stellar defense at firstbase as well, recording a .990 fielding percentage, whilecommitting just four errors during the campaign. He recorded15 multi-hit games during the season, including four-hit gamesagainst DePauw University and Hendrix College. Jones hit .311(37-for-119) against right-handed pitching during the season, .463(19-for-41) when leading off an inning, and .340 (17-for-50) withrunners in scoring position. He ended his two-year Emorycareer batting .325 with 41 RBIs over 74 games, and his career .984fielding percentage is the 13th-best in school history.
Junior (2010):
Jones finished his first season with Emory with a .372 battingaverage, the fourth-best average by an Emory hitter during thecampaign. Starting 30 of the 34 games he played in, Jonessplit time between first base, second base, third base and as thedesignated hitter, recording a .971 fielding percentage. Hescored 26 runs during the season with 11 runs batted in, whilestealing seven bases and getting caught just twice. Jonesalso compiled a 12-game hitting streak, matching the best duringthe season by an Eagle, from March 4th through April 1st. His.387 batting average (12-for-31) against left-handed pitching ledall Emory players with more than 10 at-bats againstsouthpaws. For his efforts during the season, Jones was namedto the all-UAA second team.
Career Statistics:
| Year | G-GS | R | HR | RBI | AVG | SB-ATT |
| 2010 | 34-30 | 26 | 0 | 12 | .372 | 7-9 |
| 2011 | 40-40 | 42 | 0 | 29 | .291 | 3-5 |
| TOTAL | 74-70 | 68 | 0 | 41 | .325 | 10-14 |
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Honors:
| 2010 | All-UAA | Second Team | Infield |
Prior to Emory:
Transferred from Truett McConnell College, where he played onthe baseball team for two seasons... Made 27 starts for the Bearsin 2009, batting .317 with 16 RBIs... Was a GJCAA Gold Glove atsecond base in 2009... Played for four seasons on the BrunswickHigh School baseball team, serving as a team co-captain hissenior year... Was an all-region honoree during his junior andsenior years... Won the Coach's Award his senior year... Coached byJimmy Brown... Also played basketball in high school, where heearned all-region honors his senior year.
Personal:
Born August 17, 1989.
Quote:
"I chose Emory for its outstanding academic opportunities andits nationally competitive baseball team."
