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UGA Career:Batting .322-3-33 with 16 stolen bases in 116 games including 110 starts.
2011 (Junior): An All-SEC Second Team selection by league coaches; Ranked 5th in SEC batting with a team-best .355 average
*Appeared in 56 games with 55 starts at third base, hitting .355-2-20 as team went 31-26
*Led team with 45 runs scored, a .434 OB% and tied for team-high with 20 multiple hit games
*Ended season on a seven-game hitting streak, longest during the year was 14 games
*Went 12-for-16 in stolen base attempts and had six three-hit games
*Batted .345-2-10 with a .948 Fielding Percentage in SEC action
*Solo home run in the fourth inning at Vanderbilt provided 1-0 victory on March 23
*Went 2-4 with two doubles and a stolen base versus Ga. Tech at Turner Field on April 24
*Smashed a leadoff home run at #4 LSU on April 28
*Hit .417 (5-12) with three runs scored and two RBI in Ole Miss series, .428 (6-14) in the series at #5 Florida and .461 (6-13) at Alabama
*Posted a .938 fielding percentage overall in 160 total chances (35 putouts, 115 assists, 10 errors) and helped turn six double plays
*Named to 2012 UGA Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll and to SEC Academic Honor Roll
2011 (Sophomore): Played in 60 games with 55 starts (53-3B, 1-RF, 1-2B) in helping Georgia advance to the NCAA Corvallis Regional Final and a final mark of 33-32
*Batted .289 with one home run and 13 RBI, hit .296-1-11 in SEC action
*Went 4-for-5 with two RBI in win over Alabama at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Ga. on March 9
*Hit safely in nine of 10 games at end of regular season, batting .500 in this stretch (16-for-32) and then hit by a pitch against top-ranked South Carolina in SEC Tournament on May 27 and cracked a bone in his left hand
*Played with the injury during NCAA Corvallis Regional, starting three games and had perfect fielding in 11 total chances. Made a diving stop to throw out runner for the final out in 7-3 win over Arkansas-Little Rock
*Named to the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010 (Freshman): Attended Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tenn.
*One of the nation's top junior college hitters, batted .489 with 34 stolen bases n 2010
*Started 38 games for the Pioneers and coach Mike Crossland as they went 27-13
*Led 2010 club in batting and stolen bases plus tallied 56 runs scored, 28 walks and 15 doubles
*Originally signed with Vanderbilt and attended one semester before transferring to Volunteer State
High School: A graduate of Farragut where he played for Tommy Pharr
*Led the Admirals to back-to-back Class AAA state titles in 2008 and 2009
*Named 2009 Gatorade State Player of the Year after batting .504-8-39 with 79 runs scored and 21 stolen bases in helping team go 39-5
*Key member of the 2008 squad that went 43-3 and finished the year ranked sixth nationally by ESPN/USA Today
*Batted .493-8-56 with nine doubles and five triples as a junior in 2008
Personal: Born April 30, 1991
*Son of Dean and Wendy Powell
*Major: Communication Studies
*Prep and junior college teammate of Bulldog catcher Joey Delmonico (2011-12)
