Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER
(2017): Batted .342 in 41 total games played, including .323 in 18 OVC games … concluded the year with 28 runs scored, 14 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 34 runs batted in and 80 total bases … his 21 walks draw were tied for the second-best mark on the team … enters the 2018 season with an active five-game hitting streak, the second-longest active streak … recorded 15 multiple hit games, six in OVC games, and eight multi-RBI games … drove in four runs on three hits against Murray State on April 1.

(2016): A main component of the Gamecock infield with 49 starts at shortstop and seeing action in 52 games as a sophomore…ranked second on the team in batting average with a .337 clip …was one at bat shy of 200 plate appearances in 2016 and finished with 67 total hits, including 24 extra base hits…registered 14 doubles to aid in JSU’s 145 doubles as a club, which ranked third in the nation and led NCAA Division I baseball in doubles per game at 2.50 per game…listed third on the team in run production with 52 RBI…has 12 multiple RBI contests and 19 multiple hit games…finished the season with 11 straight games with a hit and reached base in the last 14 games of 2016…matched his career high in at bats on two occasions against Troy (4/12) and against Eastern Kentucky (5/6)…scored three times in JSU’s 25-12 win over Austin Peay (3/20)…turned in a 4-for-4 night and drove in a pair of runs in the weekend series opener at Tennessee Tech (4/15) as JSU opened the conference weekend with a 9-3 over TTU...had multiple doubles in three games against Austin Peay (3/19), at Eastern Illinois (3/24) and at Southern Illinois (4/2)…credited with five triples, including three in OVC play.

(2015): Began his collegiate career as the everyday starter at shortstop before suffering an injury midway through the season…saw action in 44 games and started 38 games…tabulated a .315 batting clip after posting 47 hits, including seven multiple base hits…drove in 22 runs and scored 32 runs…carded a team-best 118 assists and a fielding mark of .932…strung together a 10-game hitting streak during the season and reached base in 20 consecutive games…had 14 multiple hit contests and three multiple RBI outings…made six plate appearances twice vs. Tennessee Tech (4/11/15) and against Alabama State (4/15/16)…tallied a trio of hits six times throughout the season, including three hits against Southeast Missouri in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament (5/22/15)…collected three RBI against Troy (3/11/15)…finished with three home runs on the season…accumulated five total bases three different times and earned three walks against Youngstown State (2/14/15)…dished out seven assists on two occasions – Tennessee Tech (4/11/15) and Belmont (4/26/15).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Edgewood Academy in Elmore, Alabama…a five-year member of the EA baseball program…played for coaches Bobby Carr and Scott Tubbs…saw playing time at shortstop and on the mound on the prep level…guided the Wildcats of EA to the Alabama Independent School Association Class A State Championship in 2013…named the championship game most valuable player…Claimed First Team All-State, All-District and All-Region honors as a junior…Named the AISA Player of the Year in 2013…turned in a .467 batting average along with five home runs as a senior…a .400 career hitter throughout high school and finished with 10 home runs…amassed over 120 wins at EA…a multi-sport athlete in high school as a talented performer on the football field…earned Honorable Mention status by the Alabama Sports Writer’s Association as a quarterback in 2013…tossed for 225 touchdowns as a quarterback…tabbed First Team wide receiver by the ASWA in 2012….helped the Wildcats to a pair of AISA State Titles in 2012 and 2013…EA went a combined 40-0 from 2011-13 on the gridiron…Named Player of the Year by the Wetumpka Herald and nominated for the Player of the Year Award handed out by WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama.

PERSONAL: Full Name is Harrison Taylor Hawthorne…born on March 21, 1995 in Montgomery, Ala. … is the son of Jay and Alisa Hawthorne…has one brother and one sister…a general studies major at JSU...father played baseball at UC Irvine and Auburn University-Montgomery.