Contestants Named for the 2016 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby
30 June 2016 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
First Pitch 7:30 p.m. CDT, Sunday, July 3,
TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Event to air LIVE on ESPN2
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: AMTD) is pleased to
announce that the following collegiate baseball players will travel
to Omaha, Neb. to compete in the seventh annual TD Ameritrade
College Home Run Derby:
- Colby Bortles, University of
Mississippi: In three seasons at Ole Miss, Bortles has belted
17 home runs, including eight in 2016 to rank second on the team.
The Oviedo, Florida native also has three career grand slams to his
credit. He was one of three Rebels to start all 62 games this
season, making 61 starts at third base and one at first base.
- Dylan Busby, Florida State
University: Busby capped off the 2016 campaign by ranking in
the top five of 10 major team categories including slugging
percentage (.597-1st), total bases (148-t-1st), triples (5-1st),
home runs (14-1st), RBI (55-2nd), doubles (16-t-2nd), hits
(80-3rd), runs scored (49-3rd), stolen bases (11-3rd) and batting
average (.323-4th).
- Joe Davis, University of
Houston: Produced arguably one of the best freshman campaigns
in Houston history by breaking the UH all-time freshman record in
home runs (14) and RBI (58), while tying the doubles record (17).
Davis also became just the third player in program history to
record two grand slams in one season. He led the Cougars in hits
(79), RBI (58), home runs (14), doubles (17) and with a .577
slugging percentage.
- Greg Deichmann, Louisiana State
University: Deichmann appeared in 64 games in 2016 (62 starts),
batting .288 (68-for-236) with 14 doubles, three triples, 11
homers, 57 RBI, 45 runs and five steals – finished as LSU’s lead in
homers and RBI. He was also LSU’s leading hitter in postseason
games (SEC and NCAA Tournament combined), batting .385 (15-for-39)
with one double, five homers, 16 RBI and seven runs.
- Hagen Owenby, East Tennessee State
University: Owenby’s 88 hits this season were the most by a
Buccaneer since Paul Hoilman – the winner of the inaugural TD
Ameritrade Home Run Derby – recorded 99 in 2010. He led ETSU in
home runs (17), batting average (.374), total bases (155), slugging
percentage (.660), multi-hit games (29). Owenby hit multiple home
runs in three games this season, while belting home runs in four
straight games from Feb. 27-March 4 and three straight games from
April 29-May 1.
- Brent Rooker, Mississippi State
University: Team-captain Brent Rooker led the 2016 SEC Champion
Diamond Dawgs in home runs (11) and finished fourth on the team
with a .324 batting average. His 54 RBI’s were also tops on the
team. The Germantown, Tennessee native was named to the SEC
Academic Honor Roll both of his years on campus.
- Reid Russell, Lamar University:
On his way to being named the Southland Conference Hitter of the
Year and ABCA South Central All-Region First Team, Reid Russell
joined the top of Lamar’s home run list tying the 11-year school
record with 18 in a season. He ranks 13th in the country – first in
the Southland Conference - in long balls, and his 0.33 homers a
game ranks seventh in the nation.
- Gary Russo, Miami (Ohio)
University: Russo had his best year as a RedHawk in 2016, as he
hit .271, slugged 19 home runs and registered 43 RBI. He posted a
career-high .614 slugging percentage, as he also added eight
doubles and three triples. The 2016 season marked the
second-consecutive season that Russo totaled double-digit home
runs, as he hit 10 in 2015. For his career, Russo smacked 31 home
runs and notched 99 RBI.
Tickets for the 2016 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby are $8
for children (ages 3-12), $12 for adults, or a “Family-Four-Pack”
for $36, and may be purchased in-person from the CenturyLink Center
arena box offices, by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, or
online at www.ticketmaster.com. Service fees will apply to those
tickets purchased over the phone or online, but not to those
purchased in-person. For groups of 20 or more, visit
www.collegehomerunderby.com.
Follow the TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby on Facebook and
Twitter or visit www.collegehomerunderby.com for the latest event
updates and information.
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sflaherty@intersportnet.com.
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