Max Russell

2009 SEASON:  HONORS ... NCBWA Honorable Mention All-American ... ABCA & NCBWA 1st-team All-South Region ...  Daktronics 2nd-team All-South Region ... 1st-team All-SSC ... SSC Player of the Week 4/6 ... team MVP ... pitched in 16 games, all as a starter ... was 10-2 with a 3.71 ERA, 114 strikeouts in 104.1 innings ... led team in wins (10), strikeouts (114) and innings pitched (104.1) ... third in SSC in innings pitched and strikeouts ... shared team lead in starts (16) and complete games (2) ... win total was highest since Ryan Thompson won 11 games in 2003 ... strikeout total was highest since John Connally Barnett struck out 118 in 2002 ... pitched at least six innings in all but three starts ... had double digit strikeouts four times with a high of 14 twice ... top outing was complete-game, four-hit 7-0 shutout of Eckerd on 4/3, struck out 14, walked one ... also had 14 strikeouts in 7-1 win over Flagler on 4/24 ... allowed just two hits, one run in 5-1 win over Rollins on 3/20, struck out 10, walked three ... pitched nine-inning complete game in 9-1 win at Delta State, scattered five hits, allowed one run ...  opponents hit .231 against him ... was 6-0 with 3.05 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 56 innings in SSC games ... was 1-1 in two starts in NCAA South Regional ... got win in regional opener vs. West Alabama.

2008 SEASON: Appeared in seven games, start six ... was 3-0 with a 6.55 ERA ... pitched 22 innings, struck out 21, walked 16 ... missed first part of season due to injury ... made first appearance on Mar. 18, pitched one scoreless inning in relief vs. Wisconsin-Parkside ... made first start vs. Lincoln Memorial on Mar. 23 ... pitched pre-determined three innings, allowed one run, to get first win ... allowed one run in four innings of seven-inning game to get win vs. Rollins on Mar. 30 ... best outing was vs. Eckerd on 4/11 ... pitched five innings, allowed one run, three hits, struck out 10, walked three to get third win. 

HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Amity Regional High School ... first-team all-state selection as a junior and senior ... pitched Amity to back-to-back class LL state championships ... career pitching record of 29-1 ... pitched complete-game three-hitter with 13 strikeouts in 2007 state title game ... also played hockey at Amity.

PERSONAL: son of Carl and Marla Russell ... majoring in criminal justice ... born 9/21/88.