Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

2017 [Junior]: Played in 49 games with 47 starts… led team in doubles (12) while tying for second on the team in RBI (29) and third in slugging percentage (.368)… hit .281 with 22 runs scored and a .352 on base percentage… posted 17 multi-hit outings, with a season-high three hits at Spring Hill on Feb. 4… went 2-3 with a career-high five RBI against North Alabama on Feb. 22.

Prior to AUM: Played two seasons at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. where he was teammates with fellow Warhawks, Donovan Chandler and Curtiss Johnson ... saw action in 43 games his sophomore season while tallying five home runs, 29 runs batted in and accumulating a .313 average.

Prep: Graduated from Urbana High School in Urbana, Ill. ... lettered for four seasons in baseball and football and in basketball for two seasons ... played baseball for head coach Gene Hoffman ... was a four-time all-conference selection.

Personal: Full name is Tanner Jalen Russell ... was born on May 15, 1996 ... is the son of Vashonne and Stacey Russell ... has an older brother, Trey, who played baseball for Eastern Illinois University ... is an exercise science major.