Prior to AUM: Pitched his freshman season at the University of South Alabama in Mobile and his sophomore season at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston, Miss. … redshirted at USA in 2011 … as a freshman, finished 1-0 with a 7.50 ERA in 11 appearances with the Jaguars … struck out six hitters in 12 innings pitched … earned his first collegiate win with 4 1/3 innings of relief against Nicholls State on April 13, 2010, striking out a season-high four … made 17 appearances for the Bulldogs as a sophomore … finished 1-1 with a 6.63 earned run average … struck out 12 in 19 innings … played summer ball in 2010 with the Terre Haute Rex of the Prospect League … finished the summer with a 2-1 record and 3.49 earned run average in 13 appearances … struck out 43 in 64 1/3 innings … also hit .353 with three runs batted in 17 at bats.
Prep: Lettered in baseball for two years at Faith Academy in Mobile, Ala., and one season at George County High School in Lucedale, Miss. … graduated early from Christ United Methodist Home School and enrolled early at the University of South Alabama … posted a 4-3 record and a 1.86 earned run average during his junior season at FAHS … struck out 59 hitters in 50 innings as a junior … also hit .380 with five home runs during his junior season … earned Honorable Mention Under Armor Preseason All-American honors from Perfect Game USA in 2010 … was selected to the Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Southeast Region Second Team … was selected to the ABCA All-Star team in 2009 ... played with the East Coast Grays, an elite travel squad based out of Rochester, N.Y., composed of top-level prospects from the eastern part of the country … was also recruited by Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Tulane and Louisiana-Lafayette.
Personal: Born on Dec. 26, 1991 … full name is James Chadwick Reeves … is the son of Darold and Teresa Reeves … is majoring in physical and forensic science … father, Darold, lettered in baseball at Patrick Henry Junior College … his grandfather, George Albright, lettered in football at Alabama.
