Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

2011 [Junior]: Appeared in 59 games, staring in 58 … finished the season with a .382 batting average, with three home runs and a team-best 50 runs batted in … recorded a team-leading 86 hits, including a team-high 19 doubles and two triples … tallied 118 total bases and a .524 slugging percentage … scored 39 runs, a mark which ranked second on the team … added three stolen bases … finished with a team-leading 30 multiple-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games … hit safely in 49 of 59 games, including a 10-game hitting streak and three streaks of seven straight games … recorded three games with five runs batted in … finished 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs against Talladega on Feb. 26 … was 4-for-4 with a home run, triple, five runs batted in and three runs scored at Talladega on March 22 … recorded three hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in five against Loyola on April 8 … was 3-for-5 with three runs scored against Thomas on April 12 … drove in five runs, hitting a home run and a triple, against Union in the NAIA Opening Round Tournament … finished the NAIA Tournament 8-for-20, with a double, triple, home run and eight RBIs.

Prior to AUM: Was a two-year letterwinner at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala. … appeared in 89 career games, posting a career batting average of .385, four home runs and 64 runs batted in … struck out just 25 times in 278 at bats … tied for the team lead with 41 runs batted in, while ranking second in total bases with 73 as a sophomore … recorded 19 multi-hit games, including a season-best five against Wallace-Dothan on May 9, 2010 … ended sophomore season with a 12-game hitting streak, posting multiple hits in nine of the 12 … added 14 multi-RBI games during his final season … also made six appearances on the mound, recording a 1-0 record.

Prep: Lettered in baseball and football for head coach Chris Young at Clarke County High School in Grove Hill, Ala. … earned all-state honors as a senior.

Personal: Born on Feb. 6, 1990 … full name is John Ronal Cross III … is the son of Bo and Tammy Cross … has a younger sister, Mary Ray … is majoring in criminal justice.