James Kimsey

Height:
6-3
Weight:
0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Newnan, Ga.
High School:
Heritage

2009Statistics

2009 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games as amiddle reliever out of the Mercer bullpen … finished with a0-0 record and a 7.71 ERA … allowed 14 earned hits on 18hits allowed … struck out 19 batters in just 16.1 innings ofwork … held opposing hitters to a .273 batting average… was especially stingy with two outs, holding hitters to amicroscopic .111 average (2-18) … started the season with ascoreless inning of relief against in-state rival Georgia State(Feb. 25) … pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief allowingjust one hit while striking out one against The Citadel (March 11)… tossed a season-high 3.1 innings of relief allowing justone run on three hits against USC Upstate (March 21) … puttogether another solid relief outing, going 3.0 innings againstSavannah State (March 24), striking out a season-high fivebatters.

High School: A three-sport athlete in high school,attended Newnan HS before graduating from Heritage HS ... Earnedall-region honors all four years of high school ... Claimedall-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Named rookieof the year as a freshman ... Named GISA AA Player of the Year as asenior ... Played AAU baseball for the OTC Bearcats and head coachMark Mortimer.

Personal: Son of Bucky and Betty Kimsey ... Hasone sister, Katie, 22, and one brother, Kyle, 15 ... Enjoys golfingwhen not playing baseball ... Favorite movie is The Black Knight... Majoring in business.