University of South Alabama Athletics

Junior college:  Lettered two seasons at Palm Beach State (Fla.) Community College in Lake Worth, Fla. ... Helped the Panthers to a runner-up finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. ... Allowed three earned runs on six hits with a pair of strikeouts and three walks in 6 1/3 innings pitched against Midland (Texas) College in the JUCO World Series ... Also helped lead PBSCC to the NJCAA/FCSAA championship ... Went 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA in 14 appearances with one start as a sophomore ... Struck out 32 batters and issued 16 walks in 32 1/3 innings pitched ... Also batted .320 with two doubles, six runs scored and three stolen bases.

High school:  Earned 1A-3A all-county honorable mention in 2011 from the Sun-Sentinel as a senior at The King’s Academy in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... Recorded a 1.80 ERA while posting a .400 batting average for the Lions ... Also lettered in football and basketball.

Personal:  Full name is Mark Edward Babrick ... Born Jan. 16, 1993, in Jupiter, Fla. ... The youngest of four children to Ken and Holly Babrick ... Brother, Joe, played for two seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals organization ... Lists fishing and hunting among his hobbies ... Favorite movie is “Just Go With It” ... Favorite book is “Radical:  Taking Back Your Faith From The American Dream” by David Platt ... Lists Swedish House Mafia as his favorite musical artist ... Majoring in leisure studies.