University of South Alabama Athletics

Junior college:  Batted .440 with six home runs and 42 RBI as a freshman in 2010, along with five doubles, two triples and 28 runs scored ... Drove in 11 runs in just nine games as a sophomore before being sidelined for the season due to a wrist injury ...

High school: Ranks 17th in career batting average (.456) in the Alabama High School Athletic Association , and was an Alabama Sports Writers Association 2A first-team all-state selection from 2006-08 at Excel High School ... Collected 22 homers, 163 RBI, 32 doubles, five triples and scored 141 runs in his high school career.

Personal: Full name is William Neil Hudson ... Born Sept. 18, 1990, in Monroeville, Ala. ... Son of Bill and Cathy Hudson ... The second of two children ... Majoring in education.