University of South Alabama Athletics

2018 (Redshirt):  Sat out the season as a redshirt.

2017 (Junior):  Appeared in 46 games with 35 starts ... Batted .268 with six doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 34 RBIs, 24 runs scored, a .504 slugging percentage and three stolen bases ... Hit .196 with four doubles, two home runs, nine RBIs and nine runs scored in 24 Sun Belt Conference contests ... Recorded six multiple-hit and six multi-RBI games ... Hit safely in 22 of 46 contests ... Tied a school record and set a career high in RBIs (9), and also recorded career highs in hits (5) and runs scored (4) against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 18) ... Finished 5-for-6 with a triple and a home run in that contest ... Finished 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBIs and one run scored at Auburn (March 7) ... Homered and drove in four runs at Alabama State (March 21) ... Delivered a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Georgia Southern (May 28) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game.

2016 (Sophomore):  Appeared in 10 games with two starts ... Batted .182 with two doubles, two RBIs and one run scored ... Also posted a .364 slugging percentage and .400 on-base percentage ... Made his Jaguar debut in a pinch-hit appearance in the season opener against Evansville (Feb. 19) ... Recorded his first career hit and RBI on a pinch-hit RBI double at New Orleans (March 22) ... Delivered a pinch-hit RBI double the following game at Texas State (March 24).

Junior College:  Lettered two years at Howard Junior College in Big Spring, Texas ... Hit .309 with 12 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 39 RBIs, 45 runs scored and five stolen bases in 54 games as a sophomore ... Batted .333 with three doubles, two triples, 22 RBIs, 23 runs scored and five stolen bases in 23 games played as a freshman … HJC was ranked No. 1 in the nation through its first 25 games of the season in 2014, and led the country in batting average, runs scored and RBI ... Helped the Hawks capture back-to-back Western Junior College Athletic Conference championships.

High School:  Lettered four years at The Hun School of Princeton in Princeton, N.J. … Helped lead the Raiders to the 2011 Prep A state championship … Named second-team all-Prep A by NJ.com in both his junior and senior seasons.

Personal:  Full name is Edward William Paparella ... Born Nov. 27, 1994, in Mineola, N.Y. ... The only child of Frank and Mary Paparella ... Favorite pro sports team is the New York Yankees ... Lists Joe Pederson and Ted Williams as his favorite athletes ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2017, and is currently working on a master’s degree in sport management.