University of South Alabama Athletics

2016 (Sophomore):  Appeared in 60 games with 56 starts ... Batted .292 with 14 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 34 RBI, 36 runs scored and one stolen base ... Posted a .467 slugging percentage and .390 on-base percentage ... Recorded 13 multiple-hit and nine multi-RBI games ... Hit safely in 39 of 60 contests ... Batted a team-high .351 in 29 Sun Belt Conference games, which ranked fifth in the league, with six doubles, one triple, three home runs, 17 RBI and 23 runs scored ... Also posted a .532 slugging percentage, which ranked eighth in the league, and .446 on-base percentage, which was third-best in the conference in SBC contests ... Led team in slugging percentage (.467), and ranked second on the squad in doubles (14) and tied for second in home runs (6) ... Helped command a Jaguar pitching staff that led the SBC in innings pitched (573.1), ranked second in wins (42) and ERA (3.77), third in opposing batting average (.243) and fourth in strikeouts (418) ... Recorded his first career home run against Western Kentucky (2/27) at the Bulldog Invitational in Athens, Ga. ... Homered three times in a six-day span from April 3-9 ... Scored a career-high three runs against Arkansas State (4/9) ... Tied a career high in RBI (3) in back-to-back games against Louisiana-Monroe (4/2-4/3) ... Played summer ball for the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod Baseball League.

2015 (Freshman):  Appeared in 48 games with 44 starts at catcher ... Batted .240 with seven doubles, one triple, 22 RBI, 41 runs scored and four stolen bases ... Finished with nine multiple-hit and four multi-RBI games ... Posted a six-game hitting streak from April 3-17 ... Recorded a career-high four hits in the season opener against New Orleans (2/13) in his collegiate debut, and also collected his first stolen base ... Followed that performance with a three-hit game, including two doubles, and drove in a career-high three runs against the Privateers (2/14) ... Tied a career high with three RBI and also recorded two hits and one run scored against Auburn (2/17) ... Stole two bases and tied a career high in hits (4) against Alabama State (3/17).

High school:  Lettered four years at North Florida Christian School in Tallahassee, Fla. ... Helped lead the Eagles to class 3A state championships as a freshman (2011) and senior (2014) ... Named 2014 first-team Louisville Slugger High School All-American at catcher ... Was one of only 10 high school catchers named to the first-team list ... Named Maxpreps Small School first-team All-American as a senior ... Also named Big Bend Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-Big Bend after hitting .378 with nine doubles, 28 RBI, 13 runs scored and a league-leading nine home runs ... Hit three home runs against Maclay HS his senior season ... Competed for the North squad in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) 36th Annual Baseball Classic ... Named to 2014 FACA baseball all-academic team ... Recorded seven doubles, two homers and 20 RBI as a junior ... 2013 second-team all-Big Bend.

Personal:  Full name is Jared Lee Barnes ... Born Nov. 21, 1995, in Tallahassee, Fla. ... Only child of Frankie and Kathy Barnes ... Lists fishing among his hobbies ... Favorite movie is “Shooter” ... Favorite pro sports teams are the Atlanta Braves and Dallas Cowboys ... Lists Mike Trout among his favorite athletes ... Favorite musical artist is George Strait ... Favorite food is fried chicken ... Majoring in exercise science.