University of South Alabama Athletics

2017 (Junior):  Appeared in 38 games with 22 starts ... Batted .286 with six doubles, one home run, 20 RBI, 17 runs scored and one stolen base in 38 contests ... Hit .286 with one double, one home run, eight RBI and six runs scored in 16 Sun Belt Conference games ... Recorded six multiple-hit and six multi-RBI contests ... Hit safely in 22 of 38 games ... Went 2-for-2 with a double, one run scored and two walks in his Jaguar debut against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 18) ... Drove in a career-high two runs in the second game (Feb. 25) of the Baylor series ... Hit his first career home run against Texas State (April 30) ... Recorded his first career stolen base in the SBC Tournament championship game against Georgia Southern (May 28) ... Finished 2-for-4 with an RBI against Mississippi State (June 4) at the NCAA Hattiesburg (Miss.) Regional.

Junior College:  Batted .344 with 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 26 RBI, 37 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 42 games as a sophomore en route to first-team all-Suncoast Conference honors from the Florida College System Activities Association ... Hit .291 with 10 doubles, two triples, 17 RBI, 34 runs scored and 22 stolen bases in 50 games as a freshman en route to first-team all-Suncoast Conference honors.

High School:  Lettered four years at Tampa Catholic ... Batted .408 as a senior ... Also named the team’s most valuable player his senior season ... Earned Louisville Slugger All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball as a senior in 2014, as well as all-state honors ... Named an Under Armour All-American for four years ... Hit .305 as a junior.

Personal:  Full name is Paul Anthony Russo ... Born Oct. 24, 1995, in Tampa, Fla. ... The first of three children to Paul Sr. and Melissa Russo ... Father, Paul, played at the University of Tampa and played professionally for the Astros, Twins and Yankees organizations from 1990-2000 ... Uncle, Pat Russo, also played at Tampa and played five years of professional baseball in the Twins and Yankees organizations from 1990-95 ... Lists fishing as his hobby ... Favorite movie is “The Great Gatsby” ... Favorite book is “To Kill A Mockingbird” ... Lists the New York Yankees among his favorite pro sports teams ... Favorite athletes are Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano ... Lists Drake and Zac Brown Band as his favorite musical artists ... Favorite foods are steak and pasta ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.