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John Rhys Plumlee
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John Rhys Plumlee

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Position:
    OF
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 200
  • Experience:
    1L
  • Hometown:
    Hattiesburg, Miss.
  • High School:
    Oak Grove
  • Major:
    Multi-Disciplinary Studies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2021 (Sophomore): Appeared in 47 games, making 18 starts (12 in right field, six in center field) ... Hit .267 with 21 runs scored, four doubles, one home run and seven RBI ... Finished fifth on team with .416 on-base percentage and third in stolen bases (7-for-9) ... Scored a run in season debut vs. TCU (2/20) ... Hit first career home run vs. Arkansas State (2/24) ... Stole a base in first start of season vs. UCF (2/27) ... Had a hit and scored a run vs. Alcorn State (3/9) ... Scored two runs and drove in one, going 1-for-1 vs. Auburn (3/21) ... Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored, a double and two RBI at Alabama (3/27) ... Drove home an RBI double in win over Arkansas (4/10) ... Went 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored vs. Little Rock (4/20) ... Went 1-for-3 in start at Georgia (5/21) ... Stole a base and scored a run in SEC Tournament win over Auburn (5/25) ... Went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in SEC Tournament win over Georgia (5/27) ... Scored a run, went 1-for-4 in NCAA Oxford Regional win over Southeast Missouri (6/4) ... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in NCAA Tucson Super Regional at Arizona (6/12).

2020 (Freshman): Season cut short due to the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 ... Appeared in 13 of 17 games, making two starts (one in center field, one in left field) ... Scored the Rebels' first run of the season in collegiate debut against No. 1 Louisville (2/14) ... Recorded first career stolen base against Alcorn State (2/19) ... Made first career start against Xavier (2/22) ... Drove in first career run on a sacrifice fly and scored a run against Memphis (3/3) ... Notched first career hit in Game 1 against Princeton (3/6) ... Scored two runs in Game 2 of Princeton series (3/7).

High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball under head coach Chris McCardle ... No. 11 prospect, No. 4 outfielder in Mississippi (Perfect Game) ... 2019 Clarion Ledger All-State Team ... 2019 5A/6A All-State Team ... 2019 Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region Second Team ... 2018 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American High Honorable Mention ... 2017 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American High Honorable Mention ... Hit .330 as a sophomore and .455 as a junior ... Stole 23 bases and drove in 35 runs during junior season ... Also plays quarterback on the Ole Miss football team ... No. 7 dual-threat quarterback in the nation, 4-star football prospect ... 2018 Mississippi Class 6A Offensive Player of the Year ... 2018 Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen ... Also a talented pianist and musician ... Chose Ole Miss over Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State, Notre Dame and others.

Personal: Son of Denton and Lori Plumlee ... Full name is John Rhys Plumlee ...  Plays quarterback on the Ole Miss football team ... Set Ole Miss single-season freshman records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns ... Set Rebels’ single-season mark for rushing yards by a quarterback ... Led the SEC in rushing yards per game in 2019 ... Named Freshman All-American by multiple outlets ... Also a talented pianist and musician ... Born on January 2, 2001 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.