Jones College

2025: Started in 44 games between first base and on the mound...All-MACCC Honorable Mention...hit a team-best .372 with six doubles, five home runs, 33 RBIs and 35 runs scored...had a team-best .503 on-base percentage with 29 walks and six hit-by-pitches...ended the year on a 33-game reached base streak with hits in 11 of 12 games...had a season-high 4-for-5 game at Northwest (3/12)...hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 7th vs. Copiah-Lincoln (4/1)...was 5-2 on the mound with six quality starts and a 2.97 ERA...struck out 33 in 57.2 innings of work...had eight punch outs at Gulf Coast (2/26).

High School: Played for head coach Patrick Robey at Madison Central...Jaguars were 22-10 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs his senior year...struck out 84 against six walks with a 0.99 ERA his senior year...Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen and Crossroads Diamond Club All-Star...collected Region 4-6A honors to go along with MHSAA 7A First Team All-State last season...2023 MHSAA 6A First Team All-State after hitting .418 as a junior...named the High School Fall Wood Bat League Jackson Division MVP for P360 Performance Sports...originally signed with Southern Miss.

Personal: Son of Dale and Dawn Russell...has a brother, Rhett (18)...uncle Cecil Russell played baseball at Florida State...nickname is Big Red...hobbies include playing Fortnite...hidden talent is that he can do a back bend...studying biological sciences/pre-medicine...born June 7, 2005.