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Power-hitting outfielder who provides a presence in the middle of the Tech lineup ... Underwent shoulder surgery nine games into the 2004 season and missed the remainder of the season but was granted a medical redshirt ... Is fully healthy entering the 2005 season ... Earned freshman All-America honors as a rookie in 2002 when he set a Tech freshman record with 18 home runs ... Will patrol right field and bat in the middle of the Tech order this spring ... Has very good power to all fields ... Is a very good defensive outfielder and has an outstanding arm in right field ... A 20th round draft pick of the San Diego Padres who opted to attend Tech instead.
2005: Second-team all-ACC selection.... Had a good opening weekend, going 5-for-9 with two home runs and six RBI in two games at Georgia Southern (2/12-2/13) ... Went 4-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI against William & Mary (3/8) ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI the next day vs. Georgia Southern ... Went 3-for-3 with a home run and a career high eight RBI in the middle game of the Wake Forest series (3/12) ... Named ACC and National Player of the Week (3/14) after hitting .786 with four home runs and 17 RBI in four games ... Went 5-for-11 with a home run in Tech's sweep of NC State (3/18-3/20) ... Went 6-for-11 with six RBI at Miami (3/25-3/27), and hit two home runs in Tech's 11-10 win in the series finale ... Was 6-for-11 with four RBI vs. Maryland (4/1-4/3) ... Went 3-for-10 with a homer and four RBIvs. Winthrop (4/8-4/10)... went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI 5/7 vs. Florida Atlantic....underwent minor foot surgery on 5/11.... launched a home run in his first at-bat since May 10 on 6/4 against South Carolina in the NCAA Atlanta Regional.
2004: Started the first nine games of the season before undergoing surgery on his right shoulder ... Missed the remainder of the season and was granted a medical redshirt.
2003: Tech's regular starter in right field; one of only two Yellow Jackets to play in every game in 2003 ... Named to the all-ACC Tournament team ... Tech's leading hitter in the ACC Tournament with a .400 average, six runs, four doubles, a triple, two homers, 10 RBI, a walk, and HBP ... Set an ACC Tournament single game high and tied the Tech single game record with six hits in six at bats against Duke (5/24) in the ACC Tournament ... Added four runs, four RBI, two doubles, and a homer in that game ... Hit .377 with runners in scoring position ... Led the team in doubles (18), HBP (12) and triples (4) ... Ranked third in slugging percentage (.523), total bases (114), and home runs (8), fourth in on base percentage (.394), and fifth in runs (44) and RBI (40) ... Had 16 multi-hit games, including one with six hits, and 10 multi-RBI games in 2003 ... Reached base safely in 52 of 62 games ... Was 3-for-4, including a double, with two RBI and a run scored against Rutgers (3/7) ... Had three hits, including a double, a run and an RBI against Kent State (3/14) ... Went 2-for-4 with two walks and three runs scored versus Maryland (3/21) ... Against Mercer (3/25), he went 3-for-4, including a double, with two runs and two RBI ... Tech's top hitter against Duke (4/12-4/13), hitting .583 with a homer, five RBI, four runs, two walks, and a stolen base; was 3-for-3 in the third game with two RBI, a walk and a run ... Went 2-for-4 and reached base two more times, scored a run, and drove in another against Wake Forest (4/19) ... Had a double and a homer, scoring two runs, in a 2-for-4 effort against Georgia (4/23) ... Spent the summer with Falmouth of the Cape Cod Baseball League, batting .231 with five home runs and 13 RBI ... Rated as the No. 18 prospect in the Cape by Baseball America.
2002: Rookie who was a regular starter in right field or at the DH spot, and is the only Tech player to appear in every game in 2002 ... Earned freshman All-America honors from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball ... Hit .348 with 18 home runs and 66 RBI ... Set a new Tech freshman single season home run record (Frank Bolick previously held the record with 16 homers in 1986) ... Named to the 2002 Atlanta Regional Tournament team after leading Tech with a .375 average ... Third on the team with a .348 batting average and 89 hits ... Led the team with 18 home runs, 74 runs scored, 66 RBI, and a .625 slugging percentage ... Had the best fielding percentage (.991) among Tech's regulars; he committed just one error in 68 games ... Went 3-for-8 in first weekend of the season vs. Georgia Southern (2/9-2/10) ... Homered and drove in a season-high four runs vs. Georgia State (3/3) ... Hit a solo home run in the sixth inning vs. Georgia State to tie the score at 3-3; had three RBI in the game ... Had two doubles in the series with EKU (3/19-3/20), going 4-for-7 with 2 RBI and three runs scored ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored vs. Duke (4/7) ... Was 4-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored, and three RBI vs. NC State (3/29) ... Drove in both of Tech's runs in a 2-1 victory over Western Carolina, (4/10) ... Homered and drove in four runs vs. Maryland (4/13) ... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and three RBI vs. Auburn (4/16) ... Had eight hits in 14 at bats at Florida State (4/19-4/21), including two HR ... Went 3-for-5 vs. Virginia (4/28) with two runs scored and two RBI ... Had three outfield assists in the series with Miami (5/10-5/12), with two coming in one inning ... Drove in four runs in a perfect 3-for-3 performance against Miami (5/12), including a double, and scored three more runs ... In his last two games in the ACC Tournament, versus North Carolina (5/24) and Florida State (5/25), he was 3-for-8 with a home run, four runs and three RBI ... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and four RBI against Florida Atlantic in the first game of the 2002 Super Regional ... Had 28 multi-hit games and a team-high 18 multi-RBI games in 2002 ... 2003 NCAA Tournament: 11-for-29 (.379) with nine runs, 10 RBI, four doubles, one home run, six walks, and three HBP (.513 OBP) ... Went 5-for-12 (.417) with a home run and three RBI in the College World Series ... Spent the summer with Falmouth of the Cape Cod Baseball League ... Hit .275 with three home runs in 21 games ... Rated as the 14th best prospect in that league by Baseball America.
High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Mack Hawks at Oakland High School ... One of the top high school hitters in the nation ... A three-time all-state selection ... Named the 2001 Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee ... Set Oakland single season school records with 13 home runs and 60 RBI ... Finished his high school career with 37 home runs, second all-time in the state of Tennessee behind only Todd Helton (38) ... Led Oakland to state championships in 2000 and 2001 ... Honor Roll student.
Personal: Full name is Jeremy Chad Slayden ... Born July 28, 1982 in Paducah, Ky. ... Son of Gary and Suzan Slayden ... Father Gary played baseball at Murray State from 1980-84 ... Majoring in Management.
Career Statistics Year G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO SB-A Fld% 2002 68-65 256 74 89 .348 15 1 18 66 160 .625 39 51 4-5 .991 2003 62-59 218 44 64 .294 18 4 8 40 114 .523 26 54 2-5 .991 2004 9-9 35 7 10 .286 1 0 1 8 14 .400 4 8 0-0 1.000 Totals 139-133 509 125 163 .320 34 5 27 114 288 .566 69 113 6-10 .991
