Harley Lail

Harley Lail Career Stats 2008 – – Played in 62 games, hit .232 (53-for-228) with 29 runs scored, 11 doubles, a triple, five homers and 30 RBI .. 2-for-5 with game-winning run scored in 10-8 win over Tennessee (5/17) … Solo home run, two runs scored and two RBI in 10-5 win at Wofford (5/7) … 2-for-6 with a homer and career-high three RBI in 11-10 loss at LSU (4/26) … 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored and a RBI in 14-4 win over USC Upstate (4/15) … 3-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI in 9-2 win over Davidson (4/2) … 3-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI in 6-2 win over Kentucky (3/30) … Homered and went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs in 11-5 win vs. Yale (3/12) … Key three-run home run in 10-2 win over Duquesne (3/9) … 3-for-5 with two doubles and a RBI in 5-1 win at Clemson (3/2) … 2-for-5 with a double, triple and a RBI in 7-6 win over East Carolina (2/24) … Tallied two hits in 13-4 loss to East Carolina (2/23/second game) 2007 – Competed in 50 games with 44 starts in the outfield … Hit .291 (50-for-172) with nine doubles, two triples, four HR and 25 RBI … Also scored 46 runs and was hit by pitch eight times … 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI in 5-3 win over Florida at SEC Tournament (5/25) … Tallied two hits including game-winning RBI single in 12th inning of 4-3 win vs. Florida at SEC Tournament (5/23) … Hit a solo home run in 4-2 win over Clemson (4/18) … 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBI in 10-0 win over Furman (4/4) … 2-for-4 with a homer and a career-high three RBI in 9-2 win over UNC Asheville (3/20) … 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in 5-0 win over LSU (3/16) … 2-for-4 with a game-winning homer in 4-1 win over Appalachian State (3/14) … Tied USC single-game record with three doubles and scored three runs in first career start, a 13-1 win over Brown (3/9). 2006 – Played in seven games with just 10 at-bats, received medical redshirt … First career hit as a Gamecock was a triple in 5-2 win over Radford (2/18), also made first career start in the game.

JUNOR COLLEGE – Played two seasons at Spartanburg Methodist Junior College under coach Tim Wallace … Finished his sophomore season in 2005 with a .397 batting average and 13 HR … Earned 2005 NJCAA All-District honors and named to 2005 NJCAA All-Region 10 Team … Previously played four seasons at Indian Land High School under coach Rick Furr.

PERSONAL – Born Harley Edward Lail 2/27/85 … Parents are Mark and Risa Lail … Hobbies include hunting and fishing … Chose South Carolina because ‘it’s a good baseball program and felt like I could contribute’ … Favorite food is steak … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler … Favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston.