J.B. Moss

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Position:
Outfield
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tyler, Texas
High School:
Brookhill Academy

2015 (JUNIOR): Played in 52 games with 44 starts, all in centerfield... batted .253 (38-for-15) with 36 runs, six doubles, one triple, five home runs, 29 RBI and six stolen bases... appeared in 25 SEC games, including 20 starts, batting .258 (17-for-66) with 19 runs, three doubles, one triple, one home run, 13 RBI and three stolen bases... hit 3-for-5 with one run and five RBI against Holy Cross (2/14) in the second game of the season... batted 1-for-2 with two walks, one home run, one stolen base, two runs and two RBI in series finale against Holy Cross (2/15)... opened the year by going 6-for-20 with 10 walks, one HBP, 10 runs, three stolen bases and 10 RBI in the first seven games of the season (2/13-22)... hit 2-for-3 with one home run, one run and two RBI against Nebraska... batted 1-for-1 with one walk, one sac fly, two runs, one double and one RBI in substitute appearance against Auburn (3/14)... hit 3-for-5 with one run and one RBI in series finale against Missouri (3/29)... hit 3-for-6 with two runs, three RBI, one home run and one stolen base in two-game set at Kentucky (4/4)... batted 2-for-3 with one run, one home run, one stolen base and two RBI in doubleheader finale at Kentucky (4/4)... hit a solo home run against Rice (4/7)... reached base six times and scored five runs in three-game set at LSU (4/23-25)... batted 2-for-4 with one triple and two runs in series opener at LSU (4/23)... played for the Neptune Beach Pearl of the California Collegiate League in 2015... hit .348 (39-for-112) with 25 runs, eight doubles, three triples, two home runs, 19 RBI and 10 stolen bases.

2014 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 30 games with 18 starts, including 12 in leftfield and six in rightfield... hit .262 (16-for-61) with 18 runs, three doubles, one home run, seven RBI and six stolen bases... played in 10 SEC games with four starts... hit 3-for-8 with one home run, one stolen base, two runs and one RBI in series against Northeastern (2/14-16)... batted 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, one RBI and one stolen base against Northeastern (2/15)... went 2-for-4 with one walk, two runs, two RBI and two stolen bases against Stephen F. Austin (2/18)... hit 2-for-3 with one walk, one double, one stolen base and one run in series opener against Louisiana Tech (3/7)... batted 3-for-4 with one double, two runs and one RBI versus UT Pan American (3/11)... played in 31 games for the Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League... hit .152 with 11 runs, three doubles, nine RBI and three stolen bases.

2013 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 26 games, including one start in rightfield ... saw action primarily as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement in the outfield... hit .167 (2-for-12) with nine runs and one stolen bases... appeared in 12 conference games, going 0-for-1 at the plate with five runs and one stolen base... made first collegiate appearance against Illinois-Chicago (2/16)... earned first start against Northwestern State (2/26) logging his first career hit and career run, going 1-for-3 with one run... also went 1-for-3 with one run scored against Cal State Fullerton (3/10)... played 37 games for the Victoria Generals, hitting .288 (34-for-118) with eight doubles, one home run, 14 RBI and 15 stolen bases.

At the Brook Hill School: Played for Terry Pirtle at the Brook Hill School... received All-State First Team honors three times and All-East Texas twice... logged a .554 batting average, 16 doubles, eight home runs and 15 stolen bases his junior year and .447 average, five home runs, 11 doubles, seven triples, 34 RBI, 17 stolen bases and 60 runs his senior year... team won state championships his junior and senior years... also played wide receiver and defensive back in football, lettering three times and garnering first team All-State honors his sophomore year, as well as running track in which he lettered twice and set the school record for the long jump... football team advanced to the state championship game his sophomore and junior years... played summer baseball for the Dallas Patriots.

Personal: John Britton Moss was born on June 21, 1993 in Tyler, Texas to Richie Moss and Amy Loosier... has four younger siblings Morgan, Seth, Dalton and Avery... sport management major who aspires to be a sports agent... dad played baseball for Navarro Junior College and his cousin, Cory Rauschenburger, played for the St. Louis Cardinals organization... enjoys hanging out with friends, fishing and playing golf.