Walter on Harris
"Nobody has worked harder than James to turn himself into a premium college bat. He has always had unbelievable power, but now he can hit the ball the other way. He'll be cemented into our 5 hole and patrol right field."
2011 (Freshman) Saw extensive action during his inaugural campaign, playing in 45 games and making 34 starts ... All but one of his starts came in right field, while serving as the designated hitter vs. Radford on March 6 ... Tied for the team-lead among freshmen in hits with 27 ... Also led all freshmen with a .214 batting average, 19 runs scored, five home runs and a .381 slugging percentage ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at LSU on February 18 ... Homered for his first-career hit in Game 2 at LSU on February 19 ... Hit safely in five of his first six career games ... Put together three consecutive two-hit games from March 5-9 against Towson, Radford and Coastal Carolina, respectively ... Of his five home runs, three of them came in three consecutive games, including a two-run shot at UNC Greensboro on April 12 and a pair of solo shots in Games 1 and 2 of the Deacs' series with Georgia Tech (April 15-16) ... Also homered at Maryland on May 21 ... Picked up two RBIs twice - once against NC State on April 2 and the other against UNC Greensboro ... Ended the year with six multi-hit games.
High School
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 50th round of the 2010 MLB Draft ... Three-year varsity letterman in baseball ... Honor Roll student ... Member of 2009 5A Region Baseball Championship team ... Appeared at 2009 State Baseball Playoffs ... Named to All-County and All-Region teams ... Member of 2009 East Cobb Astros ... 2009 Perfect Game Top Prospect ... 2009 Under Armor All-American ... .325 career average ... Two-year varsity letterman in football ... Member of 2008 5A Region Football Champions ... Made appearance at 2008 State Football Playoffs ... Made first team all-region for football.
Personal
Son of Jamie and Connie Harris ... Father Jamie played football for Wake Forest from 1984-87.
