| Cody
Stanley • Catcher • UNC Wilmington •
Sophomore
 2008:
Colonial All-Rookie selection ... Earned Third-team Ping Baseball
All-America honors ... Had eight multi-RBI games ... Hit .467
(14-30) over a season-long 9-game hitting streak ... Knocked in
season-high four RBI at JMU (5/11).
At Clinton:
Two-time All-State selection ... Finished second in state with .629
batting average ... Tabbed by ImpactBaseball.com as 11th best senior
in state ... Sampson County Player-of-the-Year ... East Central
Conference Player-of-the-Year ... Three-time All-Conference
selection ... Team MVP ... Added five home runs and drove in 43 runs
his senior season ... Drove in six runs in one inning during State
tournament game ... Hit .514 with five home runs as junior ...
Struck out only six times ... Went 18-for-18 in stolen base attempts
... Also served as team’s closer, recorded eight saves ... Struck
out 36 in 23.1 innings ... Played for coach Tracey Thornton ... Also
played football for Dark Horses ... Named Defensive
Player-of-the-Game in 2A State championship game as punter ... From
same high school as Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker.
Personal:
Full Name: Cody Stanley ... Born Dec. 21, 1988, in Clinton, N.C. ...
Son of Kelly and Beverly Stanley ... Father played football and
baseball at Elon ... Mother played softball at Lenoir CC ... Played
for Impact Dirtbags ... Helped squad to third-place finish at WWBA
Championships in Jupiter, Fla. ... Earned All-Tournament honors
after catching five games in less than 24 hours ... Hit .833 in
North Carolina State games as junior ... Three-time Academic Honor
Student ... NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete ... Beta Club member ... Career
and Technical Education Honor Society member ... Earned rank of
Eagle Scout.
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