Emeel Salem  •  Outfield  •  Alabama • Sophomore

High School: A three-year starter at Mountain Brook High School for coach Lee Gann... As a senior, he led Mountain Brook HS to a 27-9 overall record and finished the season ranked fifth in the final Class 6A poll by the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... The Spartans advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 6A state playoffs... .After wins over Sparkman and Tuscaloosa-Central in the first two rounds, MBHS fell to Pelham in the state quarterfinals...Three-time All-State selection by The Birmingham News (2001-03)... Three-time All-Metro selection by The Birmingham News (2001-03) ... A two-time honorable mention All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (2002-03)... Also named to The Birmingham News Academic All-State team (2002)... Two-time captain of the MBHS varsity baseball team (2002-03) ... Listed among Perfect Game's Pre-Draft Top Prospects list (June, 2003) ... Rated by Baseball America-Prospects Plus as the third-best player in the state of Alabama... Also rated 194th nationally by Baseball America/Prospects Plus ... Rated as the 46th best prospect at the 2002 World Wood Bat Championship Top 100 prospects at Jupiter, Florida (Fall, 2002) ... Participated in the 2002 Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Showcase at Birmingham Southern (June, 2002)... Salem collected two hits, including a double, in the North-Central's 6-4 win over the South-Central all-stars ... As a junior (2002), Salem set the single-season school record with a .521 batting average at Mountain Brook HS with one home run and 28 RBI ... Also set MBHS record with 28 stolen bases (28 attempts) as a junior ... Named Most Valuable Player of the 2002 MBHS baseball team ... Led the Spartans to the Class 6A playoffs, losing in the second round to Pelham. The Spartans won their opening round game with Bob Jones HS (W, 4-1)... Participated in the 2002 East Coast Professional Showcase at Brooks Field in Wilmington, NC (July, 2002)... Participated in the 2002 Alabama High School Athletic Association North-South All-Star Game at Montgomery's Paterson Field ... Salem batted leadoff and helped the North to a split of the doubleheader with the South squad ... In the two games, Salem went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, one walk and one hit by pitch ... He was an all-star teammate of fellow Alabama signee Matthew Bentley from Hazel Green HS ... Also posted a .419 on-base percentage, .438 slugging percentage and swiped 17 of 19 bases ... As a sophomore, Salem was named honorable mention to The Birmingham News All-Metro team.