8  Barrett Barnes
	Class: Junior Hometown: Sugarland, Texas High School: Fort Bend Austin Height / Weight: 6-1 / 210 Position: OF Birthdate: 07/29/1991 Experience: 2L B/T: R/R

CAREER-HIGHS (entering 2012 season):
Games Played (Season): 57 2x (2011)*
Games Started (Season): 57 2x (2011)*
At-Bats: 6 2x, vs. Oklahoma State (5/20/11)*
Runs: 3 12x, vs. Oklahoma State (5/21/11)*
Hits: 4, vs. Oklahoma State (5/20/11)
RBI: 6, vs. Jacksonville State (2/21/10)*
Doubles: 2 2x, at Texas State (4/18/11)*
Triples: 1 3x, vs. Northwestern (2/20/11)*
Home Runs: 2 4x, at Oklahoma (4/3/11)*
Walks: 3 2x, vs. Oklahoma State (5/21/11)*
Strikeouts: 3 7x, at New Mexico (4/13/11)*
Stolen Bases: 3, at Oklahoma State (4/9/10)*
Hit Streak: 15 games 2x (3/11-4/3/11)*
* Indicates most recent high

CAREER
Played in 114 games (114 starts) while batting .316 (136-for-431) with 118 runs scored, 34 doubles, three triples, 34 home runs, 91 RBI, 248 total bases, 81 walks, 18 hit-by-pitch, 31-of-36 stolen bases, .575 slugging percentage and .439 on-base percentage... recorded 36 multi-hit games, including one four-hit game and eight three-hit performances... notched 25 multiple RBI games, including one five-RBI game, one four-RBI game and four three-RBI contests... notched four multi-home run games and three multiple stolen base games... tallied two bunt-base hits... TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOKS: ranks fourth in Big 12 Games Only with 44 career walks... ranks fifth in Big 12 Games Only with a career .597 slugging percentage... ranks sixth in Big 12 Games Only with 12 career home runs... ranks seventh in Big 12 Games Only with 54 career runs scored... ranks eight in Big 12 Games Only with 120 career total bases... ranks ninth in Big 12 Games Only with a career .984 fielding percentage... ranks tied for 10th in Big 12 Games Only with 15 career doubles... became the third player in Texas Tech history to receive Big 12 Freshman of the Year and to be named all-conference during first two seasons (Josh Bard, 1997-98; Roger Kieschnick, 2006-07)... became the first Tech player since Roger Kieschnick (2006-08) to be named All-Big 12 (first or second team) in back-to-back seasons... became the ninth Red Raider during the past 10 years to reach 20 career home runs... became the third fastest (during the past decade) to reach 20 career home runs needing just 85 games (Josh Brady - 61 games in 2004; Cameron Blair - 79 games in 2004-05)... became the fastest Red Raider to reach 100 career base hits (79 career games) since Roger Kieschnick (68 games) in 2006-07... became the first Red Raider to lead the team in hitting in back-to-back seasons since 2007-08 (Roger Kieschnick)... became just the second player in school history and the first since 1975-1976 (Mike Bewley) to lead the team in home runs in back-to-back seasons during freshman and sophomore years... DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY... in 53 games (53 starts) batting .333 (67-for-201) with 54 runs, 15 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 41 RBI, 44 walks, six hit-by-pitch, 17-of-19 stolen bases, .597 slugging percentage and .461 on-base percentage... SUCCESS ON OPENING DAY... has gone 5-for-7 with four runs, three home runs and eight RBI in two Opening Day games played.

SUMMER 2011
Played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League... helped lead the Commodores to a second-place finish in the post-season league tournament... team finished with a 19-25 overall record... in 41 games batted .247 (36-for-146) with 20 runs, 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 16 RBI and five stolen bases... ranked second on the team in homers... marked second straight summer playing for the Commodores in the Cape Cod League... played with teammate Reid Redman for the final half of the summer schedule.

2011 (Sophomore)
All-Big 12 first team (Coaches)... All-Big 12 first team (College Baseball Daily)... All-Big 12 second team (Waco Tribune-Herald)... Academic All-Big 12 second team... Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic All-Tournament Team (OF)... Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (OF)... Perfect Game USA Big 12 Conference No. 3 Pro Prospect (Class of 2012)... Preseason All-Big 12 (Perfect Game USA)... Preseason All-Big 12 (Baseball America)... Baseball America Big 12 No. 5 Pro Prospect (Class of 2012)... Baseball America: "Best Raw Power" (Big 12)... Baseball America No. 48 Pro Prospect (College Sophomores)... CollegeBaseball360.com No. 6 "College Baseball 1B to Watch"... CollegeBaseballInsider.com "Most Underrated Hitter in Big 12"... CollegeBaseballInsider.com "Top 3 Pure Hitters in Big 12"... CollegeBaseballInsider.com "Top 3 Power Threats in Big 12"... Preseason All-Big 12 (College Baseball Daily)... College Baseball Daily No. 32 Player in the Country (Top 100 Players Countdown)... played in and started 57 games while starting all 57 games in center field... batted three-hole 34 times, two-hole 10 times, cleanup eight times, five-hole three times and hit leadoff twice... batted .290 (62-for-214) with 47 runs, 15 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 38 RBI, 109 total bases, 41 walks, seven hit-by-pitch, four sacrifice flies, 19-of-21 stolen bases, .509 slugging percentage, .414 on-base percentage and fielded .965 (136 putouts, three assists, five errors)... led team in runs (47), doubles (15), home runs (10), total bases (109), slugging percentage (.509), walks (41) and sac flies (4)... 41 walks are the most by a Red Raider since 2009 (Michael Reed, 45)... four sac flies are the most by a Red Raider since 2009 (Chris Richburg, 6)... BIG 12 CONFERENCE RANKINGS: second in walks (41)... tied for third in home runs (10)... in 20 games (20 starts) against nationally-ranked opponents batted .316 (24-for-76) with 16 runs, six doubles, five home runs, 13 RBI, 15 walks, 9-of-9 stolen bases, .592 slugging percentage and .432 on-base percentage... against ranked opponents led team in 10 statistical categories, including runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage, walks, on-base percentage and stolen bases... DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY... in 26 games (26 starts) batted .313 (30-for-96) with 20 runs, six doubles, five home runs, 19 RBI, 20 walks, 51 total bases, 11-of-12 stolen bases, .531 slugging percentage, .434 on-base percentage and a .973 fielding percentage (71 putouts, one assist, two errors)... led team in runs, hits, home runs, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage, walks and stolen bases during conference play... marked the first time a Red Raider led the team in runs during Big 12 play in back-to-back years since 2006-2007 (Roger Kieschnick)... first time a Red Raider led the team in home runs in Big 12 play in back-to-back years since 2006-2007 (Kyle Martin)... first time a Red Raider led the team in slugging percentage in Big 12 play in back-to-back years since 2006-2007 (Kyle Martin)... marked the first time in over 10 years that a Texas Tech player led the team in walks in Big 12 play in back-to-back years... ranked tied for 19th in the league batting .313 during Big 12 games and also ranked second in walks (20), tied for second in stolen bases (11), tied for third in home runs (5), seventh in on-base percentage (.434) and tied for seventh in runs scored (20)... in 33 home games batted .280 (35-for-125) with six doubles, one triple, five home runs, 21 RBI, 24 walks, 14-of-14 stolen bases, .464 slugging percentage and a .417 on-base percentage... led team in two offensive statistical categories (runs, home runs) in games played at home... in 24 road/neutral site games batted .303 (27-for-89) with nine doubles, five home runs, 17 RBI, 51 total bases, 17 walks, 5-of-7 stolen bases, .573 slugging percentage and .409 on-base percentage... led team in seven offensive statistical categories (runs, doubles, home runs, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage and walks) in road/neutral site games... in two games at the Big 12 Championship batted .333 (2-for-6) with two walks and one RBI... batted .305 (18-for-59) against left-handed pitching... batted .284 (44-for-155) against right-handed pitching... batted .303 (36-for-119) with runners on base... batted .274 (26-for-95) with the bases empty... batted .250 (2-for-8) with the bases loaded... batted .238 (20-for-84) with runners in scoring position... batted .305 (18-for-59) with two outs... second on the team with 15 two-out RBI... third on the team with six go-ahead RBI and four game-tying RBI... posted seven infield base hits... tied for the team lead with three outfield assists (Andre Wheeler)... tallied one bunt base hit... tallied 14 multi-hit games, including two three-hit games and one four-hit performance... among team leaders with 10 multiple RBI games, including two three-RBI contests... led the team with a 15-game hitting streak batting .312 (20-for-64) with 14 runs, seven doubles, four home runs, six walks, 6-of-7 stolen bases, .609 slugging percentage and .384 on-base percentage... among team leaders with three game-winning RBI... third game-winning RBI was a walk-off single through the left side in the 10th inning with two outs to give Tech a 3-2 victory over Kansas (4/29)... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS... made season debut on Opening Day going 2-for-3 with a double, two-run home run and two RBI with two walks against Western Michigan (2/18)... began the season hitting safely in 10 straight games which gave him a 15-game hit streak dating back to the final five games of the 2010 season... went 2-for-5 with two runs, a double and an RBI at No. 14 Baylor (3/19)... went 3-for-6 with two runs, two doubles and an RBI at No. 14 Baylor (3/20)... batted .375 (6-for-16) with four runs, four doubles, three RBI and one walk in Baylor series... went 2-for-5 while hitting a pair of home runs with three RBI in the series finale at No. 7 Oklahoma (4/3)... marked fourth career multi-home run game... went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI and three runs scored at Texas State (4/18)... went 4-for-6 with two runs, a solo home run and an RBI against No. 22 Oklahoma State (5/20).

SUMMER 2010
Perfect Game USA: No. 66 Prospect from Cape Cod League... played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League... helped lead the Commodores to a second-place finish in the league with a 21-22 overall record... in 37 games batted .223 (27-for-121) with 18 runs, nine doubles, one triple, three home runs, 24 RBI, 22 walks, five hit-by-pitch and was 7-of-9 in stolen bases... led team with 24 RBI and ranked second with 13 extra-base hits and three home runs... became the first Tech player to play in the Cape Cod League since Red Raider RHP Chad Bettis (2008-2010) played for the Falmouth Commodores in the summer of 2008.

2010 (Freshman)
Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year... All-Big 12 Second Team (INF)... Baseball America First Team Freshman All-America... Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America... Pro-Line Athletic/National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman All-America... PING! First Team Freshman All-America... became the fifth Freshman All-American in Texas Tech history... joined teammate Jamodrick McGruder to become the first set of freshmen position players in Texas Tech history to earn Freshman All-America honors in the same season... became the first freshman in Texas Tech history to lead the team in batting average (.341)... became the first freshman at Texas Tech to lead the team in home runs (14) since 1974 (Mike Bewley, 3)... tied the school record for most home runs (14) in a season by a freshman (Mike Humphreys, 1986)... one of only two Red Raiders (Nick Popescu) to hit at least .320, with 15 doubles, five home runs and 40 RBI... Big 12 All-Tournament Team... Big 12 Conference Player of the Week (4/19)... led team in seven statistical categories, including batting (.341), runs (71), home runs (14), total bases (139), slugging percentage (.641), walks (40), on-base percentage (.465) and tied for team lead with 74 base hits... NCAA RANKINGS: 31st in runs per game (1.25)... 32nd in runs scored (71)... BIG 12 CONFERENCE RANKINGS: second in runs (71)... fourth in slugging percentage (.641)... fifth in walks (40)... tied for fifth in doubles (19)... sixth in total bases (139)... seventh in home runs (14)... ninth in on-base percentage (.465)... led all Big 12 Conference freshmen in runs scored, doubles, total bases and slugging percentage... in 18 games (18 starts) against nationally-ranked opponents ranked second on the team batting .338 (23-for-68) with 18 runs, two doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 18 RBI, .706 slugging percentage, .444 on-base percentage and 12 walks... DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY... in 27 games (27 starts) batted .352 (37-for-105) with 34 runs, nine doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 22 RBI, .657 slugging percentage, .485 on-base percentage and 24 walks... led conference in runs (34), tied for conference lead in walks (24), tied for second in total bases (69), tied for second in slugging percentage (.657), ranked third in on-base percentage (.485) and tied for fourth in home runs (7)... in 31 home games batted .383 (44-for-115) with 44 runs, 12 doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 33 RBI, .739 slugging percentage, .507 on-base percentage and 21 walks... led team in runs, home runs, total bases (85), slugging percentage, on-base percentage and walks in games played at Dan Law Field... in 26 road/neutral site games batted .294 (30-for-102) with 27 runs, seven doubles, one triple, five home runs, 20 RBI, .529 slugging percentage, .415 on-base percentage and 19 walks... in three games at the Big 12 Championships led team batting .400 (4-for-10) with three runs, one double, two home runs and three RBI... batted .328 (19-for-58) against left-handed pitching... batted .346 (55-for-159) against right-handed pitching... batted .325 (37-for-114) with runners in scoring position... batted .359 (37-for-103) with bases empty... led team batting .500 (3-for-6) with the bases loaded... batted .320 (24-for-75) with runners in scoring position... led team batting .361 (26-for-72) with two outs... second on the team with 22 two-out RBI... led team with 22 multi-hit games, including six three-hit games... ranked second on the team with 15 multiple RBI games... during season-high 13-game hit streak (4/1-4/20) batted .468 (20-for-47) with 20 runs, four doubles, four home runs, 16 walks, 5-of-5 stolen bases, .615 on-base percentage, .809 slugging percentage and tallied six multi-hit games... hit streak was tied for the 18th longest by a Big 12 Conference player during the season... hit safely in 20-of-21 games during a month span (3/20-4/20)... hit safely in 41-of-57 games overall... CAREER DEBUT: went 3-for-4 with three runs, two home runs (2-run; 3-run), six RBI and two stolen bases against Jacksonville State (2/19) on Opening Day for career debut as a Red Raider... best overall performance by a Texas Tech freshman on Opening Day since Roger Kieschnick in 2006 (2-for-4, grand slam, 6 RBI)... became the first Tech player to have three hits on Opening Day since Roger Kieschnick in 2007 (vs. Stephen F. Austin)... became the first Tech player/freshman to have six RBI on Opening Day since Roger Kieschnick in 2006 (vs. Louisiana-Monroe)... became the first Texas Tech freshman to homer on Opening Day since Roger Kieschnick in 2006 (vs. Louisiana-Monroe)... became the first Tech player/freshman in over 10 years to hit two home runs on Opening Day... became the first Tech freshman in over 10 years to have at least three base hits on Opening Day... had three multiple home run games (vs. Jacksonville State, at UNLV, vs. Texas - Big 12 Championships)... finished first Big 12 Conference series at No. 23 Texas A&M going 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, a walk and four RBI (3/21)... went 4-for-12 in series against No. 8 Texas with five runs, one double, two home runs, four RBI and two walks (3/26-3/28)... went 6-for-12 in series against No. 11 Oklahoma with three runs, one double, two home runs, three RBI and two walks (4/17-4/18)... went 5-for-12 in series against Missouri with five runs, one double, two home runs, three RBI and two walks (4/30-5/2)... went 5-for-8 in series against Baylor with five runs, two doubles, one home run, two RBI and four walks (5/15-5/16)... member of the 2010 Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll... member of the 2009 Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of Class 5A Fort Bend High School in Austin, Texas ... earned varsity letters in baseball and was coached by Randy Ursery and Kenneth Sharp ... a First-Team All-District selection.

PERSONAL
Barrett Alexander Barnes... born July 29, 1991, in Houston, Texas... son of Willie and Kay Barrett-Barnes... has an older brother, Willie... a marketing major at Texas Tech.