Logan Forsythe
#11
INF/OF - INF/OF
 
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195
Sophomore
Bats: R Throws: R
 
Previous Affiliations:
Christian Brothers (Buster Kelso)
Memphis, Tenn.
 
 
Courtesy: Arkansas
Release: 01/26/2006
 
Career Highs
 
Category Highs Opponent (last time) Date
At Bats: 5 three times (at Ole Miss) May 12, 2006
Hits: 2 three times (Alabama) May 6 , 2006
RBI: 4 Alabama May 6, 2006
Runs scored: 3 Alabama May 6, 2006
Home Runs: 1 three times (Missouri State) April 4, 2006
Walks: 2 Northern Colorado April 18, 2006
Stolen Bases: None    
Strikeouts: 4 Tennesse April 2, 2006

2007 Outlook
 
Logan Forsythe’s outstanding defense and improved bat could make him a key contributor at third base this season … will contend with Danny Hamblin for the starting job at third base … an outstanding season at the plate could push Hamblin back to first base … Arkansas coaches consider him one of the top defensive third basemen in the
SEC … versatile, athletic player who has four-solid tools … 6.7 runner with an xtremely strong arm … has excellent bat speed with good power.

Freshman (2006)
 
Forsythe came out of redshirt after fellow freshman James Ewing went down with a broken foot after the Florida series in the middle of March … started 24 games in his rookie campaign at either second or third base … hit .189 with a double and three home runs and nine RBI … turned in a breakout performance in the Alabama series with a game-winning RBI single in the 11th inning on May 5 in the series opener … came back and went 2 for 4 with a career best four RBI and a triple on May 6 … singled in his first two games as a Hog against Centenary on March 21-22 … was 2 for 4 with a run scored vs. Georgia on March 25 … connected on a 0-2 pitched against Wichita State for a solo home run that allowed Arkansas to take the game into extra
innings and eventually get the win … homered on March 31 in the opener of the Tennessee series, launching a solo shot to left in the bottom of the eighth inning … went 1 for 3 with a solo home run in the loss to Missouri State on April 4 … was 1 for 7 during the Vanderbilt series … collected two hits in three at bats with a RBI and two runs scored against Kentucky on April 14 … went 1 for 5 with a run scored on May 12 at Ole Miss and 1 for 4 on May 13 in Oxford … he did not see action in two games at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala. NCAA Fayetteville Regional: Forsythe was 1 for 2 with a walk against Oklahoma State on June 4.

Christian Brothers High School
 
Forsythe played third base for head coach Buster Kelso at Christian Brothers High School … led his team to a state championship in 2005 ... was a three-year starter at third base. Senior (2005): Forsythe batted .527 with 58 RBI, four home runs and 21 stolen bases … also collected 16 doubles and 14 triples.

Personal
 
Logan is the son of John and Dana Forsythe … has one brother, Blake, and one sister, Kelsey … enjoys fishing … mother, Dana, attended the University of Arkansas … plans on majoring in kinesiology.

Forsythe's Career Statistics
 
Year BA G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% SB-SBA SO BB HBP SF SH OB% PO A E FLD
2006 .189 28-24 90 14 17 1 1 3 9 29 .322 0-1 29 9 5 0 1 .298 29 50 6 .929
Total .189 28-24 90 14 17 1 1 3 9 29 .322 0-1 29 9 5 0 1 .298 29 50 6 .929

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