PERSONAL...
Son of Craig and Kim Potts.
AT DRURY...
CAREER
Ranks second all-time at Drury with 290 assists and is third all-time for both career runs scored with 116 and doubles with 37...Ranks fourth all-time for hits with 193, on base percentage .414, total bases with 260 and at bats with 576...Is fifth all-time with eight homers and ranks fifth all-time with 97 RBIs...Hit .335 for his career and played in 189 games with 172 starts...Had 72 walks, seven stolen bases and three triples for his career...His 20 game hitting streak in 2011 ranked second best in Drury history...Had five RBIs vs. Southwest Baptist on March 11, 2008 which tied him for second most by a Panther in a game...His 18 doubles in 2011 were third most by a Panther in a season...Named ABCA Second Team All-Midwest Region, Second Team All-Midwest Region Daktronics and Second Team All-GLVC in 2011 and earned Midwest Region Gold Glove team honors as a junior.
SENIOR
The ABCA Second Team All-Midwest Region, Second Team All-Midwest Region Daktronics and Second Team All-GLVC selection had 70 hits which tied him for most in the GLVC in 2011, were fifth most by a Panther for a season and ranked 89th in the nation...Was third in the GLVC with a .464 on base percentage good for fourth best by a Panther for a season...His 260 total bases was fourth best for a season by a Panther and he was tied for third in the GLVC with 18 doubles which put him 98th in the nation at .33 doubles per game and were thrid most by a Panther...Hit .389 on the year for the fifth highest batting average ever by a Panther, fourth best in the GLVC and 82nd highest in the nation...Led the team with a .541 slugging percentage and had the second highest hitting streak in Panther history with 20 games...Matched a career high with three runs at Bellarmine on March 27 and matched a career high four hits vs. Maryville on May 8...Had a season high four RBIs vs. Pittsburg State on May 3 and posted a career high two doubles in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament vs. Northern Kentucky on May 14...Had two triples on the season, those coming on April 23 vs. Illinois-Springfield and on March 20 vs. Southern Indiana...Had two homers with one at Missouri-St. Louis on April 30 and one vs. Truman State on February 20...Matched his career high with two walks in a game four times on the year and had a stolen base in games vs. Maryville on May 8 and vs. Truman State on February 19 in the season opener...Posted four three hit games and scored two runs in 10 games.
JUNIOR
Joel was on of the Panthers top defensive players in 2010 and was named to the Midwest Region Gold Glove team...He hit .333 on the year and had 51 hits, 35 runs, 26 RBIs, 24 walks, 11 doubles and two homers...Joel also stole two bases and made 46 starts while playing in 47 games...He had a career high four hits and matched a season high three runs and three RBIs vs. Missouri S&T on March 29...Joel also had three runs vs. Arkansas Tech and three RBIs vs. Rockhurst...Potts had two doubles in games against Wisconsin-Parkside and at Missouri-St. Louis...Had two homers on the season with those in games against Rockhurst and at Southern Indiana.
SOPHOMORE
Matched a career high with three runs at Bellarmine and had three hits in five games in 2009...Had a 10 game hitting streak and hit .290 with 47 hits, 23 RBIs and 25 runs...Also had three homers, three doubles and 13 walks...Had a season high three RBIs against Northern Kentucky and at Quincy.
FRESHMAN
Hit .313 and started 25 games at third base for the Panthers in 2008...Had 25 hits, 15 runs, 12 walks, 11 RBIs and five doubles...Had a home run, five RBIs, three runs and two walks in the Panthers March 11 win over Southwest Baptist.
PREP...
Hit .397 and helped Fort Zumwalt South High School in St. Peters to a 21-7 record his junior season...Helped Fort Zumwalt South to a #4 ranking in state and a quarterfinal finish as a junior....Earned scholar athlete honors for baseball, hockey and soccer.....Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
JOEL'S FAVORITES...
Food: Chicken or Steak
Restaurant: Stoney River Steakhouse
Musical Artist: T.I.
Magazine: ESPN
TV Show: Law and Order
Hobbies: Playing sports and hanging out with friends
Pro Athlete: Derek Jeter
Dream Job: Front office for St. Louis Cardinals
JOEL'S DRURY CAREER HIGHS...
Runs: 3 at Bellarmine (March 27, 2011)
3 vs. Missouri S&T (March 29, 2010)
3 vs. Arkansas Tech (March 7,2010)
3 vs. Southwest Baptist (March 11, 2008)
Hits: 4 vs. Maryville (May 8, 2011)
4 vs. Missouri S&T (March 29, 2010)
Longest Hitting Streak: 20 games--2011
RBIs: 5 vs. Southwest Baptist (March 11, 2008)
Doubles: 2 vs. Northern Kentucky (May 14, 2011)
Triples: 1vs. Illinois-Springfield (April 23, 2011)
1 vs. Southern Indiana (March 20, 2011)
1 at Missouri-St. Louis (March 22, 2008)
Home Runs: 1--eight times
Walks: 2--twelve times
Stolen Bases: 1--seven times
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YEAR
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G/S
|
AVG.
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
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SB-A
|
|
2008
|
39/25
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.313
|
80
|
15
|
25
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
12
|
12
|
1-2
|
|
2009
|
49/47
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.290
|
162
|
25
|
47
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
23
|
13
|
36
|
2-3
|
|
2010
|
47/46
|
.333
|
153
|
35
|
51
|
11
|
0
|
2
|
26
|
24
|
5
|
2-4
|
|
2011
|
54/54
|
.387
|
181
|
41
|
70
|
18
|
2
|
2
|
37
|
23
|
16
|
2-2
|
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TOTALS
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189/172
|
.335
|
576
|
116
|
193
|
37
|
3
|
8
|
97
|
72
|
69
|
7-11
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2008 Stats
2009 Stats
2010 Stats
2011 Stats
