East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Awards

• ASC Hitter of the Week (March 7, 2016)
• D3Baseball.com Team of the Week (March 8, 2016)
• All-ASC Honorable Mention (2016)
• ASC All-Academic (2014)

Career Highs

• At-Bats: 5, 5 times; last vs. Sul Ross State (Gm2) (3/25/17)
• Hits: 3, 2 times; last at Hardin-Simmons (3/19/16) (gm2)
• Doubles: 1, 12 times; last vs. Hardin-Simmons (5/5/17)
• Triples: 1 at Ozarks (4/25/15)
• Home Runs: 2, 2 times; last vs. Texas Dallas (3/13/16)
• Runs Scored: 2, 8 times; last vs. McMurry (4/7/17)
• RBI: 4, 3 times; last at Hardin-Simmons (gm2) (3/19/16)
• Stolen Bases: 1, 2 times; last a Concordia (4/13/17)
• Hitting Streak: 7 (3/4/17-3/18/17)

2017 (senior)

• Played 36 games while starting 31.
• Finished ninth on the team with a .260 batting average
• Finished with 27 hits including a season high two vs. Southwestern (3/3/17), Louisiana College (3/18/17), and McMurry (4/7/17)
• Finished with 23 RBI including two vs. Southwestern (3/3/17), Louisiana College (Gm 1, Gm2) (3/18/17), Sul Ross State (Gm 2) (3/25/17, 3/25/17), and Ozarks (3/31/17, 4/1/17)
• Scored 15 runs including two vs. Sul Ross State (3/26/17), Ozarks (Gm1) (4/1/17), McMurry (4/7/17)
• Hit a home run vs. Dallas (Gm 1, 2/27/17), Southwestern (3/3/17), Sul Ross State (3/26/17), and McMurry (Gm2) (4/8/17)
• Hit the game winning walkoff single vs. Louisiana College (Gm1) (3/18/17)

2016 (junior)

• Named ASC Honorable Mention
• Played 29 games, starting 27.
• Finished with a .294 batting average, seventh on the team
• Had 25 hits, including a season high three vs. Texas Dallas (3/13/16) & at Hardin Simmons (3/19/16)
• Had 25 RBI, including a season high four vs. McMurry (3/5/16), Texas Dallas (3/13/16) & at Hardin Simmons (3/19/16)
• Scored 17 runs, including a season high two vs. Texas Dallas (3/13/16), Belhaven (3/25/16), & LeTourneau (4/9/16)
• Hit eight home runs including two vs. Texas Dallas (3/13/16)

2015 (sophomore)

• Played in 18 games, starting 10 at 1B and DH
• Picked up nine hits in 45 at-bats for a .200 average
• Four of his nine hits were homeruns, including a three run walk-off against Chapman for the first win of the season
• Scored five runs, with a season high two in two different games—against Chapman (2/7) and at Ozarks (4/25)
• Hit two homeruns at Ozarks (4/25)
• Six of his nine hits were extra base hits
• Racked up 13 RBIs with a season high four at Ozarks (4/25) and three against Chapman (2/7) and Louisiana College (5/2)

2014 (freshman)

• Played in 12 games with seven starts
• Finished the season batting .185 with an OPS of .549
• Also had three RBI’s, two doubles and a run scored
• Got first career hit in loss at Concordia-Texas (3/21/14)
• Picked up first two career RBI’s on a double in loss at Louisiana College (5/2/14)
• Had a hit and an RBI in loss at Louisiana College (5/2/14)
• Doubled and scored a run in win at Louisiana College (5/3/14)

ETBU

• Plays football -- started as quarterback in 2013
• First year to play baseball

Hallsville High School

• Three-year letter winner for coach David Plunk
• Played as the quarterback
• Named as the team offensive MVP
• Voted onto District 14-4A honorable mention team
• Guided team to first Texas playoff appearance for first time in six years
• Also lettered in basketball and baseball
• Graduated in 2012

Personal

• Son of Danny and Julie Warbington
• Born on April 26, 1994
• Majoring in accounting

Favorites

• Hobbies: Playing golf, going fishing and duck hunting
• Team: Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, and San Antonio Spurs
• Food: Meat loaf and mashed potatoes
• Book: The Bible
• Favorite Person: His father
• Sports Experience: Beating Marshall High School for the first time in 12 years
• TV Show: Big Bang Theory
• Most Influential Person: His father
• Sports Movie: Remember the Titans
• Athlete: Josh Hamilton