| Alex Silver |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Houston, Texas
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| High School:
Bellaire
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 195
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| Position:
Infield
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| Bats/Throws:
Right/Right
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2013
He was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2012 fall semester.
2012
He made 43 starts in 45 games, batting .267 (44-for-165) with 24 runs, 10 doubles, one triple and 19 RBI ... posted a .342 on-base percentage and .339 slugging percentage ... committed only three errors in 423 chances for a .993 fielding percentage ... registered a 16-game hitting streak from March 13 through April 10 ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI on May 12 in the second game of a doubleheader against Texas Southern ... went 2-for-3 with a walk and one RBI on May 4 at Missouri ... recorded back-to-back 2-for-4 games on April 24 against Central Arkansas and April 27 at Texas A&M ... scored twice in a 2-for-4 performance on April 14 against Oklahoma State ... hit a double in every game of the Texas Tech series (April 5-7) ... recorded a double and a walk while going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI on April 7 at Texas Tech ... went 2-for-4 with a double, walk and one RBI on March 28 against UTPA ... posted a season-high three hits with a double and one RBI on March 25 at Kansas State ... went 2-for-5 with a run and one RBI on March 18 at Oklahoma ... knocked in two runs with a double on March 2 against Rice.
2011
He played in 12 games, making eight starts ... batted .172 (5-for-29) with two runs and one RBI ... was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma (cancer) at the start of the season, but made a full recovery after missing the first few months ... recorded his first collegiate RBI on April 10 against Baylor ... registered his first collegiate hit on April 9 against Baylor ... made his collegiate appearance on April 5 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 5 in a pinch-hitting role before finishing the game at third base ... named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three year letterwinner as a shortstop under Coach Rocky Monuel at Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas ... tabbed a Preseason Lousiville Slugger All-American, Rawlings Preseason All-American, Preseason All-Greater Houston and named THSBCA All-State as a senior ... served as team captain as a senior ... named to the TASO All-Tournament Team and earned all-district as a sophomore ... named first-team All-Greater Houston, THSBCA All-State, AHSCA All-Star, and tabbed to the Texas Rangers Area Code team as a junior ... won three consecutive state titles for Bellaire.
PERSONAL
Born on January 20th, 1992, in Houston, Texas ... son of Steven and Ronna Silver, both UT graduates ... has two older sisters, Leslie and Stacey, also both UT graduates ... favorite teams are the Houston Astros, Houston Texans and Houston Rockets ... favorite athletes are Derek Jeter, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods ... favorite movies are Field Of Dreams, Wedding Crashers and Django Unleashed ... favorite television shows are Homeland, Lost and Dexter ... enjoys listening to Taylor Swift ... majoring in finance.
