Red-shirt freshman prospect who should develop into an excellent player for the Tigers…a 24th-round selection by the San Diego Padres in the 1999 major league draft.
High School
Earned 1999 first-team Class 3A all-state honors; also named first-team all-Bossier Parish and the MVP of District 1-3A…batted .495 (47-for-95) his senior year with seven doubles, one triple, 14 homers, 30 RBI and 38 runs…for his four-year high school career, he hit .427 (141-for-330) with 28 doubles, five triples, 33 homers, 110 RBI and 104 runs…he became the first Shreveport-Bossier City area player to hit 30 homers in a career…was named district and parish MVP in 1998 as a junior; also voted the most outstanding player in the state his junior year in a Class 3A coaches’ poll…also lettered three years in football at Benton High as a quarterback…earned the 1999 Optimist Club award as the outstanding student at Benton High.
Personal
Full name is Jeremy Glyn Alford…parents are Fred and LaDell Alford…has one older brother, Ted…hobbies include hunting and fishing…credits his dad with having the biggest influence on his athletic career…born September 12, 1981.