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2006 Freshman All-American
Versatile infielder ... Started 36 games at third
and 23 games at second last season ... Very good
defensive player ... Great range and good arm ...
slated to start at second base this season ... Can
play third base, second base or shortstop ... Hits
for average and can hit to all parts of the field ...
Twin brother of teammate and 2006 Freshman All-
American, Michael Ewing ... Athletic Director's
Honor Roll ... 2007 (So.): started in 59 games as a
sophomore ... Hit .257 with 10 triples and two homeruns
... Drew 37 walks and was hit by pitch 12 times
... Had 36 RBI and struck out 25 times ... Had an on
base percentage of .389 and tallied 73 total bases
... Had 13 multiple hit games including five games
with three hits; vs. Georgia Southern (2/23), at Troy
(2/25), at LSU (3/11), at Central Florida (4/6) and vs.
Marshall (5/5) ... Had 222 at bats which was third on
the team ... Ties his brother Michael for second on
the team with 59 starts ... 2006 Univ. of Arkansas
(Fr.): Started in 32-of-34 games in which he played
for Coach Dave Van Horn at Arkansas ... Sustained a
broken foot during the season and forced him to miss
time ... Hit .366 with 12 doubles and drove in 22 runs
... Walked 18 times, had a .439 on-base percentage
and finished with 61 total bases for a .455 slugging
percentage ... Had a .935 fielding percentage, finishing
with 57 putouts, 87 assists (third on the team)
and committed 10 errors ... Hit .365 in Southeastern
Conference games with six doubles and nine RBIs
... Finished with a .408 on-base percentage and had
a .460 slugging percentage ... Fourth on the team
with 15 multiple-hit games (eight games with two
hits, six games with three hits and one with four) and
four multiple-RBI games (two games with two RBIs,
two games with three) ... Finished a perfect 3-for-3
and reached base all six times in his first collegiate
game against Stephen F. Austin (2/18) with an RBI
and three runs scored...Had a 3-for-5 performance at
the plate with a run scored and a career-best three
RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader with
Louisiana Tech (2/24) ... Finished 2-for-3 with an
RBI, two walks and a double against Hawai'I (3/2)
... Batted 4-for-10 during the Cal State Northridge
series with a double and an RBI...Hit 2-for-4 with a
run scored and an RBI at Florida (3/17) ... Finished
2-for-2 with two walks against the Gators in the third
game of the series (3/19) ... Collected three hits,
including a game-tying single in the top of the ninth
inning in the first game of the LSU series (4/28) ... In
the series finale against the Tigers, he went 3-for-5
with a run scored and an RBI (4/30) ... Went 6-for-12
in the Ole Miss (5/12-14) series with three doubles
and two RBIs...Collected three hits in game one of
the series with the Rebels, including two doubles ...
Prep: Four-year starter at shortstop for Coach Kevin
McDonald at Westbrook High School ... Batted .451
as a senior with five home runs, six stolen bases and
40 RBIs ... Earned all-state and all-district honors ...
Helped lead Westbrook to the bi-district championship
and sectional title and an appearance in the state
quarterfinals ... Hit .395 with five home runs, stole
seven bases and 28 RBIs as a junior ... Hit .365 with
three home runs and 26 RBIs as a sophomore and
was named second-team all-district after hitting .422
with one home run, three stolen bases and 28 RBIs
... Earned awards in math, physics and chemistry ...
Honor Roll ... Personal: Son of Randall and Wendy
Terry ... Father, Randall, is a professor at Lamar
University and played college basketball ... Has one
brother, Michael, and three sisters, Kate, Emily and
Meagan ... Majoring in marketing ... Enjoys snowboarding,
hiking, fishing and listening to music in his
spare time ... Born Oct. 27, 1986.