Lamar University Athletics

2017 preseason ALl-Southland Conference (OUtfield)
2016 Southland Conference Hitter of the YEar
2016 First-team all-southland conference (Outfield)
2016 Rawlings First team All-South Central Region Team (ABCA)
2016 TD Ameritrade Home run Derby (Third place)
2016 Southland Conference Player of the Week (3.21)
2016 Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (3.21)
 
2016 Season
• Southland Conference Hitter of the Year.
• Added to the ABCA All-South Central Region Team
• Topped the Southland Conference in home runs and total bases, second in RBI and slugging, fourth in hitting, seventh in hits.
• Hit .379 in league play alone with 12 homers, 43 runs batted in and 26 runs scored. Had a higher on-base percentage and slugging percentage in league play.
• Led the Cardinals in slugging, RBI, homers and total bases.
• Played in the outfield for the first time in his career, and did not have an error all season.
• Tied the school record for home runs in a season (18).
• First Cardinal since Michael Ambort in 2007 to have 60 or more RBI.
• Had a five-game homer streak that started with Northwestern State and ended with Central Arkansas, won Louisville Slugger National Player and Southland Conference Hitter of the Week honors. Was 8-of-16 with 11 RBI and six runs scored during the stretch.
• Rattled of an 18-game hit streak, seventh-longest in school history, hit .460 (29-of-63) during the stretch with 14 runs scored and 20 RBI.
• Popped two homers against Incarnate Word and sparked a 20-run outburst, had four RBI in the game with three runs scored.
• Had another four-RBI contest in the opener of the Central Arkansas series, part of a 19-run outburst.
• Season-high RBI count was five at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, which sparked huge six-run comebacks – twice.
• Four times he had three RBI in a game, Prairie View, Houston, Houston Baptist and Stephen F. Austin.
• Popped homers in back-to-back games against Southeast Missouri State and No. 23 Arizona, eventual College World Series participant.
• Sparked a nine-run comeback against Nicholls with a three-run shot over the center field wall, his 10th of the year – had four RBI in the battle.
• Was the first of back-to-back days with back-to-back jacks with Trey Silvers.
• Had a four-hit day in six at-bats against Houston Baptist, had four RBI and two runs scored.
• Led the team with 16 multi-RBI games, 11 in league play, and was second in multi-hit games at 24, 14 in Southland action.
• Notched his lone triple in a game against McNeese State when he was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
 
Junior College:
• Won back-to-back National Championships with Tyler.
• Was  named to the all-academic athletic team.
• Two-time national player of the week.
• Hit .285  with eight homers and 45 runs batted in his sophomore season.
• Teammates with LU’s Jace Campbell and Jimmy Johnson.

High School:
• Helped his team to the playoffs his senior season, first time the program had been in eight years.
• Was all-district his junior and senior seasons, All-East Texas  and played in the North Texas All-Star game his final campaign.
• Hit .285 with eight dingers his senoir year.
• Coached by Bernie Martinez.
• Member of the National Honor Society.
• Graduated with a 3.8 grade point average.
• Also lettered in football.
 
Personal:
• Son of Kim and David Russell.
• Born as David Reid Russell on August 22, 1995.
• Majoring in geology.
• Wants a successful job in the oil and gas industry.