2011: Saw playing time in a reserve role as an infielder in 10 early-season games before undergoing corrective eye surgery • Compiled a .167 batting average, collecting two hits in 12 at-bats • Singled and scored a run against Belmont (Feb. 27) and laced a pinch-hit single against Alabama A&M (Mar. 30) • Notched run-scoring groundouts against Akron (Feb. 18) and at Lipscomb (Mar. 16) • Had five error-free defensive chances and helped turn two double-plays.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-time all-district and 2010 all-state infielder at Wayne County High School • Coached during his prep career by Chad Davis and Chris McCardle • Anchored the War Eagles’ infield at shortstop • Starred at the plate, hitting .492 with five home runs and 27 RBI en route to all-state and team MVP honors as a senior • Hit .455 with 10 home runs and 42 RBI as a junior in 2009 • Also registered 16 stolen bases and earned team MVP honors • Also starred on the mound with a 6-2 record and a 1.80 earned run average his junior season • One of his two losses was a complete-game no-hitter • Participated in the 2009 East Coast Showcase held in Lakeland, Fla., and played in the 2010 Crossroads Diamond Club Mississippi High School All-Star Game • Starting quarterback on the WCHS football team • Member of the Beta Club, the Wayne County High School Student Council and the National Honor Society
DRAFT HISTORY:
Selected by the Houston Astros in the 43rd round of the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL:
Born Demarcus LaDouglas Henderson on December 23, 1991 in Laurel, Miss. • Son of Coretta and Shelton Henderson of Waynesboro, Miss. • Majoring in kinesiology.
