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AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
Played in 22 games and made six starts as a rookie • Batted .167 (4-for-24) with one home run and one double • Played at both first base and third base • Homered against Elon on April 20 • Doubled versus Charlotte on April 7 • Singled and scored against both Towson on March 23 and VCU on May 12 • Made his first career start against Nebraska on February 29 • Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Summer 2004: Played with the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League and batted .190 with two homers and 17 RBI.
J.H. ROSE HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year standout at shortstop at J.H. Rose High School • Took home all-state honors and conference and area player of the year accolades as a senior • Earned all-conference and all-area status as a junior and senior • As a senior, played for the North Carolina all-star team against South Carolina and in the East-West All-Star Game • Earned MVP honors for Rose as a senior • Led Rose to North Carolina 4A state title in 2003 and conference crowns in '02 and '03 • Played in the North Carolina State Games as a junior • Won the Big Stick Home Run Award for his American Legion team as a junior • Played for the East Carolina Diamondbacks in the fall of his junior year • Spent the summer of 2003 playing with the Pitt County Post 39 American Legion squad • Also played one year of football at Rose • Earned the Army Scholar-Athlete Award as a senior and had the highest grade point average on the football team • Member of the National Honor Society and a North Carolina Scholar Athlete.
PERSONAL
Moulton Braxton Massey IV is the son of Molt and Vandy Massey • Born Aug. 3, 1985, in Raleigh, N.C. • Has two younger brothers, Croft and Clark • Undecided on major • Favorite movie is Scarface • Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter • Favorite MLB team is the Atlanta Braves • Modeled his game after Alex Rodriguez • Uncle played baseball at East Carolina and his great-grandfather and uncle played professionally.
