Scott Autrey

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Arlington, TX
High School:
James Martin

A weekend starter who will be a key to the 2002 pitching staff • A power pitcher with good size and stamina • Fastball-curveball-slider-changeup pitcher • Slider is best breaking pitch • Has improved changeup • Can throw 89-90 mph • Showed more consistency down the stretch of the 2001 season and finished strong • Carried momentum into Cape Cod League • Was 7-0 as a freshman in 2000.

As a Sophomore (2001)
Compiled a 3-3 record • Led UNC with 12 starts and 68.0 innings and tied for the team lead with 42 strikeouts • Showed tremendous improvement in the last month of the season • Had a 19-inning scoreless streak over three games, including a complete-game shutout at Clemson, the first time UNC had held the Tigers scoreless at Clemson in the history of the series • Was named ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 30 after his performance versus Clemson • Allowed two runs on six hits over 6.0 innings in the season-opening win over James Madison for his first win of 2001 • Set new career highs of seven innings pitched and six strikeouts in the ACC loss to Wake Forest on March 18 • Dropped to 1-3 with a loss to Virginia on April 15; gave up four runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings against the Cavs • Had a strong outing but got a no decision in the April 20 win over Duke; entered the game with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the first for just his second relief appearance of the year; after giving up four hits and one run, he settled down and retired 13 straight batters before being taken out in the middle of the seventh inning • Had a career-game his next outing, a 4-0 shutout win at Clemson on April 29, by pitching a complete-game shutout against the Tigers; allowed just four hits, walked one and tied a career-high with six strikeouts in leading UNC to the win • Continued to excel with a win against Georgia Tech to close the season on May 13; held the Yellow Jackets scoreless into the sixth inning of the May 13 victory, marking a 19-inning scoreless streak dating back to that April 20 game versus the Blue Devils. Summer 2001: Pitched for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod League • Went 2-2 with a 2.83 ERA in nine games • Struck out 59 batters in 54 innings.

As a Freshman (2000)
A solid middle reliever and mid-week starter • Had the ninth perfect season all-time by a Tar Heel with a 7-0 record in 17 appearances • Struck out 41 batters in 45.0 innings • Was impressive in his first outing, pitching 2.2 innings of scoreless relief in picking up the win against Rice at the ACC/Disney Blast • Earned first start of the year against Seton Hall (Feb. 27) and gave up three earned runs over five innings for the victory • Started against Western Carolina on March 7 and had a fine outing in going six innings for the win • Gave up just two runs on four hits in that 11-8 victory • Pitched five scoreless innings and allowed just two hits against Pace on March 14 to move to 5-0 • Pitched four hitless innings before eventually allowing two hits and one run over 5.1 innings for the win against Towson on March 22 • Struck out four of the five batters he faced in 1.2 innings of relief against Winthrop (May 3). Summer 2000: Was 4-1 with a 2.30 ERA in eight appearances for the Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League • Struck out 44 batters in 43 innings • Also had one save.

James Martin High School
Played three years of baseball at James Martin • An all-district selection in 1998 and was the team captain as a senior • Named to the all-tournament team at the Sunbelt Classic • Was the MVP of the Warrior Classic • An all-tournament selection at the Texas state tournament • Also played forward on the basketball team for a year • Graduated with honors • Member of the student council.

Personal
Majoring in exercise and sports science • Jeffrey Scott Autrey is the son of Rick and Terri Autrey and Archie and Debbie Taylor • Born 1/26/81.

Autrey's Career Pitching Statistics
YEAR	W-L	ERA	G-GS	CG	Sv	Sh	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WP
2000	7-0	6.00	17-8	0	0	0	45.0	39	32	30	22	41	7
2001	3-3	4.76	14-12	1	0	1	68.0	76	52	36	25	42	8
Totals	10-3	5.26	31-20	1	0	1	113.0	115	84	66	47	83	15

Autrey's Career Pitching Highs
Innings: 9.0 at Clemson (4/29/01); Strikeouts: 6 vs. Seton Hall (2/27/00), vs. Towson (3/22/00), vs. Wake Forest (3/18/01), at Clemson (4/29/01); Hits: 9 vs. Georgia Tech (5/13/01); Walks: 4 at Florida State (3/25/01), vs. Virginia (4/15/01); Runs: 11 at South Alabama (2/16/01); Earned Runs: 6 vs. UNC Charlotte (4/12/00), at South Alabama (2/16/01), vs. Wake Forest (3/18/01)