Year-by-Year Statistics: Career | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011
Atlantic Sun Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015)
Atlantic Sun Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014)
Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (2011)
NCBWA Freshman All-American (2011)
Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year (2011)
Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman (2011)
2015: As a redshirt senior, appeared in 40 games and made 21 starts... Batted .286 (24-for-84) with five doubles and 11 RBIs... Became the ninth member of the North Florida 200-hit club with a pinch-hit single in the top of the 7th inning against Savannah State on May 6... Finished his career with 205 hits, the ninth most in school history... Had a season-high three RBIs on an RBI double against Fairfield on March 7... Had a career-high four hits against on April 18 against Jacksonville, also scored twice and drove in a run... Went 3-for-4 against St. John's on Feb. 28 with two runs scored... Was hit by a pitch six times, second most on the team and his 26 career hit by pitches are tied for the second most in program history... Played in his 210th game on May 20th against Kennesaw State, surpassing Preston Hale for the most games played in the school's D-1 era... Finished career ranked in the top five in program history in games played, games started, at bats (719) and doubles (47).
2014: Started 47 of the 48 games in which he appeared… Collected 46 hits in 187 at bats (.246) on the season… Was third on the team with five home runs… Homered on the first pitch in his first at bat of the year against Liberty on Feb. 14… Boasted a .364 slugging percentage and hit seven doubles… Hit a walk-off , solo home run in the bottom of the 12th against Buffalo on Mar. 9 in the Georgia Bulldog Classic, capping a 3-for-5 day… Hit safely in nine-straight games from Mar. 21 to Apr. 1… Was second on the team with seven, multiple-hit games… Moved into third all-time in the Division I era with his 40th double of his career against Jacksonville on Apr. 6… Was 7-for-15 with seven RBIs in the series against Northern Kentucky.
2013: Played in just 16 games on the year, making 14 starts before suffering a season-ending injury…Batted .224, going 13-for-58 with five doubles, a home run, eight runs scored and eight runs batted in…Boasted a .362 slugging percentage to go along with a .274 on-base percentage…Posted a pair of multi-hit games on the year, going 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, a run scored and a season-best four RBI at UCF and finishing 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a run batted in at South Alabama.
2012: One of just three players to play and start in all 55 games on the season…Led the team in sacrifice bunts, sacrifice flies, games played and games started; second on the team in doubles and hit by pitch; third on the team in slugging percentage, home runs, total bases, walks and total plate appearances; fourth on the team in runs scored, hits, runs batted in, triples, at bats, multiple hit games and multiple RBI games; and fifth on the team in on-base percentage and putouts…Finished the year with a .272 batting average, going 52-for-191 with 30 runs scored, 12 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 25 RBI…Boasted a .440 slugging percentage and a .349 on-base percentage…Notched 14 multiple hit games with six multiple RBI games…Had a season-best three hits against South Alabama, Florida A&M and No. 5 Florida; season-best two runs scored against Florida A&M (2), USC Upstate, No. 1 Florida and Jacksonville; and season-best three RBI against Georgia Southern, South Alabama and East Tennessee State…Had two doubles in three games – Florida A&M (2) and Lipscomb; a triple vs. Jacksonville; and home runs against Georgia Southern (2), Bethune-Cookman, USC Upstate, East Tennessee State and No. 5 Florida.
2011: Named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman All-American (Second Team), Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year and was a unanimous choice A-Sun All-Freshman…Batted .352 on the season, going 70-for-199 with 46 runs scored, 18 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 42 RBI…Boasted a .588 slugging percentage and a .421 on base percentage…Led the team in runs scored, doubles, hit by pitch, sacrifice flies, games played and outfield assists; second on the team in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, hits, runs batted in, home runs, total bases and games started; third on the team in triples and at bats; fourth in total plate appearances; and fifth in walks…Led the team with 22 multiple hit games and 12 multiple RBI games…Recorded the second longest hitting streak of the year at 11 games…Had a season high four runs scored against Belmont, four RBI against Savannah State and recorded three hits in eight different games…Had a pair of doubles against Wagner and Kennesaw State with a triple against USC Upstate…Belted home runs against Georgia Southern, UNC Wilmington (2), Belmont (2), Lipscomb, Savannah State, Mercer and Bethune-Cookman.
High School: Lettered at Jesuit High School…Named UnderArmour All-American in 2009-10…Helped the Tigers with the 2010 Regional Championship…Helped JHS earn a No. 1 ranking in the Nation in 2009…Went 4-for-4 with three home runs, including a grand slam in his best game…Biggest play was robbing a home run to win the game…Played with former North Florida teammate Shane Kennedy.
Personal: Full name is Alex Palmer Bacon…Son of Linda and Kevin Bacon…Has a sisters, Brittney…Father Kevin drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals and grandfather Don Bacon played AAA baseball for the Chicago White Sox…Born on Feb. 26, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wis.…A Communications major.
