Delta State University

NOTES: Enters senior season as the starting catcher for the Statesmen...Burst onto the scene late last season as a designated hitter.

2008: Played in 40 games with 30 starts...Batted .371 with five doubles, two home runs and 28 RBIs...Tallied 43 hits in 116 at-bats...Finished the year with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage...Scored 23 runs on the year...Threw out three baserunners in 12 attempts. ..All-GSC Academic Honor Roll.

MISSISSIPPI DELTA CC: Started two seasons behind the plate for Tony Hancock, earning 2nd Team All-State honors…Batted .375 his sophomore year with five homeruns.

PREP: Played four years at Indianola Academy under Clete Putnam…Earned All-District and All-Conference selections all four seasons…Batted .529 with 42 RBI his senior year.

PERSONAL: Ellis Anthony Palasini…Born October 22, 1986…Son of Duke and Robyn…Has four siblings…Majoring in Business with a minor in Biology