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Emeel Salem
Emeel Badie Salem, Jr. (born February 11, 1985 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He bats and throws left-handed, and primarily plays center field. Salem attended the University of Alabama from 2004 to 2007 and received many awards while playing for the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team. He was also awarded for his achievements as a student-athlete, including becoming the first college baseball player to win the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in 2007 after achieving a 3.85 grade point average from his freshman to senior years in college. Salem was drafted as a junior at The University of Alabama in the 10th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, but opted to return for his senior year. Following his final season, he was drafted in the 6th round by the Tampa Bay Rays, signing a professional contract in June of 2007. He has primarily played center field, however, Salem has played left field, right field and designated hitter.
==Amateur career==
Salem attended Mountain Brook High School in Mountain Brook, Alabama and later the University of Alabama. During his freshman season at Alabama, Salem batted .304 with 16 runs, 21 hits, two doubles, one home run, 11 runs batted in (RBIs) and five stolen bases in 41 games. In 2005, Salem's sophomore season, he batted .277 with 31 runs, 56 hits, four doubles, three triples, 14 RBIs, 13 stolen bases and seven caught stealing in 59 games. Salem played in the Cape Cod League following his sophomore season in 2005.
On May 1, 2006, during his junior season, Salem won the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week awarded by ''Collegiate Baseball Newspaper'', and was named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Week.〔 At the end of the season, Salem was awarded the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year award as voted upon by the 12 SEC head coaches. As of May 23, 2006. he was double majoring in marketing and Spanish and sustained a 3.9 grade point average.〔 In 2006, Salem was selected as a First-Team ESPN Academic All-American, First-Team All-American (American Baseball Coaches Association), and the First-Team All-SEC team.〔 On the 2006 season, he Salem batted .356 with 67 runs, 101 hits, 14 doubles, seven triples, two home runs, 32 RBIs, and 36 stolen bases. In the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, Salem was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 10th round, but did not sign. On June 13, 2006, Salem and teammate Wade LeBlanc were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) First-Team All-South Region team.
Before his senior season in 2007, Salem was named to the Brooks Wallace Award and Dick Howser Trophy watch list.〔 He was also named a pre-season All-American by the College Baseball Foundation, Rivals.com and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. On his academic success, Salem commented, "I really do take pride in my grades...When a lot of guys go out, I'm in the library studying. So, I definitely make the sacrifices."〔 On his 22 birth day, Salem hit two home runs in his first two at-bats in a game against Georgia State University. In 2007, Salem was nominated by the University of Alabama for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship and received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, the highest honor offered by the University of Alabama. He graduated with a 3.85 final grade point average. He later won the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship, which was awarded to him at the annual SEC spring meeting in Destin, Florida, on May 31, 2007. On April 17, 2007, it was announced that Salem, along with 30 other college baseball players, were finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Salem was named to the ESPN the Magazine's First-Team Academic All-American Team, making it his second consecutive season to receive that honor. Salem won the inaugural Lowe's Senior CLASS Award after beating out 29 other finalists. Salem was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American Team after the 2007 season. On the 2007 season, his final at Alabama, Salem batted .351 with 61 runs, 81 hits, seven doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 32 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases in 57 games.
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