


| Class: | SR |
| Hometown: | Memphis, TN |
| College: | University of West Alabama |
| High School: | Christian Brothers High School |
| Height / Weight: | 5'7 / 165 |
| Position: | Baseball - 2B / Football - RB-WR-DB |
| Bats / Throw | R / R |
College: Made all
56 starts in his first season at West Alabama ... Posted a .316 batting
average with 68 hits, 58 runs scored and 36 RBI ... Recorded 14 extra base
hits, including 10 doubles, three triples and one homerun ... Stole 20 bases
out of 23 attempts ... Tallied a career-high four RBI at West Georgia on
April 26, while going two for three at the dish along with two runs scored
... Totaled a career-high four hits in five visits to the plate in the NCAA
Division II South Central Regional against host Delta State on May 17 ...
Was named All-Gulf South Conference First Team.
High School: Finney played for coach Buster Kelso at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis. As a senior, Finney batted .457 with 64 hits, 62 runs scored, 16 doubles, 28 runs batted in, and 33 stolen bases. He was a two-time member of the Sports Writers Division 2 All-State TeamThe Commercial Appeal’s All-Metro Team and was a finalist for the Best of the Preps Player of the Year in 2004. Finney led CBHS to a 35-9 record and Division 2 state tournament runner-up his senior season. An outstanding football player for CBHS, Finney was named all-metro and all-state in both his junior and senior seasons and was twice selected Athlete of the Week. As one of the top seniors in Shelby County, he was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl All-Star Game, and received the Harris Jones Award. Finney has had two poems published in poetry.com and American Poet Society.
Summer Ball: In the summer of 2004, Finney was selected to the 30-man roster for the USA Junior Olympic Team. In 2003, Finney the Most Valuable Player of the National Amateur Baseball Federation World Series. Finney also played summer ball for Dulin’s Sports Academy, coached by Tim Dulin.
Personal: Born March 12, 1986, in Memphis, Finney is the son of Pam Huggins and Jere Finney.
