MONTICELLO – University of Arkansas at Monticello head baseball coach Carlos James has announced the signing of four high school seniors in the early signing period to join the team for the 2011 season.

Justin Hollis, Keenan Jumper, Coda Medlin, and Ross Wilson all recently signed national letters of intent as a part of the 2010 recruiting class.

"This group coincides with our determination and effort in building a championship program," said James. "These are talented players and quality students that come from winning programs who have the ability to elevate UAM Baseball to the upper echelon of the (Gulf South) Conference.”

Justin Hollis, a 5-9, 160 pound center fielder, comes to the Boll Weevils from Arlington High School in Arlington, Tenn. where he helped lead the Tigers to a regional and sectional runner-up finish in 2009. Hollis had a .326 batting average with a .474 on-base percentage and picked up 22 runs batted in, 22 walks and 10 stolen bases along the way.

"Justin is an athletic player who comes from a winning program in one of the most competitive regions in the state of Tennessee," said UAM assistant coach Marc MacMillan. "He is one of the fastest runners in the Mid-South from home to first and is a talented outfielder with excellent range."

Keenan Jumper, a 5-10, 175 pound catcher, comes to the Boll Weevils from Wynne High School in Wynne, Ark., where he was an all-conference selection in 2009. Jumper hit .366 with a .600 OBP, totaling eight doubles and 24 runs scored.

"Keenan is a hard-working, talented player from right here in Arkansas," said MacMillan. "He is a switch-hitting catcher who I have seen play since the fall of 2008. We feel we got one of the top catchers in eastern Arkansas who will be a great fit in our program.”

Coda Medlin, a 6-3, 190 pound right-handed pitcher, comes to UAM from Magnolia Heights in Senatobia, Miss. In 2009, Magnolia Heights went 28-6 and won the MPSA District II AAA State Championship. Medlin went 2-0 in almost 30 innings pitched, while recording 22 strikeouts and finishing the year with a 3.91 earned run average.

"Coda is a talented arm from Mississippi who comes from a state championship program," MacMillan said. "He is a young, big pitcher with upside that Coach James and I feel is a solid addition to our current freshmen arms."

Ross Wilson, a 5-9, 150 pound shortstop, comes to the Boll Weevils from Germantown High School in Germantown, Tenn. GHS went 23-10 in 2009, while Wilson hit .344 with nine doubles, one triple, 30 runs scored, 22 RBI and 13 stolen bases.

“In our opinion, Ross is the top shortstop in the Mid-South. He comes from a program with a great tradition of baseball success,” said MacMillan. “He is a vacuum up the middle defensively who also switch hits plus has excellent speed and base running instincts.”

James and MacMillan plan to release the signing of three additional players within the next week.