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26 Gabe Young

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mountain Brook, AL
  • High School Mountain Brook HS
  • Prev School Jacksonville State

Biography

2026: Played in 44 games for West Georgia and started in 28. He posted 21 hits, 12 runs, 10 RBIs, seven doubles and one homer and held a fielded percentage of 1.000. Raked in a season-high three-hits, three runs, and four RBIs while blasting a homer versus Mercer (Mar. 24). 

2025 (Jax State): Only appeared in ten games for the Gamecocks who finished CUSA runner-ups. Had three hits on the season, four walks, and started in three games for Jax State.

2024 (Jax State): Made an immediate impactat Jax State with action in 48 games and in the starting line up in 40 games, heearned a spot on the Conference USA All-Newcomer Team. Young was in the designated hitter spot 29 times and 11 starts in right field andfinished the season at .231 with 31 hits, including nine extra base hits. He posted seven doubles, a triple and a home run, recorded 20 RBI and scored 24 runs, ranked second on the club in walks with 24,and registered six stolen bases. Gabe turned in a season-high three hits on opening weekend against Memphis (Feb.18), credited with a pair of doubles  and a triple on Opening Day  versus the Tigers (Feb.16). He blasted a home run against UAB (Apr, 23) in Birmingham in the shadows of his hometown of Mountain Brook.

High School: Prepped at Mountain Brook High School in the Birmingham area, coached by Lee Gann at MBHS, was named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Second Team as a junior in 2022. He led the Spartans to over 50 wins over the first three seasons on the high school level and advancing to the second round of the AHSAA Class 6A state playoffs, tabbed to the Starnes Media Group All-South Metro baseball team after hitting .389 as a junior and reached base at an impressive .528 clip. Named to the AHSAA North-South All-Star baseball roster during the summer of 2022.

Personal: Born May 17, 2004, he is a finance major at UWG. Gabe shares a birthday with the 2x MLB All Star for the Chicago White Sox, Carlos May. May is left-handed outfielder/DH and is also from Birmingham like Gabe himself. May played in the MLB from 1968-1977 most notably for the White Sox, but also had stints for the Yankees and Angels. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2026Junior

    Outfielder
    6'0" 195 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2027Senior

    Outfielder
    6'0" 195 lbs
    26
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