2008 (JUNIOR): Played in only 45 games due to an injury…Second on the team with a .339 batting average…Recorded 19 multi-hit games, second most on the team…Scored 43 runs, second most on the team…Swiped 14 bases, also second most on the team…Led the Colonels and was sixth in the OVC with 14 doubles…recorded four triples, good enough for third on the team…Played his best ball against OVC competition, batting .379 against conference opponents…Smacked 10 of his 14 doubles during OVC play…Hit his only home run of the season in a 13-1 pasting of Bradley on March 1, a three run shot to right center…Went 4-for-6 with three doubles, two RBI and three runs scored in a 17-7 win over Morehead State on March 30…Batted 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and an RBI on April 2 against Georgetown College…Batted 3-for-4 with an RBI and four runs scored in an April 16 win over Thomas More College…Went 0-for-2 against Miami (Ohio) University on April 29 but drew three walks, stole three bases and scored four runs…Batted 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored at Dayton on May 13.
2007 (SOPHOMORE): Hit .264 with 42 hits and five doubles…Second on team with 39 runs scored…Also second on the team with 19 stolen bases…Had a .314 slugging percentage and one home run…three hits, three RBI, and one run in an OVC matchup against UT Martin on April 16…Went 3-for-5, with two runs scored, four RBI, and his only home run of the season in a game against Dayton on May 15…Against OVC rival Murray State on April 15, Barrows went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored.
2006 (FRESHMAN): Named to the OVC All-Freshman team...Hit .342 (27-of-79) in 28 games, starting 19 of them...Scored 17 runs...Had first career hit in victory over Oakland on February 28...Hit in nine straight games from March 7 to March 22...Went 2-for-2 with first career home run in a victory over Tennessee Tech on April 1...Season-high three hits in victory over Eastern Illinois on May 14.
HIGH SCHOOL: Carried a .467 batting average with 135 runs scored, 27 doubles, three triples and 60 RBI…Also converted 91-of-93 stolen base attempts while striking out only 27 times in 344 plate appearances in his high school career…Minooka went 63-9 in his junior and senior seasons…In 2005, he was named Suburban Prairie Conference MVP, Chicago Tribune first team all-state, Chicago Sun Times first team all-state, IHSBCA first team all-state, Prep Baseball Report first team all-state.
PERSONAL: Born December 10, 1986...Son of Rick and Barb Barrows...Majoring in sports management...Aaron’s favorite meal: Two Portillos hot dogs with ketchup, a large order of cheese fries and a Dr. Pepper...The baseball player Aaron emulates his game after: Ichiro Suzuki.
