Published on: June 23, 2019 at 5:00 AM

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

Baseball great Tim Anderson was born in Tuscaloosa on June 23, 1993. Anderson played Little League as a kid, but dropped the sport until his junior year at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa. As a senior, Anderson played infield for the Patriots and batted .420. After graduation, he played at East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi. In his second season, Anderson had a breakout year and led junior college players with a .495 batting average.

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