The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2026 Fall Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 14
Jace Norton
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State/Southern Miss
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Ala.
- High School:
- Auburn HS
SOUTHERN MISS (2026)
- Saw action in three games with one start against North Alabama (3/7)
- Drew a walk in a pinch hit against Alabama (2/24)
- Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the Spring 2026 Spring and Fall 2025 semesters
SOUTHERN MISS (2025)
- Saw action in two games
- Went 0-for-2 with an RBI
- Collected a sacrifice fly in debut plate appearance versus Lafayette (2/15)
- Got an at bat at Mississippi State (3/5)
MISSISSIPPI STATE (2024)
- Did not see any action in the 2024 season due to injury in his only season at Mississippi State
- Made the 2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
- Three-year standout at Auburn High School under head coach Matt Cimo
- Helped lead high school to 2021 7A state championship
- In 71 games played and 158 at-bats, he had 45 hits, 45 runs, 28 RBI, and a batting average of .285
- Recorded 10 doubles, three triples, three home runs with 45 runs and 28 RBI with a 1.015 OPS his senior season
- Also posted a perfect seven for seven in save opportunities on the mound with a 1.25 ERA over two seasons
- The No. 4 shortstop and the No. 11 overall player in the state of Alabama
- Ranked as the No. 102 shortstop in the nation and the No. 486 player in the country for the class of 2023
PERSONAL
- Born on May 29, 2005
- Son of Greg and Jaena Norton
- His father, Greg, played baseball at Oklahoma and went on to 13-year MLB career with six different organizations
- Has one sister, Ciana
- Majoring in Business Administration
- Saw action in three games with one start against North Alabama (3/7)
- Drew a walk in a pinch hit against Alabama (2/24)
- Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the Spring 2026 Spring and Fall 2025 semesters
SOUTHERN MISS (2025)
- Saw action in two games
- Went 0-for-2 with an RBI
- Collected a sacrifice fly in debut plate appearance versus Lafayette (2/15)
- Got an at bat at Mississippi State (3/5)
MISSISSIPPI STATE (2024)
- Did not see any action in the 2024 season due to injury in his only season at Mississippi State
- Made the 2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
- Three-year standout at Auburn High School under head coach Matt Cimo
- Helped lead high school to 2021 7A state championship
- In 71 games played and 158 at-bats, he had 45 hits, 45 runs, 28 RBI, and a batting average of .285
- Recorded 10 doubles, three triples, three home runs with 45 runs and 28 RBI with a 1.015 OPS his senior season
- Also posted a perfect seven for seven in save opportunities on the mound with a 1.25 ERA over two seasons
- The No. 4 shortstop and the No. 11 overall player in the state of Alabama
- Ranked as the No. 102 shortstop in the nation and the No. 486 player in the country for the class of 2023
PERSONAL
- Born on May 29, 2005
- Son of Greg and Jaena Norton
- His father, Greg, played baseball at Oklahoma and went on to 13-year MLB career with six different organizations
- Has one sister, Ciana
- Majoring in Business Administration
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