Lexington Legends (Houston Astros)
Ht/Wt: 6′2″, 205 lbs.
DOB: August 28, 1985
College: Auburn University
Hometown: Houston, TX

VIDEO: Russ Dixon at the 2008 Astros Elite Camp from KHOU News, Houston TX.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2008 Finished the season batting .237 with 3 homers and 33 RBIs
• 2007 Russell was drafted in the 7th Round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros
• 2007 Homered on Opening Day for Tri-City of the New York-Penn League…Knocked in 10 runs in five games… Went 4-for5 with four RBIs against Oneonta on Aug. 16… Finished the season batting .256 with five homers and 40 RBIs
• 2006 at Auburn Hit .313 with a team-high 19 2B and 4 HR while driving in 31 and scoring 24 R… Played in 54 games, starting 50 games in RF… Slugging percentage of .470 and on-base percentage of .379 were both third on the team… Hit .277 in league games, knocking 8 2B and a HR… Hit a team-leading .408 against LHP… .393 average with runners in scoring position was second on the team (22-for-56)… Had a career-high eight-game hitting streak from March 11-24 in which he hit .355 (11-for-31) and drove in eight runs… Drove in three runs in the LSU series… Went 3-for-5 with 2 R and 4 RBI in 18-1 win over Mercer on 4/25… Hit his 4th HR of the season as part of a 2-for-4 day in the 4/21 win at Florida… Hit .417 with 2 R, 2 2B and an RBI in the Miss. St. series
• 2005 at Auburn Hit .289 with 8 2B, 2 3B and a HR… Played in 53 games, starting 42… Saw most of his action as the DH in the lineup… Also saw spot starts in left… .327 average with runners in scoring position was fourth on the team… Finished the year with 10 multi-hit games… Had three game-tying hits… Hit first career home run against Samford (3/29) and finished 3-for-5 with six RBI against the Bulldogs… Had a three-game hitting streak to start the season (5-for13, 3 R, 3 RBI)… 3-for-6 in VMI series with 2 RBI… Went 2-for-4 with 2 BB and a 2B in Clemson series… Was 3-for-5 with 2 RBI and a R in start against Hofstra (2/5)… Tripled in his first AU at-bat against Hofstra (2/4)
• HIGH SCHOOL Four-year starter and four-year All-District selection for coach Jeff Schroeder at Second Baptist High School… Named District MVP and First-Team All-State as a junior… Named to the Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston team as a junior… Helped guide Second Baptist to a state championship during senior and sophomore campaigns… Hit .571 with four homers, 13 doubles, four triples and 58 RBI as a senior, while posting a 9-2 mark on the mound with a 2.07 ERA and 73 strikeouts