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{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1984)}}
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| name = Stephen Head
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| current_title = Midwest Scout
| current_team = [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|13}}
| birth_place = [[Raymond, Mississippi]], U.S.
| death_date = 
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| alma_mater = 
| player_years1 = 2003–2005
| player_team1 = [[Ole Miss Rebels baseball|Ole Miss]]
| player_years2 = 2005
| player_team2 = [[Mahoning Valley Scrappers]]
| player_years3 = 2005–2007
| player_team3 = [[Kinston Indians]]
| player_years4 = 2007–2008
| player_team4 = [[Akron Aeros]]
| player_years5 = 2009
| player_team5 = [[Columbus Clippers]]
| player_years6 = 2009
| player_team6 = Mahoning Valley Scrappers
| player_years7 = 2010
| player_team7 = [[Southern Illinois Miners]]
| player_years8 = 2011
| player_team8 = [[Tri-City Dust Devils]]
| player_years9 = 2011
| player_team9 = [[Asheville Tourists]]
| player_positions = [[First baseman]] / [[Outfielder]]
| coach_years1 = 2012
| coach_team1 = Ole Miss (SA)
| coach_years2 = 2014–2015
| coach_team2 = Ole Miss (BC)
| admin_years1 = 2013
| admin_team1 = Ole Miss (DO)
| admin_years2 = 2019–present
| admin_team2 = [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (Scout)
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| awards = 
* [[Southeastern Conference Baseball Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] (2004)
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'''Stephen Anthony Head''' (born January 13, 1984) is an American [[professional baseball]] scout and former infielder and outfielder, who is currently a scout of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] organization. He played [[college baseball]] at [[Ole Miss Rebels baseball|Ole Miss]] for head coach [[Mike Bianco]] from 2003 to 2005 before playing professionally from 2005 to 2011. He then spent 4 years as an assistant coach at Ole Miss (2012–2015)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/stephen_head_828160.html |title=Stephen Head |website=olemisssports.com |accessdate=June 17, 2018}}</ref>

==Early years==
Head attended [[Hillcrest Christian School]] ([[Jackson, Mississippi]]) and the [[University of Mississippi]]. He was the [[designated hitter]] for the [[United States national baseball team]] during the [[Baseball at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003 Pan American Games]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/2003/08/05/panam_rdp_ap/ |title=Streak Snapped |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104065220/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/2003/08/05/panam_rdp_ap/ |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |date=August 5, 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> receiving a silver medal for his efforts. In 2004, Head was the inaugural recipient of the Ferriss Trophy (now the [[C Spire Ferriss Trophy]]), awarded annually to Mississippi's top collegiate baseball player.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21050389/future_looks_bright/ |title=Future looks bright |newspaper=[[The Clarion-Ledger]] |location=[[Jackson, Mississippi]] |page=24 |date=June 6, 2004 |accessdate=June 17, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Head was selected by the Cleveland Indians with the 62nd overall pick in the [[2005 Major League Baseball draft]].

==Professional baseball==
From 2005 through 2009, Head played in the Indians' [[farm team|farm system]], reaching as high as [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] with the [[Columbus Clippers]]. Head spent the 2008 season with the [[Akron Aeros]] and helped lead the team to the [[2008 Eastern League season#Championship series|Eastern League Championship Series]]. He played in 2010 with the [[Independent baseball league|independent]] [[Southern Illinois Miners]] of the [[Frontier League]]. His final season of professional baseball was 2011, when he pitched for the [[Class A-Short Season]] [[Tri-City Dust Devils]],<ref>{{cite news |author=David Collier |url=http://archive.thedmonline.com/article/stephen-head-makes-move-mound |title=Stephen Head makes a move to the mound |website=thedmonline.com |date=June 21, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330043907/http://archive.thedmonline.com/article/stephen-head-makes-move-mound |archive-date=March 30, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] [[Asheville Tourists]] within the [[Colorado Rockies]] organization.

==References==
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==External links==
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{{C Spire Ferriss Trophy}}

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[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in baseball]]
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[[Category:Kinston Indians players]]
[[Category:Ole Miss Rebels baseball coaches]]
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[[Category:Los Angeles Dodgers scouts]]
[[Category:Mahoning Valley Scrappers players]]
[[Category:People from Raymond, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Southern Illinois Miners players]]
[[Category:Tri-City Dust Devils players]]
[[Category:United States national baseball team players]]


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