Played in Coastal Plain League All-Star game ... Hit .309, stole 11 bases and posted .421 on-base average for Asheboro.

2009: Saw majority of time in centerfield ... Collected three hits against nationally-ranked Kent State ... Scored season-high three runs three times Successful on 9-of-10 stolen base opportunities.

At Clinton: Teammate of current Seahawk Cody Stanley at Clinton ... Two-time All-State selection ... Four-year starter for Dark Horses ... Three-time All-East Central Conference selection ... Team MVP in 2008 ... Played in three 2A State tournaments ... Finished second in state with .587 batting average and seven home runs his senior season ... Also stole 31 bases and scored 42 runs ... Hit .581 as a junior with 51 runs scored and 40 stolen bases ... Listed in ImpactBaseball.com's top 50 prospects in North Carolina ... Helped lead Carolina Cubs to fifth-place finish at 2008 World Wood Bat Championships.

Personal: Full name: Charles Thomas Pope ... Born on Nov. 2, 1989, in Clinton, N.C. ... Son of Sharon Strickland and Glenn Pope ... National Education Honor Society ... Three-time Presidential and North Carolina Academic Scholar ... Achieved rank of Eagle Scout.