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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Hayward, CA
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 | High School: Mt. Eden
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 | Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200
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 | Position: Outfielder
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 | Birthdate: 09/22/1979
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 | B/T: R/R
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At Miami
Regarded as one of the top athletes on the team...superb conditioning...very quick around the bases...an effective base-stealer...noted skills in the outfield...has started in each of his three previous seasons at Miami...continued his development this past summer playing in the Northeast Collegiate Baseball League with the Torrington Twisters...drafted out of high school by the Houston Astros in the 24th round.
As a Junior in 2000
Made 14 starts in his 49 games played...batted .206 with 20 runs scored, 14 hits, 10 RBI, three home runs and a triple...batted .353 vs. left-handed pitchers...had three two-hit games...had a two-RBI game C.W. Post...tied for fourth on the team with 14 stolen bases...UM has a record of 11-1-1 when he starts in centerfield...had four stolen bases in a game, one shy of the school record, twice this season...singled off the Florida Marlins closer Antonio Alfonseca and drew a walk of Jared Camp...stole a team-season high four bases on the evening against Villanova, one-shy of the school record...against VU, had his first hit of the season, in the fifth inning, while going 2-5 from the plate...had a two-run home run in game #1 against C.W. Post...recorded two walks, two runs scored and four stolen bases in game #3 against Rutgers...went 2-4 in game #3 against Dartmouth with a triple and a run scored...had a hit, a run scored, a walk and a stolen base in game #1 at Florida State...had a solo home run in game #2 at Jacksonville...had a run scored in all three games against New York Tech. At the 2000 Coral Gables Regional: Had a two-run home run in the championship game vs. FIU...
had a pinch hit single and a run scored vs. Wagner...
did not appear in the
Super Regional.
As a Sophomore in 1999
Appeared in 30 games, while starting eight...batted .263 in 57 at bats...had 15 hits, including two home runs and one double...scored 12 runs and drove in eight...had 29 put-outs and one assist...was 5-of-6 in stolen base attempts...led the team with the most appearances off the bench (22)...finished the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage...in the season-opener against Barry, had two hits in four at bats, with one RBI...defensively against Barry, had a season-best four put-outs...went 2-of-4 with a run scored at Florida...had another home run that drove in three runs against Winthrop...scored a season-high two runs at Long Beach State. At the 1999 Coral Gables Regional: Had one at bat against Bethune-Cookman. At the 1999 Coral Gables Super Regional: Made an appearance in Game 1 against Wake Forest.
As a Freshman in 1998
Ranked fifth on team
with nine stolen bases in 10 attempts...played in 38 games making 16 starts...led off game vs. South Florida with a home run...went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and four runs scored...was on the 1998 postseason roster, but did not make an appearance.
Mt. Eden High School
Coached by Ted Muniz...
two-year letterman...three-year letterman in basketball...
coached in basketball and two years of baseball by Ron Benevides. Senior Year, 1997: Hit .424 with four home runs...was honored as Co-Prep of the Week by the Hayward Daily Review...
team went 12-4. Junior Year, 1996: Did not play baseball in order to concentrate on basketball. Sophomore Year, 1995: Made varsity squad and started at centerfield.
Personal
Enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences with a major in Computer Science...born September 22, 1979...has three brothers, Derell (29), Eugene (28) and Terrance (14) and one sister, Lanette (26).
Jimerson- Totals at Miami
| YR | BA | G/GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR-RBI | SB/SBA | SO | BB | HBP | S/SF | TB/SLUG | OBPct | PO | A | E | DP | FLD |
| 98 | .253 | 38/16 | 75 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2-13 | 9-10 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0/0 | 33/.440 | .356 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .946 |
| 99 | .263 | 30/8 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 5-6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1/0 | 22/.386 | .311 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 00 | .206 | 49/14 | 68 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 14-16 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2/1 | 25/.368 | .329 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .917 |
| Total | .240 | 117/38 | 200 | 49 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 7-31 | 32-28 | 87 | 25 | 4 | 3/1 | 80/.400 | .335 | 107 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .948 |