BAY MINETTE — Jordan Ebert of Baldwin County High School made it even more official Wednesday when he inked his acceptance of Auburn University's offer to play baseball for the Tigers next year. Ebert had announced his commitment to the Plains as a junior.

"Jordan is just a tireless worker with amazing bat speed," said BCHS head coach Peter Bezeredi. "He works hard and he also motivates others to work hard for the team. He is very versatile and can play anywhere. He can hit for power or go the other way. He can bunt and can also steal bases. Auburn is getting an outstanding player and a great person and leader."

Ebert owns the BCHS career home run and base-on-balls-to-strike-out ratio record which took him less than two full seasons to set after playing his freshman year as a starter at Fairhope. The infielder will begin his senior year holding career totals of 24 homers, 161 hits, 142 runs batted in with 34 walks to 32 strikeouts. He also has 11 hit-by pitches, 53 stolen bases, 122 runs scored, 10 triples and 30 doubles to start the 2012 season.

As a junior he hit .404 (.409 as a sophomore in a shorter season) while helping BCHS to attain the 6A state runner-up trophy with a slugging percentage of .756 and built a scary on base percentage of nearly 50/50 (.478) for opposing pitchers to ponder.

Ebert was also also named a Louisville Slugger first team All-American honors for 2011 and was named a ProDay first-team All-American as well. He has been an all-region and all-state selection for the last two years and is a three-year all-county pick.

Ebert, the son of Mike and Tammy Ebert of Perdido, said the signing ceremony brought back some significant childhood memories as he remembered watching his dad — who coached varsity baseball at Foley for many years —work to perfect his players chances of earning a good scholarship through the sport.

"This day means more than I can say, really," he said. "l remember how my dad worked hard to help so many players get to that point and I can't even begin to thank him enough for all he and my mom and family have all done for me. I was lucky too, to have a lot of other good coaches influence me. I just remember thinking I can't wait until it's my turn to sit there and sign to play in college, and for me to become a part of the Auburn baseball family is just a dream come true for me."