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General: A key player that made a successful return to the field in 2007 after missing the 2006 campaign due to an injury to his right shoulder that required surgery at the beginning of the 2006 season • Moved to second base in 2007 after spending most of his previous season on the field in 2005 as a third baseman • A smooth fielder with soft hands who is among the Pac-10's top defensive players • One of the club's offensive leaders as well as a lead for the team • Skills can be appreciated more when he is seen on an everyday basis • Has lightning quick reactions and great hands • Improved offensively each season • Hits the ball to all fields but also has home run power and can turn on the ball • A tough out who can hurt you and is going to hit the ball where it's pitched • Has improved his speed • Plays hard and smart • A knowledgeable player • Handles the bat well with the ability to bunt, as well as execute the hit and run • One of very few Stanford Baseball players to ever be officially given a redshirt season when he missed the 2006 campaign due to his injury and still has one year of eligibility remaining. Cardinal Career: Career Stats As A Junior In 2007: Earned All-Pac-10 honors for the first time in his career, while leading Stanford and ranking sixth in the Pac-10 in both batting average (.375) and on-base percentage (.451) • Returned to action after missing the entire 2006 campaign with a right shoulder injury • Hovered just under the .400 mark for the most of the 2007 campaign and ended up third on the club with 60 hits despite playing in just 42 of the team's 56 games and making only 40 starts mostly due to his continued recovery from his shoulder injury • Was able to start each of the team's final 37 games at second base after Stanford returned from its annual break for finals in March • The 37 consecutive starts allowed him to just exactly reach the minimum number of games he needed to play (75% of the team's 56 contests) to officially qualify for the Pac-10 and NCAA stat leaders • Hottest stretch of the campaign came with a season-high 10-game hit streak from April 21 - May 6 • Had an incredible .564 (22-39) batting average during the red-hot streak with multiple hits in eight of the 10 contests to raise his overall batting average at the end of the run to a season-high .407. As A Junior In 2006: Did not play and received a redshirt season due to injury. As A Sophomore In 2005: Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors, leading the team in batting average (.322), hits (77) and triples (3), while stroking five homers, driving in 41 runs and stealing three bases • Picked up the team's Jack Shepard Award with the squad's highest batting average and was also selected by his peers as its Co-Most Improved Player • Started all 59 games at third base • Also co-led the club in runs scored (52) and ranked second in sacrifice flies (8, #2 Pac-10), as well as tied for second in multiple-hit games (22), and third in both walks (31) and multiple-RBI contests (12) • Added 17 doubles, a .481 slugging percentage and a .395 on-base mark • Hit in five different spots in the order, including leadoff a team-high 26 times • Scored at least one run in nine consecutive games (April 1-15) • Had a career-high 11-game hit streak from April 17 - May 9, going 21-for-45 (.467) and driving in 13 runs during the stretch • Had a .924 fielding percentage with 14 errors in 184 defensive chances • Hit .317 with a team co-leading three homers, 14 RBI and two stolen bases in 24 Pac-10 starts, while leading the club with 25 runs scored and 33 hits in Pac-10 action • Named to the NCAA Waco Regional All-Tournament Team, hitting .353 (6-17) with two doubles and a team-high-tying five RBI at the event. As A Freshman In 2004: Hit .214 (15-70) with five RBI in 29 games and 18 starts • Added eight runs scored, one double, nine walks and one sacrifice bunt to go with a .229 slugging percentage and a .304 on-base mark • Had a .909 fielding percentage with seven errors in 77 defensive chances • Battled for the starting position at shortstop early in the year, making starts at the position 14 times in the first 22 games before Chris Minaker eventually won the job • Posted a four-game hit streak during his first four collegiate appearances from January 31 - February 8 with an RBI in each of the first three contests during the run • Had a pair of two-hit games • Involved in 13 double plays • Hit .176 with an RBI in eight Pac-10 contests and four starts. High School: A 2003 graduate of Capistrano Valley High School • Named the 2003 All-South Coast League MVP • Also selected First Team All-County, Second Team All-CIF Southern Section and Team MVP in 2003, as well as Third Team All-Southern California by Baseball Resource • Named to the 2002 South State All-Star Team by the California Baseball Coaches' Association • Hit .438 with 10 home runs as a senior • Led his club to the 2003 South Coast League championship, as well as the 2000 and 2001 Southern CIF Section Division I titles • Team captain during his junior and senior years • Graduated with a 3.9 GPA • Coached by Bob Zamora. Other Amateur Baseball: Did not play baseball in either the summer of 2005 or 2006 • Hit .162 with a pair of doubles, a homer and an RBI in 15 games and 12 starts for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2004 • Played with the 2002 and 2003 Orange County Giants in the Connie Mack League • Led the Orange County Renegades to the 2003 Palomino World Series title. MLB First-Year Player Draft: Selected twice by the Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, going in the 21st round (653rd pick overall) in 2007 four years after being selected in 49th round (1445th pick overall) in 2003.
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