2002: Appeared in 41 games, playing mostly in left field and as the designated hitter…came on late in the year, raising his batting average from .280 (4/27) to .346 by season’s end…20 of his 37 base hits went for extra bases…had the team’s highest regular-season batting average of .750 (3-for-4) against Bethune-Cookman…ten multiple-hit games, all but one coming after Apr. 27…banged out three hits, scored three times and had three RBI vs. Middle Tennessee (5/18)…made eight pinch-hit appearances with three hits (.375)…had a 46-percent success rate in advancing runners…came up with three hits the six times he batted with the bases loaded.

Prior to FIU: Transferred from Miami-Dade CC where he helped lead the Sharks as state champions in 2001 and to the National Championships in Colorado…named second-team all-conference and to the all-tournament team at the state championships…hit .350 with one home run, 18 doubles, five triples and 40 RBI his sophomore campaign…four-year letter winner at Miami Sunset for head coach Bill McClain…selected All-Miami Dade honorable mention his senior and junior years…named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year his senior year…hit .385 with seven home runs and 30 RBI his senior year and .446 during his junior year…recruited by St. Thomas, Siena, Cumberland, UNLV and Palm Beach Atlantic.

Personal: Grandfather Isaac Frieder played in the New York Yankees organization…son of Jose and Annette Frieder…born June 7, 1981…Criminal Justice major.