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0· Tommy Duenas
Michael Baluja

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Miami, FL
Previous School:
Coral Gables HS
Position:
Catcher
Major:
Sports Management

andles pitchers very well behind the plate…appeared in 41 games last year with 35 starts behind the plate…went 3-5 versus Miami (2/22/01) with a career high five RBI including a three-run home run …homered in four consecutive games from 3/10 to 3/14 going 5-15 and four RBI over that span…finished the season fourth on the team with six home runs and tied for first with four sacrifice flies…threw out 15-of-30 would-be baserunners on the year…......played 17 games in 2000 hitting .360 with nine hits in 25 at-bats...went 3-3 with three RBI, two doubles and two runs scored in a victory against Sacred Heart, March 4...finished senior year in high school with a .325 batting average, two home runs, 11 RBI and 12 stolen bases...named team's "Mr. Hustle" as a junior and best defensive player following his senior year...received All-Miami-Dade honors as a senior...son of Judith Castrogiovanni...born July 16, 1981.

Career Statistics

Year Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO

SB
2000 .360 17 25 6 9 4 0 0 7 6 4  1-1

2001

.264

41

 121

 23

 32

 8

 0

 6

 24

 10

 26

2-3

 Totals

.280

58

 146

 29

 41

 12

 0

 6

 31

 16

 30

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