| Ivan De Jesus - 25 |
|
|
2012 (Sophomore)
· Outfielder hit up and down the order, finishing with the second-highest batting average on the team at .294
· Made 56 starts and competed in 61 of the Blazers' 62 games
· Of his 56 total starts, 45 came in left field, eight at DH and three in center field
· Led the team in at bats (238), hits (70), triples (4), total bases (97) and stolen bases (12)
· His 12 stolen bases tied for 10th in Conference USA
· Scored 32 runs and knocked in 23
· Topped the team in multi-hit games with 19 and was the lone Blazer to post a four-hit game in 2012
· Produced a stretch of 17 games reached base in a row and recorded an eight-game hit streak
· Hit .286 (28-for-98) vs. C-USA arms and recorded a team-high 43 total bases
· Led the conference in league games with four triples
· Went 3-for-5 with one RBI at No. 16 Clemson (Feb. 18)
· Hit .432 (16-for-37) during a nine-game stretch (Feb. 28-March 10) with eight runs scored
· Post a career-best 4-for-4 game vs. Marshall (March 25)
· Earned C-USA Hitter of the Week (April 30) by hitting .429 (6-for-14) for the week with two RBI and two runs scored
· Went 7-for-22 (.318) in postseason play, including 5-for-13 at the C-USA Tournament
· Roped three hits and scored twice in the Blazers win vs. UCF in the first game of the league tournament (May 24)
· Connected for two doubles in the Tallahassee Regional vs. Florida State (June 1)
· Launched homers at No. 14 UCF (April 8), vs. Gardner-Webb (April 21) and vs. Samford (April 25)
· Named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
· Played summer baseball for the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Collegiate Baseball League
2011 (Freshman)
· Saw game action in 39 contests, making 33 starts
· Of his 33 starts, 25 came in left field, eight at designated hitter
· Hit .221 for the season with 11 runs scored and eight RBI
· Produced a 9-game hit streak in which he hit .467 (14-for-30) from March 12-22
· Collected eight multi-hit games for the year
· Went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks at Alabama on March 22
· Roped two hits, including a triple and scored twice vs. Rice on April 23
· Collected a pair of hits and scored a run vs. Memphis on May 27 at the C-USA Tournament
High School
· A sixth-round draft choice of the Chicago Cubs
· Attended Cupeyville High School in San Juan, Puerto Rico
· Led his Puerto Rico team to the 2010 Big League Baseball World Series title
· Selected to play in his national Big League All-Star Game
· Invited by Major League scouts to compete in Puerto Rico's annual Excellence Tournament for top prospects
· Helped his AA Juvenil team to a national championship
· Part of national sub-championship teams at both the 15-Under and 16-Under levels
· Hit .474 with 10 home runs as a high school sophomore
· Hit .390 with 12 home runs as a junior
· His 15-Under team qualified for the Elite World Series in Kissimmee, Fla., where he hit .450
· Played in the wood-bat Palomino League (19-Under) as a junior and posted a .377 average
· Was a track and field national champion in the 100 meters
Personal
Ivan Antonio De Jesus ... born Aug. 27, 1992 ... parents are Ivan Antonio De Jesus and Jannette Ramirez ... has one sister ... majoring in finance.
Loading...
