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VILLANOVA: One of the few players who can change the course of a game both offensively and defensively... Has developed into the one of the top defensive outfielders both in the conference as well as in the region...Nationally recognized as one of the country’s top basestealers...2003 Preseason All-Big East...Voted by Baseball America as the fastest runner, top base stealer and best defensive outfielder in the Big East Conference in the publication’s preseason predictions...Holds the Villanova record for stolen bases in a season...The school’s all-time leading basestealer...Played for the Peninsula Oilers of the Alaska Baseball League this past summer with Wildcat teammate Adrian Schau. 2002- Received All-Big East second team honors... Started in 53 of the 53 games...Batted .270 (51-for-189) on the year...Second on the team in runs scored with 38...Recorded nine doubles and 20 RBI on the season... Stole 38 bases in 45 attempts...First in the Big East in stolen bases...Finished the season sixth in the nation in stolen bases per game...Posted 13 multi-hit games...Season-high three hits at Delaware...Had 10 multi-stolen base contests... Stole three bases, a season-high, versus Coppin State and Boston College...Had a .247 batting average in Big East play (21-for-85)...Scored 15 runs in conference play...Stole 14 bases in 19 attempts in Big East action. 2001- Received All-Big East third team honors... Named Big East Player of the Week on May 7th...Started in 41 of the 42 games in which he played...Batted .357 (56-for- 157) on the year...Second on the team in runs scored with 40...Recorded six doubles and 17 RBI on the season...Stole 37 bases in 41 attempts...First in the Big East in stolen bases...Finished the season second in the nation in stolen bases per game...Led the team with a .377 batting average inb Big East play (26-for- 69)...Scored a team-high 21 runs in conference play...Stole 15 bases in 16 attempts in Big East action. 2000- Played in 34 games, making 20 starts...Had 23 hits in 86 at-bats for a .267 average...Tallied 22 runs scored, five doubles, one triple and eight RBI...Was six-for-seven on stolen base attempts...Nearly perfect in the field, registering a .981 fielding percentage (52 putouts/one assist/one error)...Played in 12 Big East games and made seven starts...Hit .167 (five-for-30) in conference action...Scored three runs and posted one double in Big East play. NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL: Received three varsity letters in baseball for head coach Dave Gallagher...Earned first team All-Area honors in 1999...Participated in the Carpenter Cup in 1999...Set a Mercer County record with 52 stolen bases, as well as winning the batting title with a .500 average...Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Communications major...Oldest of three children of Joseph and Maureen Graziano...Born 5/24/81 in Perth Amboy, N.J. |
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