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2008: Began the season as the team' starting third baseman and wound up starting 44 of 54 games played ... Batted .292 (47-161) with 33 runs scored and 21 RBI ... Had a .413 on-base percentage and .354 slugging percentage ... Totaled five doubles, one triple, one home run and 13 stolen bases ... Tied for second on the team with 32 walks and struck out just 21 times ... Finished fourth on the team in hitting and tied for second in steals ... Had an eight-game hitting streak early in the season during which he bated a torrid .593 (16-27) ... Hit .405 overall through the season's first 13 games ... Started all four games Villanova played in the BIG EAST Championship and hit .375 (6-16) with a pair of doubles and two runs scored ... Hit .324 against right-handed pitching for the season ... Reached base safely via a hit or walk in 38 of his 44 starts.
Barrington High School: Three-year letterwinner in football and baseball ... Two-time All-Conference and three-time All-Area baseball player ... Named second team All-State by the Chicago Sun Times ... Batted .495 with seven home runs, 30 RBI and 22 stolen bases as a senior, including a four-game stretch where he went 14-for-14 at the plate ... Also batted .417 as a sophomore and .392 as a junior ... Compiled 65 stolen bases in three seasons for a team that finished third in the state his sophomore year ... As a football player was an All-Conference and All-Area choice as well as an All-State honorable mention pick ... Holds school records for kick return yardage and for receiving yards in a game and season.
Personal: Born 7/14/88 in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... One of three sons of Martin Hall and Jan O'Callaghan ... Siblings are Scott (22) and Chase (12) ... Father played football and baseball at Dartmouth ... Two of his uncles played football at Davidson and John Carroll, respectively ... Has a cousin that was a 2003 second round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox ... Chose Villanova for its great academic prestige, location near Philadelphia and for the strong athletic programs ... Business major.
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