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  Tony Sanchez
Tony Sanchez

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Miami, Fla.

High School:
Miami Killian

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 220

Position:
C

B/T:
R/R

NOTES
Named to the 2009 Brooks Wallace Watch List.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2008)
One of three players to start all 53 games ... led the team in batting average (.313), hits (66), home runs (9), RBI (45), slugging (.517), and OPS (.911) ... had 17 multi-hit games ... registered a hit in 25 of the first 26 games played and had a hitting streak of 23 games .... went 3-for-4 with two homers and a career-high six RBO in the season finale vs. Wake Forest (5/17) ... went 3-for-4 and had an RBI against Maryland (5/3) ... recorded two hits with a double, RBI, and two runs at Dartmouth (4/30) ... went 2-for-5 at Rhode Island (4/8) with a home run, double, and four RBI ... had three this in the previous game vs. Duke (4/6) ... went 3-for-4 with a triple, RBI, and a run at Virginia (3/22) ... had two hits and a home run in consecutive games at Clemson (3/14, 3/15) ... had three RBI on 3/14 ... went 3-for-6 with a double and an RBI at Florida Atlantic (3/5) ... went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and RBI vs. Mount St. Mary's (2/29).

AS A FRESHMAN (2007)
Played in 50 games, starting 48 contests ... made 38 starts at catcher ... ranked third on the team in batting average .318 (57-for-179) ... totaled 28 RBIs ... recorded a .402 on-base percentage ... registered 17 extra-base hits - 16 doubles and one home run ... collected 18 multiple-hit games ... ranked first on team in hit by pitches (10) ... threw out 23 of 60 stolen-base attempts (38.3 percent) ... hit at a .481 clip (13-for-27) during career-best eight-game hitting streak ... tallied two hits in his collegiate debut - against Vanderbilt (2/25) ... went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI at Georgia Tech (3/18) ... collected two hits and four RBI against Maryland-Eastern Shore (5/13).

BEFORE BC
Three-year catcher at Killian High School ... played for head coach Pete Hertler ... was a three-time All-Dade County selection ... served as team captain in 2005 and 2006 ... led his team in every offensive category in 2006 ... Killian advanced to the Florida state finals in 2005 ... graduated from high school with a 4.0 grade point average.

PERSONAL
Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences ... Tony is the older of Jorge and D'Marie Sanchez's two children ... born May 20, 1988.

SANCHEZ'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP-GS Avg. AB Runs Hits RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB
2007 50-48 .318 179 31 57 28 16 0 1 15 2
2008 53-53 .313 211 33 66 45 14 1 9 13 1
Career 103-101 .315 390 64 123 73 30 1 10 28 3

SANCHEZ'S CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3 (6x) last vs. Wake Forest (5/17/08)
Runs: 3 (2x) last vs. Wake forest (5/17/08)
RBI: 6 vs. Wake Forest (5/17/08)
Hitting Streak: 23 games (2/29/08-4/1/08)