5   Nick Sanford
Nick Sanford

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
West Hartford, Conn.

High School:
Hall

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 160

Position:
2B/SS

B/T:
R/R


05/22/2012

Baseball Heads To The Bronx For A-10 Tournament

The Minutemen open up championship play vs. Richmond at noon on Wednesday.

05/18/2012

UMass Baseball Rallies For 6-3 Win Over GW

McLam goes 4-for-4 at the plate for the Minutemen in the series-clinching victory.

05/17/2012

Baseball Blasts GW In Game One, 10-3

Cusick and Begin belt homers, while Torres tosses complete game vs. the Colonials.

05/14/2012

A-10 Berth On The Line As Baseball Hosts GW

The Minutemen will close out their home schedule this Thursday, Friday and Saturday vs. the Colonials.

05/12/2012

Minutemen Drop Extra Inning Heartbreaker At Dayton, 2-1

Popielarczyk works 9.1 innings in the setback for UMass.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012: Game-By-Game Statistics

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011: Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in 33 games and started in 20 as shortstop ... Had 20 hits, 11 runs and 7 RBI ... At St. Bonaventure (5/21) had a perfect day at the plate with three singles in three at bats with a walk in the final game of the season... Had a 2-4 game against St. Bonaventure (5/19)...Went 2-5 against Fordham (5/13)... Went 1-for-2 with a walk at Rhode Island (5/6)... At Temple (4/17) batted 3-for-6 with three RBI and three runs scored ... Went 1-for-2 with three walks, one RBI, and two runs scored at Temple (4/15) ... Scored one run vs. Albany (4/2) ... At Fordham (4/2) recorded two hits in four at-bats ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored at Hartford (3/31) ... Against Northwestern (3/19) scored one run ... Scored one run at Sam Houston State (3/6) ... Stole a base in his first collegiate game vs. Michigan (3/4).

BEFORE UMASS: Earned four letters in baseball and three in soccer at Hall High School ... Was a four-year starting shortstop for the Warriors under coach Dave Masters ... Named Connecticut First Team All-State as a senior and was selected to play in the Connecticut Senior All-Star Game ... Garnered a Fab 15 selection from the Hartford Courant as a senior ... Earned a Rawlings Futures selection as a junior ... Collected All-CCC West accolades three times (2008-2010) and was a four-time all-academic honoree ... Was team MVP and batting champion in 2010 ... Helped squad to a CCC West title in 2009 ... Set school records for career hits (97), doubles (25) and games played (79), while finishing career second in batting average (.424), third in runs scored (60) and third in RBI (50) ... Hit .470 (31-for-66) as a senior in 2010 with 19 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple, one home run, eight stolen bases, 16 RBI and a .623 on-base percentage ... Received the Dale Harper Award as a senior, the student-athlete sportsmanship award for Hall High School ... Was a four-year honor roll student ... Part of American Legion Zone 7 championship squad and was a Zone 7 All-Star in 2009 and 2010.

PERSONAL: Born Nicholas Richard Sanford on Aug. 29, 1992, in Hartford, Conn. ... Son of Richard and Christine Sanford ... Has one sister, Charlotte ... Father, Richard, played baseball at Keene State College ... Plans to major in Middle Eastern Studies.

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3 (2x) Last at Temple (4/17/11)
Runs Scored: 3 at Temple (4/17/11)
Doubles: --
Triples: --
Home Runs: --
RBI: 3 at Temple (4/17/11)
Total Bases: 3 (2x) Last at Temple (4/17/11)
Hitting Streak: Four Games (4/8/11-4/17/11)

NICK SANFORD'S CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG. BB SF-SH SB-A
2011 .278 33-20 72 11 20 0 0 0 7 20 .278 7 0-3 1-1
Totals .278 33-20 72 11 20 0 0 0 7 20 .278 7 0-3 1-1

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