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#2 David Coleman, OF
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Position: OF
Date of Birth: 05/05/1989
Height: 5' 11" Weight: 210 lbs
College Experience: University of Virginia
Bats: L
Throws: L
Home Town: Richmond, VA
Biography:
2009 • Rarely struck out (eight K in 89 total plate appearances) • Hit first career home run vs. Canisius (opposite field off facade of bleachers) • Had six two-hit games • Two RBI, two runs scored vs. Norfolk State (4/1)
2008 • Named to ACC Championship All-Tournament Team (outfield) • One of two unanimous selections to team (Jemile Weeks, 2B, Miami) • Hit .385 during tournament (5-13) with .500 on base percentage • Career-best three hits vs. Florida State (5/23) • Made two highlight-reel catches vs. FSU • First catch, with him making catch in foul territory, running into wall and flipping into stands, was ESPN's top play that night • Second catch, with him making a fully-extended, diving catch on a ball in the gap, was ESPN's No. 5 play that night; that catch saved a run in eighth inning of tight game • Also had strong NCAA Regional, going 5-for-12 (.417) • Went 3-for-4 vs. Rider in NCAA Regional (5/31) • Had eight-game hitting streak from April 12-27 • Started slow (.185 BA through 17 games), but raised it 103 points to finish at .288 • Regularly made contact (12 strikeouts in 191 plate appearances) • Struck out just five times in last 129 plate appearances • Earned first career triple vs. Liberty (4/9) • Got first hit in first career at bat • Recorded career-best two runs, two stolen bases and two walks in win over Mount St. Mary's (4/29) • Played summer ball with Saratoga Phillies of New York Collegiate Baseball League - second on team with .284 BA
TRINITY EPISCOPAL • Two-time first-team all-state (2006-07) • Three-time All-Prep League (2005-07) • Second-Team All-Metro (2006-07) • Hit .503 as senior and .609 as junior • Played for coach David Johnson at Trinity Episcopal • Member of 2006 American Legion team that took third in the nation • Also starred on football field as wide receiver, earning first-team all-league and second-team all-state honors as senior • School's SGA Vice President as senior
PERSONAL • Full name is David Stephen Coleman • Parents are Morton and Cynthia Coleman • Has six siblings - a brother, Morgan, and five sisters, Mary Ruth, Emily, Susie, Abbey and Phoebe • Majoring in foreign affairs |
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