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Position: OF
Date of Birth: 09/02/1989
Height: 6' 2" Weight: 215 lbs
College Experience: Norfolk State University
Bats: R
Throws: R
Home Town: Newport News, VA
Biography:
2009: An All-MEAC second-team selection for the second straight year…one of three NSU players to start in all 45 games…finished fourth among the Spartans and 18th in the MEAC with a .332 batting average…led the conference with seven triples…ranked eighth in the nation in triples per game (0.16 per game)…also led the team in at-bats (187), hits (62), runs scored (48) and multi-hit games…also tallied three home runs, five doubles and 27 RBI…started off the year with three straight two-hit games, going 6-for-12 in the HBCU tournament on 2-21- and 2-22-09…triple twice in the first game with Savannah State (2-22-09)…hit his first homer of the season, a three-run blast, at East Carolina (3-18-09)…was 2-for-3 with three runs scored in the win over N.C. A&T (3-21-09)…scored a career-high five runs during a 3-for-6 game at Coppin State (3-31-09)…hit his second homer of the season while driving in a career-high four runs in the third win over Coppin State (4-13-09)…ended the season on a 10-game hitting streak, including consecutive three-hit outings against Hofstra (5-10-09) and in MEAC Tournament games against Bethune-Cookman (5-14-09) and Delaware State (5-15-09)…named to the MEAC All-Tournament Team after leading NSU with nine hits in the four games (9-for-17, .529).
2008: An All-MEAC second-team selection as a freshman…named the team’s Rookie of the Year…only player other than Chris Joyce to start all 49 games…served as the team’s lead-off batter much of the season…was fourth on the team with a .293 batting average…tied for second on the squad in hits (55) and tied for second in runs scored (39)…hit eight doubles, two triples and homered once…knocked in 13 runs…went 3-for-4 with a run scored in his second career game, against Chicago State (2-24-08)…that was the first of his 14 multi-hit games on the year…scored four runs in the three-game series sweep of N.C. Central (3-9-08 and 3-10-08)…finished 2-for-4 with a season-high three runs scored and an RBI in the win over Old Dominion (3-26-08)…tied his career high with three hits against Liberty (4-2-08)…enjoyed a season-long 10-game hitting streak from 4-26-08 to 5-11-08…singled twice and scored twice in the win at Gardner-Webb (5-10-08)…again matched his career high with three hits, including a pair of doubles, in the MEAC Tournament win over Delaware State (5-16-08).
High School: A second-team All-Peninsula District outfielder as a senior…batted .491 with three home runs, eight doubles and 10 stolen bases that season…was 1-0 in limited duty on the mound…also lettered in track and football.
Personal: Johnathan E. Lynch was born on September 2, 1989…son of Willie and Cassandra Lynch…majoring in physical education. |
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