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Jersey Number 31
Dan Santobianco
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Catcher/First Base
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 210
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, Del.
- High School:
- Brandywine
As a redshirt senior:
- Two-run homer against GWU
- Second HR in game two of Towson series
- Went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs, two runs scored and two walks in the series finale versus Hofstra
- It was his first home run of the season
- 26th career HBP came against Longwood, which makes him the fourth most hit Duke of all-time
- Had an RBI and two walks in second W&M game
- HBP for 25th time in career and moves him into fourth place tie with Rich Thompson (1998-2000) on JMU's career list
- Went 1-for-3 with a run scored, two RBI and a walk in second VCU game also HBP to move into sole possession of fifth place on JMU's all-time list with 24
- Against Maryland was hit by a pitch for the 23rd time in his career
- This tied him for fifth on JMU's all-time list with Matt Sluder (2003-06)
- Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a walk in second ODU game
- Made first start of the season against Longwood.
As a redshirt junior:
- Started at catcher going 0-1 with a walk during 6-1 loss to VCU in final game of CAA tournament
- Had a combined three pinch hit appearances against Northeastern and UNCW during the CAA tournament
- Launched a pinch-hit three-run homer at Towson
- Hit a three-run blast at Radford to extend the Dukes' lead to seven
- Went 2-for-5 in final game versus George Mason including a two-run blast in the third
- Hit his fourth home run in the second inning at Maryland
- Led off the ninth against Liberty with a double to keep the Dukes alive and eventually scored
- Drove in the first of five runs for the Dukes in the fourth at Richmond with an RBI single
- Singled in ninth to keep the Dukes alive in game three at Old Dominion
- Went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, a stolen base and great defensive stops behind the plate in game two at Marshall
- Pinch-hit single in the ninth kept Dukes alive in first Maryland game
- Hit two home runs in game one versus Virginia Tech
- Had a two-run single to drive in the second and third runs for the Dukes in the first inning of second game versus William and Mary
- Came of the bench to go 1-for-2 with a walk, run scored and an RBI in first Longwood game
- Hit his first home run of the season in the first game against Wagner
- Had five RBIs for the series
- Went 4-for-7 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs in Fairfield series.
As a redshirt sophomore:
- Blasted a solo shot against George Mason in game one
- Two-run homer to pull the Dukes within 6-5 in ninth inning of Delaware game two
- Drove in the Dukes' first run in second HU game
- Two-run homer in eighth inning provided the difference in 5-3 win against Hofstra
- Opposite-field shot gave JMU 5-2 lead
- Hit homers in final two at bats at GW, part of a 3-for-5 day with four RBI
- Connected for a three-run homer and went 3-for-4 in home game versus Maryland
- 1-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in Towson finale
- 2-for-5 with two runs scored versus UR at home
- 5-for-12 in the W&M series with four homers and six RBI
- First homer was a one-out solo shot to right field that tied the game 8-8 in the last of the ninth
- Hit two homers in final game of the series, including a three-run blast
- 1-for-4 with a run scored in first ODU game
- Hit a no-doubt blast for a two run homer at Radford, his second homer in as many games
- Knocked his first homer of the season with a solo blast that got the Dukes on the board against Longwood
- Finished the day 2-for-5
- 3-for-9 with two doubles and two RBI in VCU series
- 1-for-4 with an RBI versus Virginia Tech
- 1-for-4 with a walk in the Ohio game
- Scored the tying run in the bottom of the 12th on an errant pickoff attempt
- Two-run single gave Dukes 3-0 lead in fourth inning of second Wagner game
- Finished that game 3-for-3 for his fourth career three-hit outing
- Doubled to give the Dukes a leadoff runner that would eventually score the winning run
- Went 2-for-3 against UNC Greensboro.
As a redshirt freshman:
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- Made 21 starts behind the plate, 20 at DH and four and first base
- In his first college game went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against Longwood
- Combined for two home runs and five RBI in first two games of Bucknell series
- In the Fordham series, batted 5-for-10 with three runs and four RBI
- Doubled in the winning run with one out in the ninth in first game of the Fordham doubleheader
- In the first two games against Coppin State, went 6-for-10 with seven runs, a double, a home run, and four RBI
- Slugged two home runs with four RBI in the second game at Ohio
- 2-for-3 with two RBI in first game against Le Moyne
- Batted 6-for-12 with three doubles in the Le Moyne series
- Went 1-for-4 in game two of VCU series, including a game-tying, solo home run in the top of the seventh to extend the game to extras
- Hit eighth homer of season in first Liberty game
- 2-for-2 with two runs scored against Radford at home
- Ended season with his most productive offensive series, going 5-for-10 with six RBI against George Mason
- Homered in each game of the GMU series
- Constructed an 11-game hitting streak between March 10-April 3
- Battered non-conference foes at .350-7-27
- Finished the season tied for seventh in the CAA in home runs (12)
- Ninth in slugging percentage (.601)
- Home run total more than any other freshman in JMU history.
As a freshman:
- Redshirt true freshman year in 2003
Before JMU:
- First-team All-Blue Hen Conference freshman through senior years for the Brandywine High School Bulldogs
- All-State catcher as a senior, leading Bulldogs to state title and Flight "A" conference championship
- Team's leading hitter
- 2002 First-Team All-State catcher
- Bulldogs won state title in 2002
- Carpenter Cup team member all four years
- First-team all-region and third-team all-state as a junior
- 2001 team MVP
- State runner-up
- All-tournament team in NABF World Series in summer 2001
- Honorable mention all-state as a sophomore
- Second-team all-state as a freshman
- Honor roll all four years
- Played for coach Larry Wheeler.
Personal:
- Son of Robin and Mark Santobianco
- Father played for Temple University team that advanced to the 1977 College World Series
- Kinesiology major with concentration in exercise/fitness leadership.
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