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  Robert Maddox III

Robert Maddox III

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Euclid, Ohio

High School:
Villa Angela St. Joseph

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 200

Position:
IF

Birthdate:
10/18/1988

B/T:
L/L

2008 Summer League: Played for the Columbus All-Americans, who went 20-20 in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, along with three other Bobcats ... Played in 35 games, starting 29 ... Ranked second on the team with a .301 average ... Collected 31 hits in 103 at-bats ... Registered eight extra-base hits, including a triple and a home run ... Brought home nine runs, while scoring 20 himself ... Slugged .408, while earning 10 free passes to help his .374 on-base percentage ... Stole two bases in five attempts ... Led the team with 233 putouts and had a .988 fielding percentage ... Tied for second in the league with 22 double plays fielded ... Named Second-Team All-GLSCL.

2008: Named Mid-American Conference East Player of the Week March 14 ... Played in all 59 of Ohio's games, starting 56 of them ... Was the designated hitter the first half of the season, before becoming the starting first baseman for the second half of the year ... Hit .303 in 231 at-bats, which was second on the team, third in the league and fifth on Ohio's single-season list for at-bats ... Had 70 hits, 46 runs and 48 RBIs, all of which were third on the team ... Hit 15 doubles, three triples and nine home runs, ranking third on the team ... Had a .511 slugging percentage, which was fourth on the squad and a .355 on-base percentage ... Led the team with six sacrifice flies, which tied for second in the conference ... Hit safely in 13-straight games from April 5-22, including four-straight three-hit games ... Had his first-career multi-home run game March 8 at UNC Greensboro ... Had a season-high four hits March 22 at Central Michigan and a season-high four RBIs March 29 versus Western Michigan ... Stole five bases on eight tries ... Led the team with 339 putouts and committed just five errors, while earning a .987 fielding percentage.

High School: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 34th round of the 2007 MLB Amateur Draft ... Plain Dealer and News Herald first-team selection as a senior ... Batted .559 with a 1.200 slugging percentage, including belting five home runs, 26 RBIs and 36 runs ... Also stole 16 bases his senior season ... Named team MVP ... Also lettered in basketball at Villa Angela St. Joseph, winning the 2007 David Strunge Academic Award.

Personal: A health services administration major ... Son of Robert and Sonya Maddox ... Born on Oct. 18, 1988.



 
 
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