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Sam Vandenheuvel Season 2011

Pos.INF
Weight167 lbs
Height6-0
YearJunior
HometownChandler, Ariz.
B/TR/R

Career Stats
2012 Game-by-Game Stats 2011 Game-by-Game Stats

2012 (Senior): In appeared in 38 ballgames with 29 starts ... batted .220 with eight runs and six RBIs ... pitched in two games out of the bullpen, posting a 6.75 ERA with two strikeouts in four innings ... finished third on team with 89 assists and 18 double plays turned ... hit 2 for 4 with one run vs. St. John's (2/21) ... went 2 for 4 with one run and an RBI at Ohio State (4/18) ... hit 2 for 4 at Notre Dame (4/14) ... produced three hits in three at-bats with one RBI at Dayton (3/28) ... pitched two innings at Ohio (4/3) and recorded two strikeouts.

2011 Season (Junior): Played in 53 of 57 games, including 51 starts for UC in 2011 ... batted .275 (44 for 160) with 20 runs scored, 10 RBI and 19 walks ... hit .417 with a triple, double, and two runs scored in three games against Villanova ... went 3 for 4 against Dayton (3/29) ... hit 6-14, scored four runs and accounted for two RBI in four starts vs. Western Michigan, also pitched two scoreless innings with two strikeouts to earn a save (3/20) ... batted 5 for 11 and scored three runs in three starts at 2B vs. Cleveland State ... began UC career going 3 for 10 with two runs scored and one RBI in BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge ... pitched in five games in relief and produced a 3.86 ERA, one save and three strikeouts in seven innings pitched.

Mesa Community College: Played shortstop for Mesa and finished third in the state in 2010 after the team compiled a 38-20 record.

High School: Named All-Region and East Valley (Ariz.) Tribune First Team his senior year at Chandler Hamilton High School after compiling a .430 batting average and 15 doubles.

Personal: Born April 29, 1990 ... son of Deano and Vicki Vandenheuvel ... brother Matt is a punter for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Academic Major: Chemistry.