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Voted to the
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division
II Preseason All-Northeast Region squad. Has worked hard in the
offseason to greatly improve his defensive skills to go with an
above average bat. Enters the season ranked ninth among career
leaders with 26 doubles.
2004:
Earned first team ABCA/Rawlings All-Northeast Region and
All-Northeast-10 Conference accolades. Was selected to
participate in the New England Intercollegiate Baseball
Association All-Star Game at Fenway Park. He started at second
base and was 1-for-2 with a triple off the Green Monster in
left-center over the 379-foot marker. For the Ravens, he started a
school-record 55 games and hit .338 (7th NE-10) with 32 runs
scored, a team-high matching 16 doubles (2nd), four home runs
(8th) and 37 RBI to go with 11 stolen bases on 14 attempts. Also
slugged .478 and registered a .414 on-base percentage (both 10th
NE-10). Registered 20 multiple-hit and 11 multi-RBI outings and
totaled 15 two-out RBI. Posted a ten-game hitting streak at one
point in the season. Converted 50-percent (10-of-20) of his
opportunities with a runner on third and less than two out and
successfully advanced baserunners 47.7% (63-132) of the time.
Struck out just 22 times in 201 at bats, with just four of those
looking (both lowest among Raven regulars). Batted .333 (40-120)
with 19 runs scored, 12 doubles, three homers and a team-high 28
RBI to go with nine steals in Northeast-10 play. Was a combined
5-for-6 with two doubles and an RBI in doublheader split with New
Jersey Institute of Technology (3/7), including 3-3 in game one.
Hit 3-4 with two RBI against Caldwell (3/18). Batted 2-3 with two
doubles and three RBI in game two of twinbill sweep at American
International (3/27). Was 3-4 with two doubles and two runs scored
in game one of doubleheader sweep at UMass Lowell (4/17). Hit 2-4
with three RBI, including a game-tying homer in the eighth inning
in 4-3 ten-inning win over Merrimack (4/19). Was a combined 4-7
with a double, two homers and ten RBI in doubleheader sweep of
Saint Rose (5/1). Was 2-3 with a double, homer and school-record
matching six RBI in game one against the Golden Knights. Hit 2-4
with a double, run scored and two RBI in game one of ECAC
Championship series with Wilmington (5/14).
2003:
Played 39 games, starting 30 (including the final 20). Hit .283
(30-106) with 12 runs scored, ten doubles and nine RBI. Was also
successful on both stolen base attempts and posted a .377 slugging
and .371 on-base percentage. Totaled nine mult-hit and two
multi-RBI games and posted an eight-game hitting streak
(4/30-5/9). Hit .339 with runners on base, reached base on
44-percent (11-25) of his opportunities when leading off an
inning, converted four-of-his-seven chances (57.1%) with a runner
on third and less than two out and successfully advanced
baserunners 54.4% (37-68) of the time. Hit .412 (7-17) with four
runs scored, three doubles and nine RBI in seven home games played
(five starts). Batted .310 (18-58) with nine runs scored, seven
doubles and nine RBI in 24 games with the Northeast-10-mandated
wood bats. Hit .357 (5-14) with a double in the Ravens four
College World Series games. Was 3-for-4 with a double and run
scored in game two of doubleheader with New Jersey Tech (3/17).
Was a combined 3-7 with a run scored, two doubles and five RBI in
doubleheader sweep of Bentley (5/5). Hit 3-4 in Northeast-10
Championship game against UMass Lowell (5/11).
High School: 2002
graduate of Londonderry High School. Four year letterwinner served
as team captain and earned team's Offensive and Defensive MVP
awards. Two-time American Legion All-State selection. Won the home
run derby while a participant at the State American Legion
All-Star game. Hit five-for-seven with a walk-off grand slam
against Nashua during the Legion season.
Personal: Born
January 20, 1984, in Nashua. Son of Mike and Susan Chambers of
Londonderry. Has a sister, Karen (34), and brother, Eric (31).
Majoring in criminal justice. |