Billy Marn Season 2006

32 - Billy MarnPosition: Outfield
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 200 lbs.

High School: Tabb
Hometown: Yorktown, Va.

Saw 22 starts as the designated hitter and 21 in the outfield during a good first season with the Hokies ... Is scheduled for similar duties this spring ... A consistent player in the outfield with a solid arm ... Runs well for his size and can play in left or right field ... Led Tech in homers last season with six ... Coaches are looking for a big year from him at the plate ... Will be asked to bat in the middle of the order and drive in runs ... Transferred to Tech from Old Dominion ... Gained valuable experience last year ... A strong showing this season would go a long way toward helping the Hokies improve offensively.

2004-05: Saw action in 45 games ... Had 14 starts in left field and seven in right before finishing out the season as the starting DH ... Finished third on the team in runs batted in (29) and tied for third in hits with 51 ... Batted .307, with six doubles, two triples and six homers ... Was 2-for-3 with an RBI against Navy in his first start ... Also had two hits in the first game at High Point ... Drove in two runs in the second game at HPU ... Collected five hits during the three-game series at Maryland, including his first home run during game three ... Started at DH against UNC and had a six-game hitting streak snapped ... Had three two-run homers during a span of just six at bats ... Was 3-for-5 vs. JMU with four RBIs, two home runs and a double ... Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, four RBIs and three runs vs. VCU ... Had a triple and three runs scored against Liberty ... Missed some time with an ankle injury ... Was 6-for-10 with five RBIs, two homers and a triple in first two games at Duke ... Posted two hits and two RBIs in win over Clemson ... Batting .382 (13-34) with eight RBIs over an eight-game stretch in late April ... Picked up four walks during the last two Wake Forest games ... Went 2-for-4 in final game against Maryland in Jacksonville.

Old Dominion: Attended Old Dominion University in 2003-04 ... Played in 11 games during the spring, starting two ... Batted .267 with four hits in 15 at bats ... Named to Dean's List for Fall semester.

High School: A four-year letterman at Tabb High School for Coach Doug Baggett ... Senior year batted .603 with seven home runs and 33 runs batted in ... Was named the Virginia State AA Baseball Co-Player of the Year ... Also Region I and Bay Rivers District Player of the Year ... Named Newport News Daily Press Peninsula Male Athlete of the Year in 2003 ... Batted .538 as a junior ... Added six homers and 33 RBIs ... Had a 42-game hit streak spanning his last two seasons ... Won the district triple crown twice ... Helped the team to district and regional titles ... Served as captain of the baseball team his junior and senior years ... Was also Bay Rivers Player of the Year in basketball as a senior ... A member of the National Honor Society and a delegate to Boys' State.

Personal: William A. Marn ... Born 10/28/84 in Cleveland, Ohio ... Son of Dale and Marian Marn ... A communication major.

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