Chris Stanton Season 2005

27 - Chris StantonPosition:
Class: Senior
Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 185 lbs.

High School: Centreville
Hometown: Centreville, Va.

    Has developed into a quality third baseman for the Hokies ... Covers ground and has a strong arm ... Plays bunts and slow rollers with the best of them ... His speed is an integral part of Tech's success ... Stole 34 bases in 2004, the most for a Tech player since 1985 ... Had a breakout sophomore season for the Hokies in 2003 ... Was named first-team All-BIG EAST at third base ... Led the BIG EAST in triples with six and finished fifth in the league in batting and stolen bases ... Improved his batting average from .268 as a freshman to .392 ... Saw his average drop to .308 last season, but remained a big contributor, leading the team in hits (69) and runs scored (49) ... Was a second-team all-conference pick ... Started 43 games in the outfield as a freshman and could see some time there this season ... Voted a team captain for 2005 ...

2003-04: Started every game ... Opened 52 games at third base and four in left field ... Finished second on the team in batting with a .308 average ... Led the squad in at bats (224), hits (69), runs scored (49), stolen bases (34) multiple-hit games (20) and sacrifice bunts (9) ... Collected 13 doubles, a triple and two home runs ... Drove in 25 runs and was hit by pitches 10 times ... Registered three hits and three RBIs in a win over Towson ... Went 3-for-4 with a double, home run, four RBIs and three runs scored in a game against Duquesne ... Stole three bases against VCU and three more against Richmond in back-to-back games ... Also had four hits and two runs scored against the Rams ... Belted two doubles in games against both Georgetown and Virginia ... Contributed four hits, three runs and two RBIs during a win at West Virginia ... Was named second-team All-BIG EAST ...

2002-03: Started 56 of Tech's 57 games, including 54 starts at third base ... Also had one start in left field and one as the designated hitter ... Collected just two hits in his first eight games, then put together a 20-game hitting streak ... Got at least one hit in all but five of his last 49 games ... Batted .392 on the season with 12 doubles, six triples and three home runs ... Drove in 36 runs and scored 61... Stole 23 bases in 31 attempts ... Started his hitting streak with a 3-for-6 game against Kent State that included three runs batted in and two runs scored ... Tied a school record with four stolen bases against Morehead State ... Went 4-for-5 with three runs batted in and four runs scored against Georgetown ... Contributed a home run and a triple in that game ... Had nine hits in 14 at bats during a three-game series at Pittsburgh ... Was 5-for-5 in one of those games with a triple, home run, three runs scored and four RBIs ... Put together a string of six-straight multiple-hit games late in the season and had two or more hits in 11 of 14 games at one point ... Finished with 14 multiple-RBI games ... Hit .484 with runners on base and .509 with runners in scoring position ... Tied for the team lead in two-out RBIs with 25 ...

2001-02: Worked at third base during the fall, but was pressed into action in the outfield when spring rolled around ... Ended up starting 42 games in left field and one in center ... Contributed two hits, two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base against The Citadel in his first collegiate game ... Tripled and drove in two runs in a win over Western Michigan ... Put together a five-game hitting streak in late March, but saw his batting average hover around the .200 mark until mid-April ... Collected 23 hits in 68 at bats (.338) during an 18-game stretch to pull his final season average to .248 ... Singled in the game-winning run in the final inning of a 2-1 victory over Rutgers ... Hit his lone home run of the season in a game at Georgetown and added two RBIs and three runs scored ... Went 3-for-3 with a triple and three runs batted in against East Tennessee State ... Had a four-hit game at home against High Point, scoring three times and driving in a run ... Shared the team lead in stolen bases with 12 in 18 attempts ... Finished the season with 38 runs scored and 24 runs batted in ... Registered three doubles, two triples and a homer ... Tied for the team lead in outfield assists with four ... Had two of those assists in a home game against High Point ... Hit .356 with runners in scoring position and was 3-for-4 with the bases loaded ... Was hit by pitches 15 times ...

High School: Lettered two seasons as a shortstop for Coach Don Warren at Centreville ... Batted .333 with a pair of triples as a senior ... Earned all-district and all-region honors ... Helped the team to a 21-9 record and the semifinals of the state AAA tournament ... Hit three home runs and a pair of triples as a junior ... Finished with a .380 batting average on the way to all-district and all-region recognition ... Lettered two seasons as a receiver in football ... Played on Centreville's state championship football team as a senior ...

Personal: Christopher Blair Stanton ... Born 4/4/83 in Los Angeles, CA ... Son of Lou and Adrienne Stanton ... Studying human development.

Year	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BAvg	BB	SO	2b	3b	HR	TB	SB-SBA
2002	53	149	38	37	24	.248	13	23	3	2	1	47	12-18
2003	57	222	61	87	36	.392	18	28	12	6	3	120	23-31
2004	56	224	49	69	25	.308	14	23	13	1	2	90	34-37
Totals	166	595	148	193	85	.324	45	74	28	9	6	257	69-86

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