Will battle for the starting catcher/designated hitter roles after enjoying an outstanding freshman season in every facet of the game ... Has proven to be a bulldog at the plate and behind it ... Only saw action in five of the Hokies' first 16 games ... Made the most of his early opportunities with five hits in his first nine collegiate at bats ... Became an everyday player in mid-March and went on to earn first-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors ... One of the team's most consistent performers ... Turned in the top batting average on the the team (.368), but fell one at bat shy of meeting the NCAA minimum ... Hit safely in 37 of the 47 games in which he played ... Showed a knack for delivering in clutch situations ... Ranked second on the team in RBIs with 43 ... Led the squad in on-base percentage (.436) and tied for first in doubles with 14 ... Blocks the ball well behind the plate and has a great arm ... A disciplined hitter who makes contact and has power ... Earned all-tournament honors at the A-10 Championship ... An important player in Tech's plans for 2001 ...
1999-00: Played in 47 games, starting 23 behind the plate and 19 as the designated hitter ... Batted .403 in A-10 games with 24 RBIs in 19 games ... Batted .417 with runners on base and .390 with runners in scoring position ... Finished third on the team in multiple-hit games (16) and tied for second in multiple-RBI games (11) ... Hit two homers and drove in seven runs during Tech's three-game series at UMass ... Posted three hits, including a pair of doubles, in a win at Virginia ... Hit safely in 20 of 22 outings during the heart of the season ... Registered three hits and four RBIs in a loss at Liberty ... Knocked in eight runs with two doubles and a pair of home runs during a three-game sweep of La Salle ... Hit five home runs for the season and scored 30 runs ... Struck out only 12 times in 152 at bats ... Committed just two errors behind the plate ...
High School: A four-year letterman as a catcher for Coach Mike Ginn at West Potomac High School ... Batted .460 as a senior on the way to all-district, all-region and second-team all-state honors ... Was named second team on The Washington Post All-Metro team ... Earned second-team all-district recognition after hitting .405 his junior season ... Was first-team all-district and second-team all-region as a sophomore ... Selected the team's MVP all three seasons ...
Personal: John Edward English ... Born 1/26/81 in Louisville, KY ... Son of Pepper English and John English ... Enrolled in university studies.
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Will battle for the starting catcher/designated hitter roles after enjoying an outstanding freshman season in every facet of the game ... Has proven to be a bulldog at the plate and behind it ... Only saw action in five of the Hokies' first 16 games ... Made the most of his early opportunities with five hits in his first nine collegiate at bats ... Became an everyday player in mid-March and went on to earn first-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors ... One of the team's most consistent performers ... Turned in the top batting average on the the team (.368), but fell one at bat shy of meeting the NCAA minimum ... Hit safely in 37 of the 47 games in which he played ... Showed a knack for delivering in clutch situations ... Ranked second on the team in RBIs with 43 ... Led the squad in on-base percentage (.436) and tied for first in doubles with 14 ... Blocks the ball well behind the plate and has a great arm ... A disciplined hitter who makes contact and has power ... Earned all-tournament honors at the A-10 Championship ... An important player in Tech's plans for 2001 ...
1999-00: Played in 47 games, starting 23 behind the plate and 19 as the designated hitter ... Batted .403 in A-10 games with 24 RBIs in 19 games ... Batted .417 with runners on base and .390 with runners in scoring position ... Finished third on the team in multiple-hit games (16) and tied for second in multiple-RBI games (11) ... Hit two homers and drove in seven runs during Tech's three-game series at UMass ... Posted three hits, including a pair of doubles, in a win at Virginia ... Hit safely in 20 of 22 outings during the heart of the season ... Registered three hits and four RBIs in a loss at Liberty ... Knocked in eight runs with two doubles and a pair of home runs during a three-game sweep of La Salle ... Hit five home runs for the season and scored 30 runs ... Struck out only 12 times in 152 at bats ... Committed just two errors behind the plate ...
High School: A four-year letterman as a catcher for Coach Mike Ginn at West Potomac High School ... Batted .460 as a senior on the way to all-district, all-region and second-team all-state honors ... Was named second team on The Washington Post All-Metro team ... Earned second-team all-district recognition after hitting .405 his junior season ... Was first-team all-district and second-team all-region as a sophomore ... Selected the team's MVP all three seasons ...
Personal: John Edward English ... Born 1/26/81 in Louisville, KY ... Son of Pepper English and John English ... Enrolled in university studies.
