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Marc Tugwell 7
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Hometown: Springfield, Va.
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
Position: Infielder
 
photo       Quietly put together a fine freshman season ... A steady contributor both at the plate and in the field ... Took over the second base duties on a full-time basis when Christian Simmers was injured ... Will compete with Simmers for the starting duties this spring ... Could play any of the infield positions if needed ... Helped the Hokies register a school-record 66 double plays ... Finished fourth on the team in batting (.283) and runs batted in (32) ... Has some pop in his bat, but needs to be a little more patient ... Combines a good work ethic with plenty of baseball savvy ... Rated as having the best tools among BIG EAST second basemen by Baseball America ... Should be an important contributor again in 2001 ...

1999-00: Hit .283 with 32 runs batted in and 23 runs scored ... Tied for second on the team in multiple-RBI games with 12 and was third in doubles with 13 ... Batted .349 with runners on base and .700 with the bases loaded ... Committed just two errors in the Hokies' last 15 games and fielded .954 at second base and .946 overall ... Turned in three hits and two RBIs against West Virginia in his second college game ... Went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three runs batted in at George Mason ... Also had a pair of doubles against Liberty ... Belted a two-run homer in a win over Radford ... Contributed six hits and seven RBIs during a three-game sweep of Rhode Island ... Was 6-for-12 in the UMass series ... Collected three hits and three RBIs in a game at James Madison ... Homered to start Tech's comeback-win in the A-10 title game ... Posted 41 starts at second base and six at shortstop ...

High School: Helped West Springfield to a 56-18 record during his three varsity seasons ... Lettered three years as a shortstop for his dad, Ron ... Batted .432 in 1999 with eight home runs, 26 runs batted in and 26 runs scored ... Named the Patriot District Player of the Year ... Earned first-team all-district and all-region honors ... Also selected second- team all-state ... Carried a .407 batting average as a junior when the team won the Virginia Group AAA championship ... Collected 33 hits and scored 25 runs that season ... Picked first-team all-district and all-region ... Played in the state high school all-star game last summer ... A member of the National Honor Society ...

Personal: Marc Steven Tugwell ... Born 4/16/81 in Falls Church, VA ... Son of Ron and Peggy Tugwell ... Enrolled in business.

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