A vital part of Tech's offensive plans ... Needs to pick up his run production and return to the form he showed as a freshman when he batted .368 and drove in 45 runs ... Saw those marks fall to .281 and 32 last season ... Worked hard on his swing during the offseason ... Will try to show more patience at the plate ... Has exhibited an ability to hit in the clutch and use the entire field ... Packs a little pop in his bat ... Is Tech's most experienced catcher ... Possesses an excellent arm and solid catching skills ... Will see a lot of action behind the plate ... Also likely to put in some time as the designated hitter ... Became an everyday player in mid-March of his freshman season and went on to earn first-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors ... Hit safely in 37 of the 47 games in which he played in 2000 ... 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 ... Earned all-tournament honors at the A-10 Championship ... A key player to watch in 2002 ...
2000-01: Hit .281 over 49 games while splitting time as a catcher and designated hitter ... Started 48 games, including 26 behind the plate ... Carried a .338 batting average in BIG EAST games ... Finished fourth on the team in runs batted in with 32 ... Contributed nine doubles and four home runs, three of which came in conference games ... Was hit by pitches seven times, tying for the team lead ... Went 4-for-7 with three runs scored and two RBIs during a pair of games with Old Dominion ... Was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in a win over St. John's ... Drove in three runs during a 9-8 win over Notre Dame, including the game-winner with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning ... Went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, two doubles and a home run in a home win over Villanova ... Drew five walks during a double-header with Seton Hall ... Had six hits in 12 at bats during a three-game series at West Virginia ... Posted four RBIs during a double-header with Georgetown ... Batted .333 with runners in scoring position during the season ...
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 and John English ... Enrolled in family financial management.
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A vital part of Tech's offensive plans ... Needs to pick up his run production and return to the form he showed as a freshman when he batted .368 and drove in 45 runs ... Saw those marks fall to .281 and 32 last season ... Worked hard on his swing during the offseason ... Will try to show more patience at the plate ... Has exhibited an ability to hit in the clutch and use the entire field ... Packs a little pop in his bat ... Is Tech's most experienced catcher ... Possesses an excellent arm and solid catching skills ... Will see a lot of action behind the plate ... Also likely to put in some time as the designated hitter ... Became an everyday player in mid-March of his freshman season and went on to earn first-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors ... Hit safely in 37 of the 47 games in which he played in 2000 ... 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 ... Earned all-tournament honors at the A-10 Championship ... A key player to watch in 2002 ...
2000-01: Hit .281 over 49 games while splitting time as a catcher and designated hitter ... Started 48 games, including 26 behind the plate ... Carried a .338 batting average in BIG EAST games ... Finished fourth on the team in runs batted in with 32 ... Contributed nine doubles and four home runs, three of which came in conference games ... Was hit by pitches seven times, tying for the team lead ... Went 4-for-7 with three runs scored and two RBIs during a pair of games with Old Dominion ... Was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in a win over St. John's ... Drove in three runs during a 9-8 win over Notre Dame, including the game-winner with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning ... Went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, two doubles and a home run in a home win over Villanova ... Drew five walks during a double-header with Seton Hall ... Had six hits in 12 at bats during a three-game series at West Virginia ... Posted four RBIs during a double-header with Georgetown ... Batted .333 with runners in scoring position during the season ...
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 and John English ... Enrolled in family financial management.
