Will play a key role in Tech's success this season with both his offense and defense ... Was moved back to third base during the fall after spending the past two seasons at first base ... Started 59 games at third as a freshman in 1999 ... Readjusted quickly to the position during the fall ... Has good range and a solid arm ... Led the Hokies in batting last season with a .357 average ... Bounced back from a sophomore slump that saw him hit just .235 with 15 RBIs ... Hits well to all fields and has some power ... Drove in 42 runs last year and 51 as a freshman in 1999 ... Needs to look for his pitches, cut down on his strikeouts and continue to drive in runs ... Coaches hope he will carry last year's success over to this season and continue to build on it ... Runs the bases well ... Was second-team All-BIG EAST in 2001 ... Won the team's strength and conditioning competition for the second straight year ... Expected to be a team leader ...
2000-01: Posted eight multiple-hit games in his first 14 games ... Went 9-for-15 during one four-game span with three doubles, a triple, four RBIs and four runs scored ... Hit two home runs during a 3-for-5 outing at Radford ... Drove in three runs and scored two in that game ... Batted in a pair of runs in a 9-8 win over Notre Dame ... Had three hits and three RBIs in a win at Rutgers ... Singled, doubled and homered during a five-RBI performance at High Point ... Smacked two homers and collected a season-high six RBIs in the first of three games against Georgetown ... Went 4-for-4 in the second game with the Hoyas and finished the series 8-for-10 at the plate with seven RBIs, four runs scored, two doubles, two homers, two stolen bases and a triple ... Registered six hits during Tech's three games at Pittsburgh ... Topped the team with a .357 batting average ... Also led the team with 75 hits and four triples ... Contributed 12 doubles and tied for the team lead in home runs with seven ... Was second on the team with 42 runs batted in ... His nine stolen bases ranked second on the squad ... Had the most multiple-hit games with 25 and tied for the most multiple-RBI outings with 12 ... Batted .415 with two outs ... Carried a .398 batting average in BIG EAST games ... Started all 56 of the games in which he played ...
1999-00: Played in 56 games, batting .235 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 15 runs batted in ... Turned in back-to-back three-hit games against Rhode Island and Richmond ... Was 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in a game against Kent ... Contributed two doubles and two RBIs in a win over Xavier ... Drove in the winning run in a 7-6 win over Duquesne with a pinch-hit double ... Was successful on six of his seven stolen base attempts ... Committed just three errors on the season and played error-free in his last 38 games ...
1998-99: One of only three Tech players to start every game ... Made all 59 starts at third base ... Went 3-for-4 with four runs batted in and two runs scored at High Point in his second collegiate game ... Registered a double, a home run and three RBIs in a 10-9 loss at Wake Forest ... Drove in five runs during a pair of wins at West Virginia ... Had back-to-back three-hit games against George Washington ... Collected four hits, including a homer and knocked in three runs during a win at Liberty ... Posted multiple hits in 11 of Tech's first 20 games ... Finished the season with 21 multiple-hit games and 15 multiple-RBI outings ... Earned Atlantic 10 All-Tournament honors after accounting for seven hits, three doubles and seven RBIs in five games ... Also named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Regional in Winston-Salem where he drove in six runs during Tech's three games ... Finished the season hitting .307 ... Turned in 13 doubles, a triple and four home runs ... Drove in 51 runs and scored 45 ... Fielded .903 in 154 chances at third base ...
High School: Saw action as an infielder, outfielder and pitcher during his four years at Catoctin High ... Lettered all four seasons for Coach Tom Sherald ... Hit .652 his senior year with five home runs and 34 runs batted in ... Also posted a 7-1 record as a pitcher ... Named the Mid-Maryland Player of the Year, the Tri-State Player of the Year and the Frederick Gazette Player of the Year ... Won the Diamond Award as his team's most valuable player ... Registered a .418 batting average as a junior ... Contributed six homers and 37 RBIs ... Went 3-2 on the mound ... A two-time all-league pick ... Played for the Oriolanders Showcase team the summer before his senior year ... Selected to play in the Crown All-Star Game at Camden Yards ...
Personal: Jonathon Hamilton West ... Born 3/9/80 in Gettysburg, PA ... Son of Bryon and Donna West ... Majoring in environmental protection and policy.
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Will play a key role in Tech's success this season with both his offense and defense ... Was moved back to third base during the fall after spending the past two seasons at first base ... Started 59 games at third as a freshman in 1999 ... Readjusted quickly to the position during the fall ... Has good range and a solid arm ... Led the Hokies in batting last season with a .357 average ... Bounced back from a sophomore slump that saw him hit just .235 with 15 RBIs ... Hits well to all fields and has some power ... Drove in 42 runs last year and 51 as a freshman in 1999 ... Needs to look for his pitches, cut down on his strikeouts and continue to drive in runs ... Coaches hope he will carry last year's success over to this season and continue to build on it ... Runs the bases well ... Was second-team All-BIG EAST in 2001 ... Won the team's strength and conditioning competition for the second straight year ... Expected to be a team leader ...
2000-01: Posted eight multiple-hit games in his first 14 games ... Went 9-for-15 during one four-game span with three doubles, a triple, four RBIs and four runs scored ... Hit two home runs during a 3-for-5 outing at Radford ... Drove in three runs and scored two in that game ... Batted in a pair of runs in a 9-8 win over Notre Dame ... Had three hits and three RBIs in a win at Rutgers ... Singled, doubled and homered during a five-RBI performance at High Point ... Smacked two homers and collected a season-high six RBIs in the first of three games against Georgetown ... Went 4-for-4 in the second game with the Hoyas and finished the series 8-for-10 at the plate with seven RBIs, four runs scored, two doubles, two homers, two stolen bases and a triple ... Registered six hits during Tech's three games at Pittsburgh ... Topped the team with a .357 batting average ... Also led the team with 75 hits and four triples ... Contributed 12 doubles and tied for the team lead in home runs with seven ... Was second on the team with 42 runs batted in ... His nine stolen bases ranked second on the squad ... Had the most multiple-hit games with 25 and tied for the most multiple-RBI outings with 12 ... Batted .415 with two outs ... Carried a .398 batting average in BIG EAST games ... Started all 56 of the games in which he played ...
1999-00: Played in 56 games, batting .235 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 15 runs batted in ... Turned in back-to-back three-hit games against Rhode Island and Richmond ... Was 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in a game against Kent ... Contributed two doubles and two RBIs in a win over Xavier ... Drove in the winning run in a 7-6 win over Duquesne with a pinch-hit double ... Was successful on six of his seven stolen base attempts ... Committed just three errors on the season and played error-free in his last 38 games ...
1998-99: One of only three Tech players to start every game ... Made all 59 starts at third base ... Went 3-for-4 with four runs batted in and two runs scored at High Point in his second collegiate game ... Registered a double, a home run and three RBIs in a 10-9 loss at Wake Forest ... Drove in five runs during a pair of wins at West Virginia ... Had back-to-back three-hit games against George Washington ... Collected four hits, including a homer and knocked in three runs during a win at Liberty ... Posted multiple hits in 11 of Tech's first 20 games ... Finished the season with 21 multiple-hit games and 15 multiple-RBI outings ... Earned Atlantic 10 All-Tournament honors after accounting for seven hits, three doubles and seven RBIs in five games ... Also named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Regional in Winston-Salem where he drove in six runs during Tech's three games ... Finished the season hitting .307 ... Turned in 13 doubles, a triple and four home runs ... Drove in 51 runs and scored 45 ... Fielded .903 in 154 chances at third base ...
High School: Saw action as an infielder, outfielder and pitcher during his four years at Catoctin High ... Lettered all four seasons for Coach Tom Sherald ... Hit .652 his senior year with five home runs and 34 runs batted in ... Also posted a 7-1 record as a pitcher ... Named the Mid-Maryland Player of the Year, the Tri-State Player of the Year and the Frederick Gazette Player of the Year ... Won the Diamond Award as his team's most valuable player ... Registered a .418 batting average as a junior ... Contributed six homers and 37 RBIs ... Went 3-2 on the mound ... A two-time all-league pick ... Played for the Oriolanders Showcase team the summer before his senior year ... Selected to play in the Crown All-Star Game at Camden Yards ...
Personal: Jonathon Hamilton West ... Born 3/9/80 in Gettysburg, PA ... Son of Bryon and Donna West ... Majoring in environmental protection and policy.
