As a Sophomore in 2007:
Started 47 games for the Owls…Named First Team All-Northeast-10…All-Northeast Region selection...Finished fourth in the conference in batting average, tied for sixth in doubles, tenth in assists and tied for tenth in hits…Led the team in batting (.360, 68-for-189), at bats (189), runs (34), hits (68), doubles (15), triples (four), total bases (97), slugging percentage (.513), on-base percentage (.406), stolen bases (12) and assists (147); ranked third in RBI (29) and walks (15); tied for third in home runs (two)…Hit in 16 consecutive games and went 29-for-65 (.446) between 4/10 and 4/29…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the first game of a double-header against C.W. Post on 3/3…Followed that up with a 3-for-5 performance with a double, two RBI and a run scored in the second game…Hit 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the front end of a doubleheader against Dominican on 3/4…In the second game, hit 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored… Hit 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base at Hawaii Pacific on 3/15… Hit 3-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base at Hawaii Pacific on 3/16…Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader at Hawaii Pacific on 3/17…Went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored at Hawaii Pacific on 3/20…Hit 3-for-4 with two doubles, four runs scored, an RBI and a walk at Hawaii Pacific on 3/21…Cranked a solo homer at Pace on 3/27…Collected a season-high four hits in five at bats with a triple, a run scored and a stolen base in the back end of a double-header at Franklin Pierce on 3/31…Hit 3-for-5 with a triple, three RBI and two runs scored in the first game of a double-header at Bryant 4/1…Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Merrimack on 4/10…Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against St. Rose on 4/11…Hit 2-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored in the front end of a doubleheader against American International on 4/13…Hit 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, one run and a stolen base at St. Anselm on 4/19…Hit 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Stonehill on 4/21…Followed that up by going 1-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored in the second game…Hit 3-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored at Merrimack on 4/23…Went 3-for-4 with a season-high four RBI, a double, a run scored and a walk in the first game of a doubleheader against Southern New Hampshire on 4/29…In the second game, hit 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a walk…Hit 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored at Assumption 5/5.
As a Freshman in 2006:
Started 54 games for the Owls…Named Second Team All-Northeast-10 Conference…Led the Northeast-10 in at bats (244), tied for second in assists (163), tied for third in hits (81), ranked fourth in stolen bases (22), fifth in runs scored (48), tied for sixth in triples (four) and ranked seventh in total bases (108)…Led the team in at bats (244), runs (48), triples (four), total bases (108), stolen bases (22) and assists (163); tied for the team lead in hit by pitch (six); ranked second on the team in batting (.332, 81-for-244), hits (81) and slugging percentage (.443); and ranked third in doubles (13)…Hit two home runs, drove in 30 runs, hit a sacrifice fly and posted a .376 on-base percentage…Posted a 10-game hitting streak and an 11-game hitting streak to record hits in 21 of 22 games between 4/13 and 5/20…Played in his first collegiate game, went 1-for-5 with his first career hit and RBI at Armstrong Atlantic on 2/17…Went 2-for-5 with two RBI at Armstrong Atlantic on 2/19…Hit 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored at Bloomfield on 3/8…Hit 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in the front end of a doubleheader against Caldwell on 3/12…Hit 3-for-6 with two runs scored and a stolen base in the first game of a doubleheader against Bridgeport on 3/17…Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in the second game…Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a walk and two stolen bases against New Haven on 3/18…Hit 2-for-5 with a stolen base against New Haven on 3/19…Went 3-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored at Eckerd on 3/20…Hit 2-for-6 with a run scored against Southern New Hampshire on 3/24…Hit 3-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader against Merrimack on 3/26…Hit 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in the second game of a doubleheader at Bentley on 4/1…Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, his first career home run, three RBI and two runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader against Massachusetts-Lowell on 4/6…Hit 2-for-5 with a run scored in the second game…Went 1-for-3, stole two bases and scored two runs in the front end of a doubleheader against Pace on 4/9…Hit 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, two RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases at Southern New Hampshire on 4/11…Hit 2-for-4 with a pair of runs and a stolen base against Southern New Hampshire on 4/13…Went 2-for-6 with a double, an RBI and a run scored at Merrimack on 4/26…Hit 4-for-5 against American International on 4/27…Hit 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in the first game of a doubleheader against St. Anselm on 4/29…Went 1-for-2, drew two walks, hit a double, drove in a run and scored two runs in the second game…Hit 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored at St. Anselm on 4/30…Went 2-for-5, stole three bases and scored a run in the first game of a doubleheader at Assumption on 5/5…Hit 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs against St. Rose on 5/7…Went 2-for-6 with an RBI and two stolen bases at Pace on 5/8…Hit 2-for-4with a double, an RBI and a run scored against St. Anselm on 5/10…Went 3-for-5 with one double, two RBI and one run scored against Massachusetts-Lowell on 5/12…Hit 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored against Franklin Pierce on 5/19.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-State selection as a senior at Masuk (Conn.) High School…Four-time All-Conference selection…Team captain as a senior.
Personal:
Son of Vanessa and Jim Diaz…Has a sister, Jamie…A biology major.
Diaz's Career Highs
| At-Bats |
6, six times |
| Hits |
4, twice |
| Runs |
4, at Hawaii Pacific, 3/21/07 |
| RBI |
4, vs. Southern New Hamsphire, 4/29/07 |
