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2016 Baseball Roster

4 Mitch Gasbarro

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Glen Ellyn, Ill.
  • Highschool Glenbard South

Biography

CAREER STATS

SENIOR (2016):  Played in 53 games with 51 starts... saw action at the corner infield positions and in the outfield... ended the season hitting .303 with 24 RBIs... tied for a team-high in doubles (16)... posted a .424 slugging percentage with a .387 on-base percentage... ranked second on the team in stolen bases, totaling 10 in 15 chances... had 16 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games... finished career ranked fifth in EIU history in hit-by-pitches (27) and sixth in sacrifice bunts (20)... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

JUNIOR (2015): Played in 31 games with 26 starts... open season as teams shortstop before suffering a hand injury on March 15 at Memphis... returned to team as a pinch runner on April 2 at Tennessee Tech and appeared in that role for five games... returned to starting line-up on April 21 at Illinois... hit .221 for the year... had four doubles, triple and home run after returning from injury... had seven RBI and 16 runs scored...

SOPHOMORE (2014): Played and started in 51 games… hit .307 with 12 RBI… ranked second on the team in runs (46) and doubles (15)… also posted a .417 slugging percentage with a .414 on-base percentage… went 6-for-10 in stolen bases… was third on the team in hits (59)… increased his batting average to .330 in OVC play… had 16 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games… set the EIU single-season sacrifice bunts record with 14 on the year… had 11 sacrifice bunts in conference play to lead all players.

FRESHMAN (2013): Played in 28 games, making 20 starts… hit .200 (16-for-80) with 21 runs, five RBI, a double and a home run… also went 3-for-4 in stolen bases… had a .250 slugging percentage and a .347 on-base percentage… had five sacrifice hits… went 4-for-11 at the plate during the Murray State series with seven runs, three RBI and two sacrifice hits… had three multi-hit games… went 3-for-16 with RISP… started 11 games at shortstop and nine at second base.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-sport athlete, playing baseball, basketball and golf... was a three-time varsity letterwinner at shortstop... earned All-Western Sun Conference honors as a sophomore and All-Metro Suburban Conference honors as a senior... missed his junior baseball season with an injury... tabbed the Metro Suburban Conference MVP as a senior... named to the IHSBCA All-Area Team and the IHSBCA All-State Team as a senior... played in the IHSBCA East/West Senior All-Star Game... served as team captain as a senior... led his team in on-base percentage (.437), runs (39) and Triples (5) in 2012... helped team set the school record for single-season wins (26) as a senior... helped team capture a conference and regional title in 2012... was selected as his team's MVP as a senior... also named the school's male athlete of the year... played for the DuPage Training Academy Wildcats in in the summer of 2012... was a three-time academic all-conference honoree... was a member of the high school honor roll (2009-12), National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society... was the recipient of the 2012 Livingston Human Relations Award. 

PERSONAL: Son of Dan and Lori Gasbarro.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2013Freshman

    Infield
    5'11" 170 lbs
    12
  • 4

    2014Sophomore

    Infield
    5'11" 170 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2015Junior

    Infield
    6'0" 170 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2016Senior

    Infield
    6'0" 170 lbs
    4
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