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Joe De Pinto |
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2009
De Pinto should see playing time as a second baseman, but also can play other infield positions in his sophomore season.
Summer
He played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwest League...in 18 games with the Mallards, he batted .250 (15-for-60) with two doubles, two stolen bases and eight RBI.
2008
As a freshman, he made 34 starts in 42 games...batted .203 (24-for-118) with eight doubles, two stolen bases and five RBI...went 2-for-5 on April 15 at No. 15 Cal State Fullerton...put together a five-game hitting streak (April 8-15) with two games against No. 16/15 Cal State Fullerton and a three-game series against No. 5 Cal...recorded a double in back-to-back games (April 11 and 12) against Cal...had a season-high eight-game hitting streak from March 25-April 5...went 5-for-12 (.417) with two doubles and one RBI at No. 1 Arizona State (March 28-30)...recorded his first collegiate hit on Feb. 23 at Florida International.
High School
He was a four-year varsity letterwinner at St. Francis High in La Canada, Calif., under coach Mike Solar...earned All-CIF Division III and Rivals.com all-state middle school honors in his senior year after batting .476 with five home runs, 27 RBI and 13 stolen bases...also named by the Glendale News Press and Pasadena Star News all-area team...hit two home runs (a solo homerun and grand slam) in his final high school game...earned All-CIF Division II second team and All-Mission League first team honors in his junior season...led St. Francis to the 2006 CIF Division II Championship game where the team lost to Foothill High (and current USC freshman pitcher Brad Boxberger)...named All-San Gabriel Valley first team by the Pasadena Star News...batted .454 as a junior with a .522 on-base percentage, along with 13 doubles, 27 RBI and 28 stolen bases...rated No. 19 in the California Baseball Zone Southern California Top 50...member of the honor roll all four years.
Personal
He has not declared a major...parents are Beatrice and David...has one brother, Vincent...enjoys golfing and fishing in his spare time...lists Derek Jeter as his biggest sports hero...lists Ocean's 11, Ocean's 12, Ocean's 13 and Happy Gilmore as his favorite movies...listens to Frank Sinatra, Jay-Z and Eminem...birthdate is April 3, 1989.
DePinto's Career Statistics
Year G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO
2008 (Fr.) 42-34 .203 118 20 24 8 0 0 5 2-4 14 22
DePinto's Career Statistics vs. Pac-10 Teams
Opponent G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO
Arizona 2-1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 1
Arizona State 3-3 .417 12 3 5 2 0 0 1 0-0 0 3
California 3-3 .231 13 3 3 2 0 0 0 0-0 1 3
Oregon State 1-0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0
UCLA 4-4 .200 15 2 3 1 0 0 1 0-0 0 2
Washington 2-1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0
Washington St. 1-1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 16-13 .220 50 9 11 5 0 0 2 0-0 4 9
