| Steven Soares |
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Career Honors:
• Second-Team All-Patriot League (2009 - C)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Feb. 27, 2007; March 13, 2007)
Career Statistics:
-OVERALL-
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT
2007.... .240 48-44 129 16 31 6 0 0 16 21 23 0-0
2008.... .225 31-26 89 20 20 5 2 2 11 14 17 1-1
2009.... .309 44-40 139 21 43 10 0 7 23 18 29 1-1
TOTAL... .263 123-110 357 57 94 21 2 9 50 53 69 2-2
-PATRIOT LEAGUE-
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT
2007.... .226 17-17 53 8 12 3 0 0 5 7 12 0-0
2008.... .130 9-7 23 3 3 0 1 1 1 4 8 0-0
2009.... .310 19-17 58 10 18 5 0 4 7 8 10 0-0
TOTAL... .246 45-41 134 21 33 8 1 5 13 19 30 0-0
Career Highs:
• Runs Scored: 3, two times (MR: at Holy Cross, 4/25/09)
• Hits: 3, at Lehigh (4/14/07)
• RBIs: 3, three times (MR: vs. Monmouth, 3/13/09)
• Stolen Bases: 1, two times (MR: vs. Central Connecticut State, 3/8/09)
• Hitting Streak: 7 games, two times (MR: 4/19/09-4/26/09)
In the Navy Record Books:
-CAREER-
• Most Home Runs: t-14th (9)
-SEASON-
• Most Home Runs: t-5th (7 in 2009)
2009:
Game-by-Game Statistics
2008:
Game-by-Game Statistics
Saw action in 31 contests, 26 of which he started ... batted .225 (20-for-89) with 20 runs scored ... smacked five doubles, two triples and two home runs with 11 RBIs ... drew 14 walks and hit by a pitch five times ... did a solid job handling the pitching staff ... committed just one error in 226 chances, good for a .996 fielding percentage ... gunned down 42.9 percent of all base stealers (21-for-49) ... recorded a 57.1-percent mark in Patriot League action (8-for-14) ... allowed just two passed balls all year ... registered six multi-hit and two multi-RBI performances ... reached safely to start an inning 50.0 percent of the time (14-for-28) ... boasted a .462 on-base percentage against left-handed pitchers ... hit his first-career home run in a 2-for-3 effort with three runs scored against Rhode Island (3/8) ... his round-tripper cleared the scoreboard in left-center ... smacked second long ball of the year at Lafayette (3/30) ... began a four-game stretch (3/30-4/5) which he hit .357 (5-for-14) with a double, triple and home run.
2007:
Game-by-Game Statistics
Shouldered most of the duties and excelled behind the plate during his freshman campaign ... played in 48 games, 44 of which he started at catcher ... his 48 games played were the third most by a freshman in school history ... batted .240 (31-for-129) with 16 runs scored ... smacked six doubles and drove home 16 runs ... very patient at the plate, as he walked 21 times and owned a .373 on-base percentage ... the 21 walks ranked as the fifth-highest total by a Navy freshman in program history ... tallied eight multi-hit and three multi-RBI performances ... did a tremendous job defensively, allowing only three passed balls all year ... worked with a pitching staff that produced its lowest team ERA in 12 years ... held opposing baserunners in check, gunning down 28.0 percent of all runners in stolen base attempts, 37.5 percent in Patriot League action ... also picked off three runners ... produced a .992 fielding percentage in league play ... away from Annapolis, he batted .273 (15-for-55) with three doubles and eight RBIs ... boasted a .363 (16-for-44) batting average between the third and fifth innings ... also threw of two Black Knights baserunners in six stolen base attempts ... registered a six-game hitting streak between Feb. 17-28 ... during that stretch, he batted an eye-popping .667 (10-for-15) with two doubles and three walks ... went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a walk at George Mason (March 20) ... came up with a 3-for-5 effort at Lehigh (April 14) ... enjoyed much success at the plate against Army, hitting .385 (5-for-13) with a double and two walks (April 21-22) ... in game two of the series, he went 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and a run scored ... delivered a 2-for-3 effort in the batter's box during the following contest ... knocked in a pair of runs against Duquesne (March 18) and Holy Cross (March 31).
High School:
Attended Taravella High School ... also went to Grandview Prep School ... combined for four letters in baseball ... five-time All-Broward County selection ... named the team's Most Valuable Player in his senior year ... earned Best Defensive Player Award during his junior season ... helped his squad to a 22-9 mark during his senior campaign ... posted a .450 batting average during his senior season, including nine home runs.
Personal:
Full name is Steven Patrick Soares ... son of Joseph and Kathleen Soares ... born May 18, 1987, in Hollywood, Fla. ... majoring in general science.
