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No. 9
Tony Mansolino
Sophomore-1L
INF
Right/Right
6-0 * 195
Collierville, TN
(Buchanan[Calif.])
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Corbin's Comments: "A tough player with arm strength who works
well with fellow infielder Ryan Klosterman. Plays with a lot of grit and savvy.
Hits to all fields with gap power. Will start at third base or shortstop while
adding depth at second base. Finished first among position players in the Omaha
Challenge."
As a Freshman (2002): Vanderbilt's lone freshman to start all of the
Commodores' 51 games (shortstop)... Ranked among the team leaders in several
categories, including runs (first-47), walks (tied for first-24), doubles (second-15),
plate appearances (second-236), hits (third-58) and at bats (third-207)...Hit
safely in 40 of 51 games, never going more than two consecutive games without
a hit... Ended the year on a 10-game hit streak, batting .429 (15-for-35) with
nine runs scored, four RBI, four doubles and six walks... His 10-game hit streak
tied for the third-longest on the team... Tied for fourth on the team with 14
multi-hit games...Posted a career-high four hits and three runs scored against
Kentucky (5/12)... Hit.371 (13-for-35) with seven RBI, nine runs scored two
doubles and two home runs during seven-game hit streak (4/12-4/20)... Hit .429
(6-for-14) with three RBI, two home run and six runs scored in
the South Carolina series... Went 3-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored at
LSU (3/16)... Batted .271 with nine doubles, three home runs and 26 RBI with
the Outerbank Daredevils of the Coastal Plains League during the summer... Participated
in the CPL All-Star game for the north squad and was named the CPL tournament
most valuable player after directing the Daredevils to the league's postseason
title.
High School: Batted .468 with with five home runs, 52 hits, 17 doubles
and four stolen bases as a senior at Buchanan High School... Named Central California
Player of the Year by the Fresno Bee as well as All-State, All-Valley and All-Tri-River
Athletic Conference as a senior... Selected Clovis Independent Player of the
Year his senior season... Won team's Most Valuable Player award... Batted .308
as a junior with 24 hits, five doubles, one home run and seven RBI... Participated
in the All-Star Area Code summer league prior to his senior season... Earned
four letters in baseball... Class salutatorian... Chose Vanderbilt over Georgia
Tech and Santa Clara.
Personal: Anthony Joseph Mansolino... Born 9/28/82 in Newport Beach,
Calif.... Son of Doug and Cindy Mansolino... Has a brother
named Nick and a sister named Arie... Father is a coach in
the Pittsburgh Pirates organization... Majoring in Human and
Organizational Development... Favorites include italian food,
the television show "Baseball Tonight," the movie
"Rocky" and the music of Faith Hill... His favorite
baseball player is Robert Fick... His favorite baseball team
is the Pittsburgh Pirates... Word that best describes him
is stubborn... Most treasured possession is his glove... Favorite
sports besides baseball are ping pong and golf... Advice to
youngsters is "Go hard or go home."
Single-Game Highs
Hits: 4, 1x vs Kentucky (5/12/02)
HRs: 1, 3x; last vs USC (4/14/02)
RBIs: 2, 1x at Florida (4/20/02)
Runs: 3, 4x; last vs Kentucky (5/12/02)
SB: 1, 2x; last vs Belmont (3/13/02)
Hitting Streak: 10 games (5/4 - 5/19/02)
Batting vs. The SEC
| Team |
AVG |
GP |
AB |
H |
HR |
RBI |
| Alabama |
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| Arkansas |
.250 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Auburn |
.250 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Florida |
.357 |
3 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| Georgia |
.083 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Kentucky |
.500 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| LSU |
.364 |
3 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Ole Miss |
.231 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Miss. St. |
.231 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| USC |
.429 |
3 |
14 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
| Tennessee |
.273 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
.302 |
28 |
116 |
35 |
2 |
11 |
Mansolino's Career Statistics
| Year |
AVG |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG% |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OB% |
SF |
SH |
SB |
A |
| 2002 |
.280 |
51 |
51 |
207 |
47 |
58 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
82 |
.396 |
24 |
2 |
45 |
5 |
.57 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Tot. |
.280 |
51 |
51 |
207 |
47 |
58 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
82 |
.396 |
24 |
2 |
45 |
5 |
.57 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Fielding
| Year |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD% |
| 2002 |
92 |
122 |
20 |
.915 |
| Total |
92 |
122 |
20 |
.915 |
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