| Damian Csakai |
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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Freehold, NJ
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 | High School: Freehold Township
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 | Height / Weight: 5-9 / 160
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 | Position: OF
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 | B/T: R/R
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2007 Freshman Season
Had a breakout year as the team's centerfielder and leadoff hitter ... Hit .297 (46-155), including .299 during NEC play, with 33 runs, eight doubles, 14 RBI and 17 walks ... Posted a team-best .414 OBP and was a perfect 21-21 on the base paths ... His 21 stolen bases ranked third in the NEC and are the fifth-most in a single-season by a Seahawk ... Also was plunked a team-best 14 times, just one off the school-record ... Saw action in 48 games, starting 43 ... Two-time Akadema NEC Rookie of the Week ... Earned his first NEC citation with monster week against Lafayette (3/29) and William & Mary (3/31-4/1) hitting .529, including going 7-9 in three games against the Tribe with six stolen bases, four runs, four walks and four multi-hit games ... Reached base safely in 14-of-16 plate appearances (9-11 at the plate) spanning the four games ... Was a perfect 3-3 with three stolen bases, two walks and a double in game one against William & Mary before going 2-4 in game two ... Capped off his stellar weekend in the third game, reaching base safely in five at bats (2-2; 2 walks; 1 HBP) and laid down a sacrifice bunt in his other plate appearance ... Hit safely over the next five games to extend his season-best hitting streak to nine games ... Garnered his second NEC Rookie of the Week citation after hitting a blistering.692 (9-13) with, six runs scored, two walks, two hit by pitches and two stolen bases in four-game sweep of FDU (4/28-4/29) ... In game three against the Knights, recorded a NEC season-best five hits ... Helped the Green & White take three-of-four from LIU (4/5-4/7), going 7-17 with four runs, four RBI and two doubles ...Went 2-5 in 10-9 win over Florida International (3/4) ... Also collected two hits in win over Winthrop (3/17) ... Was 2-4 with a double, run and RBI in 11-1 win over Sacred Heart (5/4) and 2-3 with a double in 3-0 win at Monmouth (5/19) ... Preserved Wagner's 4-3 win over CCSU (5/13) with a diving catch in centerfield to take away an extra base hit ... Had hits in 15 of the 16 Wagner wins he played in ... Tough on left-handed pitching batting .410 ... Recorded 12 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games.
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Freehold Township High School under the direction of Frank Gualtieri ... Won three varsity letters and helped the Patriots to two Shore Conference titles ... Named MVP as a senior after leading Freehold Township to a 19-6 record ... Hit .419 as a junior ... Also played basketball, helping guide the Patriots to three straight division titles ... Played on the Senior Little League World Series championship team ... Also won back-to-back state championships while playing Babe Ruth baseball ... Last summer, played in the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) for the Freehold Clippers and hit .379 ... Has one brother Corey (17) ... Is undecided on a major at Wagner.
Year G/S AB R H RBI AVG. 2B 3B HR SB/A
2007 48/43 155 33 46 14 .297 8 1 0 21/21
Tot. 48/43 155 33 46 14 .297 8 1 0 21/21