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  Chris Drechsel

Chris Drechsel

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Cranford, NJ

High School:
Cranford

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 215

Position:
C

B/T:
R/R

Team Co-Captain For 2008

2007 Sophomore Season
All-NEC Second Team ... Named as a catcher after earning accolades at the utility position as a freshman ... Hit .296 (45-152), including a scorching .338 during NEC play, with 24 runs, seven doubles, two home runs, 18 RBI, seven stolen bases and 13 walks ... Was tough on would-be base-stealers gunning down an impressive 31 percent (33-107) while allowing just 10 passed balls ... Started all 50 games at catcher ... Collected a career-high four hits to go along with two runs and a double in Wagner's 12-7 win over Winthrop (3/17) ... Went 2-2 with two RBI, two walks and a run in 10-9 win at Florida International (3/4) ... Hit his first career home run to put Wagner up for good and added a two-run double in 8-5 win at LIU (4/6) ... Hit safely in all four games against Mount (4/13-4/14), highlighted by his second career home run ... Collected two multi-hit games at Quinnipiac (4/20-4/21) ... Helped the Green & White to a four-game sweep over FDU (4/28-4/29) by going 5-13 with five runs and two RBI ... Had two three-hit games at William & Mary (4/1) and at Monmouth (5/20) ... Rapped out two doubles in win over UMBC (3/11) ... Destroyed left-handed pitching batting .406 ... Had 12 multi-hit games and a season-best hitting streak of eight games ... Also a standout in the classroom as he was named to the 2007 NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2006 Freshman Season
All-NEC Second Team at the utility position ... Played in 37 games, including 33 starts, rotating between the outfield and catcher ... Hit .282 (29-103), including .349 during NEC games, with 15 runs, 10 RBI, 13 walks and a .380 on-base percentage ... Had six multi-hit games and a season-best six-game hitting streak ... Was instrumental in Wagner clinching a NEC Tourney bid, going 2-5 with a RBI double and a run in 6-5 win over Monmouth (5/21) ... In doubleheader sweep at SFNY (5/6), went 3-7 with three runs and two RBI ... Named Akadema NEC Rookie of the Week for the week of May 8-14, batting .308 (4-13) with three runs and two RBI, helping Wagner to a 2-1 mark against LIU (5/13-5/14) and a victory over Iona (5/11)... Went 2-4 with two runs in two wins over NEC Champion Sacred Heart (4/14-4/15) ... Had three hits vs. Quinnipiac (4/29-4/30) ... Began his collegiate career with hits in three-straight games at JMU (3/4-3/5) ... Was 2-4 against Michigan (3/19) ... Had two hits and two RBI at Stony Brook (4/11) ... Hit .379 (11-29) with runners in scoring position and .366 (15-41) against lefthanders.

Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball Cranford High School under the direction of Dennis McCaffery ... Helped lead the Cougars to the Watchung Conference, Section and Union County North II championships ... Was first team All-County as a junior and senior ... Second team All-Group as a senior ... Also was a standout on the gridiron, earning third team All-State honors as a senior, helping lead the Cougars to Watchung Conference title ... Is the school-record holder in passing yards ... Played four years of varsity basketball ... Last summer, played in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League for the Bourne Braves and hit .280 ... His brother David (22) was a catcher on the Lafayette baseball team that qualified for the 2007 NCAA Tournament ... Also has a sister Jennifer (17) ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Is majoring in math with a minor in education at Wagner.

Year	G/S	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG.	2B	3B	HR	SB/A
2006	37/33	103	15	29	10	.282	1	0	0	1/1
2007	50/50	152	24	45	18	.296	7	0	2	7/10
Tot.	87/83	255	39	74	28	.290	8	0	2	8/11

 

 
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