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Jersey Number 1
David Steele
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mandeville, La.
- High School:
- Mandeville HS
Bio
Competing for the starting position in right field ... Could also be used as a designated hitter against right-hand pitchers ... Good swing and hits for average ... Has a bright future if he continues to work hard ... Needs to keep improving his defensive skills ... Dean[apos]s List ... Conference USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.
2005 (Fr.): Played in 47 games, including 41 starts ... Hit .316 with 11 doubles, 16 walks and 19 RBIs ... Had an on-base percentage of .379 ... Registered a .352 batting average in Conference USA games with eight doubles and 14 RBIs ... Finished with 15 multiple-hit games (11 with two, four with three) and five multiple-RBI games (three with two and two with three) ... Hit .375 (3/8) in the Tulane series (5/22-24), playing two of the three games with two doubles and two RBIs ... Hit .400 (2/5) in the two-game series at Mississippi State (4/26-27) ... Hit .417 (5/12) in the Louisville series (4/30-5/1) with a double and an RBI ... Hit .545 (6/11) with two doubles and eight total bases (.727 slug) and a .583 on-base percentage against UAB (5/6-8) ... Batted .500 (5/10) with two doubles, three RBIs and four runs scored against Cincinnati (3/23-25).
Prep: Played two years at Jesuit High School before transferring to Mandeville High School as a junior and playing his last two seasons for Coach Carey Stockton ... As a senior, he hit .450 with 11 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 21 RBIs ... Named first-team all-district and First-Team All-St. Tammany Parish ... Also a team captain ... A first-team all-district, First-Team All-Tammany Parish, First-Team All-New Orleans metro and honorable-mention all-state as a junior ... Leading hitter in the district with a .500 batting average, three home runs, 24 RBIs ... Helped lead Mandeville to the 5-5A district championship ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Big Brother program and the M-Club of Mandeville High School ... Honor Roll ...
Personal: Son of Frank and Martha Steele ... Father played baseball at Tulane (1973-76) ... Majoring in coaching and sport administration ... Enjoys listening to music, playing video games and fishing in his spare time ... Born October 10, 1985.
Steele[apos]s Career Statistics
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2005 (Fr.) .316 47-41 152 23 48 11 0 0 19 0-1 16 20
True Grit: Final Episode
Friday, October 20
Episode 1: War Damn Golden Eagle
Tuesday, August 22
Episode 5: Battle for the Belt
Thursday, August 17
Episode 4: Battle for the Belt
Saturday, August 12
