Meet the Hokies state titles … Was twice named a first-team all-state performer, and was placed on the All-Extra second team by The Washington Post as a senior, in addition to receiving an All-Met honorable mention … In 2007, batted .472 with six homers, 14 doubles and 48 RBIs, while also going 4-1 as a pitcher with three saves, 38 strikeouts and a 1.89 ERA … As a junior hit .364 with four homers and 38 RBIs, including a 5-1 record on the mound with a 2.02 ERA, two saves and 42 strikeouts … Was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and earned the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award. Personal: Merritt Albert Sosnoskie … Born 2/25/89 in Langhorne, Pa. … Son of Tony and Marcy Sosnoskie … Brother of catcher Anthony Sosnoskie … Enrolled in financial planning. G AB R H RBI BAvg 2008 Did not play
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G AB R H RBI BAvg 2008 53 216 35 70 33 .324
Austin Wates
UTL, 6-1, 183, R/R Sophomore Richmond, Va.
and all-metro honors in both baseball and soccer, while being named to the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association First Team on the diamond … Also played on the Virginia Prep League basketball championship team … Batted .449 with six doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 21 runs batted in as a senior, after hitting .500 as a junior … Prior to moving to Richmond, played two seasons in all three sports at Garfield High School in Seattle, Wash. … His soccer teams in 2005 and 2006 won state titles, and he once earned regional All-America honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Personal: Austin Anthony Wates … Born 9/2/88 in Seattle, Wash. … Son of Luther C. Wates, Jr., and Tawnya Pettiford-Wates … Enrolled in university studies.
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Hughes says: “Austin has a chance to be a great player if he builds off of what he did last year. Very few freshmen do what he did in this league, and he proved that he can play at a high level. We just need him to be consistent and to get better at every phase of his game, including on the defensive side of things. He had a few two- or three-game skids that freshmen sometimes fall into, but he has a chance to hit for power, steal a ton of bases and be one of the better defenders in our program and the league." 2008: Was one of the ACC’s best freshmen … Played in 53 games, starting 51, including 32 at second base … Led off 21 times and finished the year second on the team with a .324 batting average … Stole a team-high 15 bases, tallied a team-best 70 hits and led the ACC with six triples … Worked his way into the starting lineup after coming off the bench in game two against Pitt and reaching base in each of his first three collegiate plate appearances … Had two hits, including a double … Stole two bases in game one against Coastal Carolina … Collected two hits, two runs scored and a steal at Davidson … Smashed a bases-loaded triple in game two against Central Connecticut … Picked up three hits and stole two bases in a win over Binghamton … Had three more hits in the win at Radford, including a double … Tripled and scored two runs against Fordham … Led the team at UNC by collecting five hits in 12 at bats … Scored a run and stole a base in game two … Had a pair of 3-for-6 games vs. FSU, scoring two runs in game two and three runs in game three … Went 3-for-6 again at JMU, this time scoring four runs … On April 1 against Radford, went 4-for-5 with his first collegiate home run … Had two hits against Longwood … Notched two RBIs in game two with Maryland and had two hits, including a double, in game three … Collected three hits in each of the first two Wake games … Doubled twice in game one … Had a three-run triple in game two and also stole two bases … Had two hits at Liberty … Went 2-for-4 with what proved to be the game-winning home run in game two against NC State … Had two RBIs against Radford, including the go ahead sac fly in the eighth inning … Doubled in game three at Clemson … Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs in game two with Presbyterian … Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a steal in the second Liberty game … Hit two triples in that game to tie a single-game school record and become the first Hokie since 2003 to record six in a season … Doubled twice in game one vs. Miami … Hit the game-winning double in the bottom of the eighth inning in the upset of No. 1 Miami … Went 2-for-5 vs. William & Mary. High School: Spent his junior and senior seasons starring for Coach Tony Szymendera at St. Christopher’s School … In 2007, earned all-prep, all-state
BB SO 2b 3b HR TB SB- SBA 11 33 10 6 2 98 15- 20
Mickey White
UTL, 6-5, 203, R/R r-Freshman Earlysville, Va.
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Hughes says: “Mickey improved himself from last year, and that’s what you want from every guy in your program. He will fight to get a role in our outfield and he will add good depth to our bench. He’s a good-sized athlete who can run and he continues to get better.”
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Mickey White
2008: Was sidelined with mononucleosis early on and ended up redshirting. High School: Broke numerous school records in his three seasons under Coach Greg Maynard at class AAA Albemarle High School … Set career records in eight categories, including games played, at-bats, runs, hits, RBIs, doubles, home runs and total bases … Single-season marks include a .552 batting average and 37 hits as a senior, and 11 doubles, six homers and 63 total bases as a junior … As a senior, added 30 runs, 25 RBIs, five homers and 13 steals to earn first-team all-state, All-Northwest Region, All-Central Virginia and All-Commonwealth District recognition, in addition to being selected as
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