dominic ficociello Dominic
Ficociello
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INF, S/R, 6-4, 185, SO-1L Fullerton, Calif. Fullerton Union HS
Career Highs Category At Bats Runs Hits RBI HR BB SB K
Highs 5 4 4 5 1 2 1 3
Opponent (last time) 11x (vs. Charlotte) at San Diego State 3x (at South Carolina) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 4x (vs. Southeast Missouri State) vs. Southeast Missouri State 5x (at South Carolina) vs. Vanderbilt
Date 6/5/11 3/10/11 5/13/11 3/5/11 5/3/11 5/4/11 5/13/11 3/25/11
Van Horn on Ficociello Dominic started from game one last year as a true freshman … One of the best defensive first basemen, if not the best defensive first baseman, in the country … Has a tremendous feel around the first base bag … Switch hitter with some power … Power numbers will continue to improve as he gets older and puts on more strength … Projected as the team’s starting first baseman and will hit in the middle of the order 2012 (Sophomore) Ranked as the 75th-best player in college baseball by CollegeBaseballDaily.com. 2011 (Freshman) Hit a team-best .335 with four homers and a team-leading 50 RBI in 61 games played, including 59 starts ... Also led the Razorbacks in hits (75) and doubles (15) ... Tied an Arkansas freshman single-season record with 75 hits ... Named a freshman All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game ... Named to the SEC All-Freshman and All-Defensive Team ... Played in all three games of opening-weekend series vs. Delaware State (2.18-2.20), recording first hit and scoring a run in series finale ... Had three hits, including two doubles, in series finale vs. Utah (2.27) and drove in four runs ... Went 3-for-8 with five RBI and a run scored in two games vs. McNeese State (3.1-3.2) ... Hit .600 (6-for-10) with 10 RBI in three-game series vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3.4-3.6), including a 3-for-5 performance with a career-high five RBI in second game of the series ... Went 9-for-18 with six runs scored, five doubles and a RBI in four-game series at San Diego State (3.10-3.13) ... Hit .429 (6-for-14) in SEC opening series at Auburn (3.18), including a 4-for-5 performance in the series finale with three RBI ... Drove in two runs and had a pair of hits in first game of midweek series vs. Memphis (3.22) ... Recorded two hits and drove in a run in win against Texas State (4.6) ... Batted .333 (3-for-9) in series vs. LSU with a homer and two RBI ... Drove in the eventual game-winning run in the series opener vs. the Tigers with his first collegiate home run ... Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after hitting .385 (5-for-13) with a homer and three RBI in games against Texas State and LSU ... Had two hits in each game of the series vs. Mississippi State (4.15-4.17), finishing the three games with a .500 batting average and a RBI ... Hit second home run of the season in win at Oral Roberts (4.19), a two-run blast that gave the Razorbacks an early lead ... Went 5-for-11 in series at Georgia (4.29-5.1), hitting his third home run of the season, driving in four runs and stealing a pair of bases ... Batted .500 (4-for-8) in midweek series vs. Southeast Missouri State (5.3-5.4), including a 3-for-5 performance in the series opener, hitting his fourth home run of the season and driving in three runs ... Hit .333 (3-for-9) in three-game series vs. Florida (5.5-5.7) with a team-high five RBI, including two RBI in the second and third games of the series ... Earned second SEC Freshman of the Week honor after hitting .412 (7-for-17) with a homer, eight RBI and four runs scored against SEMO and Florida ... Had at least two hits in each game of series at No. 4 South Carolina (5.13-5.15), finishing the series with a .571 batting average, three RBI and two runs scored ... Hit .375 (6-for-16) in the SEC Tournament (5.25-5.28), driving in two runs and scoring twice. Summer Baseball 2011: Selected to play with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team ... Played in 13 games, including 12 starts, and hit .283 with nine RBI and seven runs scored ... Also was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts ... Finished the summer on an eight-game hitting streak ... Defensively, committed just one error in 120 chances for a .992 fielding percentage. Fullerton Union High School Four-year starter ... Hit .298 with a home run and 15 RBI during freshman year... Received the golden glove award following freshman season ... As a sophomore, played in 12 games with a .513 batting average and seven RBI before suffering an injury ... Led his team to a league championship and quarterfinals of the California Interscholastic Federation state tournament ... Named Team MVP and was selected to the all-league first team, All-CIF first team and allcounty second team as he ended his junior year with a .495 batting average, 10 homers and 36 RBI ... Also was a four-year starter for the football team ... Named to honor roll and was also a scholar-athlete. In the Draft 2010 - Detroit Tigers, 23rd round (703rd overall) Personal Son of Gary and Debbie Ficociello ... Has one sister, Shelby ... Majoring in recreation and sports management.
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2012 ARKANSAS BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE