12 Craig Day
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- Height:
- 5'11"
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Millersburg, Ohio
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- High School:
- Waynedale
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- Position:
- 2B/3B
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
Will be a four-year starter … Possibly making the move
back to second base this season or could return to third base/DH
role … Versatile enough to hit in a variety of spots in the
lineup, providing both power and a pretty good average … A
blue-collar player and one of the strongest on the team
pound-for-pound … 2013: Starting third
baseman and usually hit between the Nos. 5-7 spots in the order,
compiling a .295 batting average, seven doubles, three home runs,
and 26 RBI … Also reached base safely via 12 walks and seven
hit by pitches for a .368 on-base percentage … Went 3-for-4
with five RBI vs. Allegheny during the NCAC championship game (May
10) … Also notched a three-hit game against Oberlin (April
20), going 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBI … Started the
season with a 7-for-15 performance (.467) over the first four games
… 2012: Batted just a shade under .300
(.297) with six doubles, three home runs, and 15 RBI … Led
the league in hit by pitches with 14 … Played three
positions, starting 17 times at second base, 13 at third, and six
at DH, and hit out of the No. 2 hole most often (14 games) …
Started all four games of the NCAC tourney as the DH, highlighted
by 2-for-5 performance vs. Ohio Wesleyan (May 4) … Doubled
twice in the same game against Allegheny (April 29) … Went
3-for-3 with a walk at Oberlin (April 21) …
2011: Garnered second-team all-conference
recognition as a freshman … Started 27 times at second and
four in right field, while hitting No. 7 primarily … Tied
for third in the NCAC with a team-leading five home runs, three
coming in games against rival Wittenberg … Batted .320
overall with six doubles and 24 RBI … All-NCAC Tournament
Team selection after going 7-for-14 (.500), highlighted by a
4-for-5, five-RBI performance with a double and home run in the
opening game vs. Wittenberg (April 28) … Homered twice in a
regular season game at Wittenberg (April 10) … Prior
to Wooster: Selected to the All-Wayne County Athletic
League First Team as both a junior and senior when he batted .490
and .378, respectively, at nearby Waynedale High School …
Four-year letterwinner in baseball for the Golden Bears …
Personal: Born on June 4, 1991 … Son of
Rick and Lori Day … Majoring in communication
studies.