Spring 2006 Baseball Roster
Mike Sandonato
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Trumbull, Conn.
- High School:
- Trumbull
- Major:
- Accounting
Why Lehigh?: “I chose to come to Lehigh because of its strong academic and athletic
reputation. Lehigh offered me a great academic opportunity while also pursuing a chance
to play Division I baseball.”
As a junior … team scholar-athlete award winner … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … appeared in 43 games, making 36 starts … hit .317 while scoring 17 runs and driving in 17 others … was three-for-five in stolen base attempts … started 16 of 17 league games, posting a .333 average against league competition … appeared in 17 games as a sophomore, posting a .143 batting average … drove in five runs … played in 18 games his freshman year, starting 11 … member of the National Honor Society in high school … all-state player in Connecticut in 2002.
Sandonato on Leary: “Coach Leary cares a great deal about his players on and off the field.
He stresses hard work, dedication, and the will to succeed on the baseball field as well as in the classroom.”
CAREER STATISTICS
G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SLG%
2005 43-36 .317 120 17 38 3 0 0 17 9 .342 .368 3
2004 17-5 .143 28 0 4 1 0 0 5 0 .179 .167 0
2003 18-11 .097 31 5 3 1 0 0 1 6 .129 .243 0
Total 78-52 .251 179 22 45 5 0 0 23 15 .279 .309 3
