Spring 2011 Baseball Roster
Andrew Russell
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Doylestown, Pa.
- High School:
- Central Bucks West
- Major:
- Business
Why Lehigh?: "It was the perfect combination of academics and athletics. It gives me the chance to get a great education as well as play baseball at a Division I school. Plus it is close to home."
As a junior...Led the team in homeruns (7) and RBI (29)...Had back-to-back homerun games vs. Temple (4/6) and Villanova (4/7)...Went 3-for-4 with RBI aganst Binghamton (3/20)...As a sophomore … started in 47 of the Mountain Hawks 48 games … led the team in every major offensive category … Named to the First-Team All-Patriot League … finished fifth in the Patriot League in both slugging percentage .604 and on-base percentage .457 … recorded 16 multi-hit games … As a freshman … made 41 starts in the outfield … second on the team in batting, with a .313 average … third on the team with 47 hits, 10 stolen bases and 28 runs scored … led the Mountain Hawks with four triples … tied for team lead with 28 RBI … tied for second on the team with three home runs … recorded 12 multi-hit games ... hit safely a career-high four times against Villanova on 3/25/08 … In high school … All-League honoree in 2006 and 2007 … named to the 2007 All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Team by the Philadelphia Inquirer…team MVP in 2007 … awarded with the scholars diploma … member of National Honor Society … brother of Rob Russell.
Russell on Leary: "Coach Leary knows a lot about the game of baseball and shows a lot of encouragement and support for his players."
CAREER STATISTICS (as of 4/10/11)
|
|
G/GS |
AVG |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
|
|
|
2009 2008 |
48-47 44-41 |
.348 .313 |
164 150 |
35 28 |
57 47 |
13 9 |
4 4 |
7 3 |
38 28 |
31 15 |
10 10 |
|
|
|
Total |
168-164 |
.312 |
580 |
110 |
177 |
38 |
10 |
18 |
112 |
95 |
36 |
|
