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Adam Innerst begins his fourth season at George Mason and will play the outfield and be a designated hitter ... Also will be a reserve at catcher ... Strong player with plenty of potential ... Has developed into a consistent power threat on offense ... Majoring in finance, with minor in history. 2004: Had an eye-opening junior season when he started all 58 games, hit 15 homers, drove in 73 runs and batted .328... Named second-team All-CAA as an outfielder... Was among the nation's leaders in RBI per game and home runs per game... Had his RBI in bunches with 11 in the first four games of the season and 12 in a three-game series against Akron, including seven RBI on March 27, one shy of tying the school record for RBI in a game... Hit two home runs in that game and was 5 for 6 on the day... Had eight RBI in a three-game series at James Madison... Patriots were 10-4 when he homered and in two of those losses, his home run prevented the team from being shutout... Was hitting .367 when the team took a 10-day break for finals... Finished the season in a slump, going 13 for his final 63 (.206) over the last 15 games but still managed to drive in 17 runs during that stretch... Hit .818 with the bases loaded and .813 with a runner on third and less than two outs... Was second on the team in RBI, third in homers,doubles, slugging percentage and hits, fourth in batting average and fifth in runs... Was second on the team with 19 multiple RBI games and was third with 24 multiple hit games... Started 41 games in left field, 14 in right field and three at designated hitter... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2003 for outstanding work in the classroom. 2003: Had solid sophomore season, seeing action in 24 games and starting 20 (12 in right field and eight at DH) ... Batted .267 with two doubles, two triples, three home runs and 19 RBI ... Ranked tied for second on team in triples, fifth in home runs, seventh in RBI ... Appeared in seven games vs. CAA opponents during the regular season, starting five ... Batted .227 with a double and two RBI ... Started four of Mason's five games in the CAA Championship, batting .200 with two home runs and seven RBI ... Had five multiple-hit games, including one with three hits, and had four multiple-RBI contests, including three with three or more RBI ... Tied school record with two triples vs. Georgetown April 23 ... Established career highs with five RBI and three hits vs. Cleveland State March 22, including hitting first career grand slam ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List (both semesters) ... Also received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award. 2002: Had solid freshman campaign, seeing action in 13 games and starting seven (six at DH, one at catcher) ... Batted .192 with two doubles, a triple and six RBI ... Appeared in four games against CAA opponents, starting two at DH ... Hit safely in four of five games from March 10-27, contributing five RBI ... Had two-run triple vs. Buffalo March 24 ... Had season-best two hits vs. Marist March 10 ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List (both semesters) and was selected as a CAA Scholar-Athlete ... Enjoyed more success during summer season with the Vienna Mustangs of the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League, a local wood-bat circuit ... Batted .287 with nine doubles, a home run and 13 RBI. Prep: Had outstanding career at York Suburban High School, earning three letters ... Hit 13 career home runs and set Trojans' school record with 30 RBI during his junior campaign ... Twice selected to YAIAA All-Star Team, he received the Sam Shipley Distinguished Athlete award as a senior ... Named top prospect in Pennsylvania by MABCA in 2001 ... Named Most Valuable Player and took Outstanding Hitter award with American Legion team after batting .600 in Summer 2000, and was named to East-West All-Star Game. Personal: Full name is Adam Robert Innerst ... Born September 8, 1992 ... Son of Robert and Cindy Innerst ... Has no siblings ... Father played golf at Ohio University ... 2001 graduate of York Suburban High School, where he also played basketball for four years (lettering twice) ... Member of the National Honor Society and National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and was listed four times in Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Selected as YAIAA All-Star Student Athlete last two years by York Dispatch ... Ranked in top 10 percent of his class and graduated with honors.
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