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Chris Looze enters his second season with the Patriots and will be the starter at first base ... Has classic left-handed swing with ability to hit for average and power ... Possesses above-average speed ... Solid defensive player at first base ... Transfer from South Florida Community College ... Majoring in biology. 2004: Named first-team All-CAA and was among the nation's leaders in RBI... Set a single-season school record with 81 RBI... Led the CAA in RBI, was second in doubles and total bases and third in home runs... Started all 58 games for the Patriots, batting .340 with 17 homers, 81 RBI, 58 runs and 23 doubles. Slugged .664 and had a .412 on-base percentage... Had 80 hits and batted .714 with a runner on third and less than two outs... Patriots were 10-5 when he homered, 28-8 when he had an RBI and 29-12 when he batted third... Had 25 multiple-hit games and 24 multiple-RBI games... Twice named CAA and ECAC Player of the Week... Hit for a .364 average at home but only sic of his 17 homers came at Spuhler Field... Had a pair of two-homer games... Was 2 for 6 with two homers and four RBI against Seton Hall on March 12 and was 3 for 4 with two homers and four RBI against UMBC on May 19... Average fell .016 in the final four games of the season, as he finished 2004 in a 2 for 19 slump... Selected as preseason CAA Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball magazine ... In preseason poll of CAA coaches by Baseball America, selected to All-CAA team ... Also named best defensive first baseman and player with best raw power ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List in Fall 2003 for outstanding work in the classroom. 2003: Enjoyed outstanding sophomore season, earning All-CAA second-team honors ... Also named to all-tournament team at CAA Championship ... Started all 51 games (35 at first base, 15 in right field, one at designated hitter) and batted .343 with 13 doubles, 15 home runs and 56 RBI ... Led Patriots in home runs, RBI, runs (52) and slugging percentage (.646), ranked second in hits (68), third in batting, tied for third in doubles and walks (19), and fourth in on-base percentage (.413) ... Home run and RBI totals tied for seventh-best in school history for season, while slugging percentage ranks 10th ... Started all 17 games vs. CAA opponents and batted .358 with four doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI ... Paced Mason in homers and RBI, ranked third in batting and hits (24) and tied for fourth in doubles against conference foes ... Ranked fourth in the CAA in home runs and slugging percentage, fifth in RBI, tied for fifth in runs ... Nationally, ranked 35th for home runs per game and 61st for RBI per contest ... Batted .364 with two doubles, three homers and nine RBI in five games at CAA Championship ... Had 19 multiple-hit games (third on team), including nine with three or more hits, and had 14 multiple-RBI contests, including eight with three or more RBI ... Twice tied school record with two home runs in a contest (vs. Coppin State April 1, at Georgetown April 30) ... Established career high with seven RBI vs. Coppin State April 1 ... Recorded career-best four hits three times ... Had 16-game hit streak (seventh-longest in school history) March 25-April 19, batting .469 (30-64) with four doubles, seven home runs and 28 RBI ... Opened season by going 9-11 in three-game series at No. 23 Tulane ... Hit safely in 10 of first 12 games, and went hitless in just 14 games ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List (both semesters) ... Also received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award. At SFCC: Played one season at South Florida Community College, located in Avon Park, FL ... Batted .300 with nine home runs and 38 RBI as a redshirt freshman with the Panthers in 2002 after sitting out first year ... Was Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Earned associate's degree with honors. Prep: Had outstanding four-year career at Amherst Regional High School ... Three-time All-Valley Wheel Conference and All-Western Massachusetts selection ... Twice named to Hampshire Gazette 5-Star team, was a state all-star and honorable mention selection for state Player of the Year by USA Today as a senior with the Hurricanes ... Batted .425 with seven home runs and 30 RBI as a senior ... Had .380 average and 16 home runs in high school career. Personal: Full name is Christopher Alan Looze ... Born December 23, 1981 ... Son of Doug and Sue Looze ... Has three brothers ... 2000 graduate of Amherst Regional High School, where he also lettered five times in hockey and four times in football.
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