|
Dan Palumbo begins his fourth season with the Patriots and his third on the field and he will be in the mix for a starting position in the infield... A solid hitter who has a terrific grasp of the fundamentals. 2009: Made 26 starts and appeared in 28 games for the Patriots taking the field at third base and second base... Made just five errors at third base and saw the field twice as a late-inning defensive replacement... Did most of his damage at the plate in his first 11 games, batting .359 with three doubles, 14 hits and 12 runs scored... Had a pair of steals on the year, with a theft against Army (3/7) and swipe against UMass (3/16)... Reached base in 20 of 26 games. 2008: Earned a medical redshirt and will retain his season of eligibility... Started six games for the Patriots at designated hitter, going 5 for 23 (.217) with six RBI and three runs scored... Had a steal, an RBI and a run scored at College of Charleston on Feb. 23... Had lone multi-hit game on March 5 at Richmond going 2 for 4 with three RBI and a run scored. 2007: Appeared in 43 games for Mason with 41 starts... Earned a spot on the CAA All-Rookie Team... Was fifth on the team in batting with a .315 average... Was one of five Patriots to have a hitting streak of double figures, batting safely in 10 straight games... One of six Patriots to reach double figures in doubles... After season's second game, average never fell below .268... Over final 29 games of the season, batted .344, third on the team... Batting out of the eighth and ninth spot, had 10 RBI and 21 runs scored... Had 12 multi-hit games on the year... Was 3 for 6 at Charleston Southern (Feb. 24), 3 for 6 at Georgetown (April 3) and 3 for 4 agaisnt Chicago State (April 21). Prep: Earned six varsity letters at Archbishop Spalding High School, three in baseball, two in basketball and one in volleyball... As a junior, named team Most Valuable Player, All-Conference and first-team All-Anne Arundel County Capitol-Gazette... As a sophomore, chosen All-Conference and second-team All-Anne Arundel County Capitol-Gazette... As a junior, batted .392 with 31 RBI, 35 runs, a .519 on-base percentage, a .529 slugging percentage and a 1.048 OPS... Did not play senior year due to a knee injury. Personal: Full name is Daniel Vincent Palumbo... Parents are Theresa and Jeff Palumbo... Has three brothers, Jon, Jeff and Joe... Brother Jeff played at Mason and was an assistant coach with the team for three years, including 2007 and 2008... Brother Jon played at LaSalle and brother Joe played at Maryland... A 2006 graduate of Archbishop Spalding... Earned a 4.4 grade-point average in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society... Also recruited by Towson, William & Mary, Navy, Marshall and Elon... Major is undeclared.
CAREER MASON BATTING STATISTICS |
  |
