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  Billy Barber

Billy Barber

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Fredericksburg, Va.

High School:
Colonial Forge

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 230

Position:
RHP/DH

B/T:
R/R

Updated Career Statistics

2008 (Freshman): Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America selection becoming the third-consecutive Spider to earn a spot on that team (Cameron Brown in 2006 and Matt Zielinski in 2007)... Atlantic 10 All-Rookie selection... VaSID All-State selection... Finished the season batting .317 with eye-popping power numbers for a freshman... He led the team in homers (13), RBI (45) and slugging (.703) - ranking among the A-10 leaders in each... Went on a torrid mid-season tear that saw him homer seven times in five-consecutive games... He drove in 21 runs in those five games... Won back-to-back A-10 Rookie of the Awards... Named A-10 Player of the Week, Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week and College Baseball Insider National Player of the Week on March 17... Tied his career-high of five RBI in back-to-back wins over Charleston Southern and Old Dominion... He homered twice in the final game of the CSU series, then roped three doubles and a homer in the ODU game... Also saw action in 15 games (14.1 innings) on the mound and was 1-0 with a 6.91 ERA.

High School: Earned three varsity letters for coach Shawn Szakelyhidi at Colonial Forge ... Named First Team All-Commonwealth District, First All-Northwest Region and Second Team All-State following his junior season as he hit .514 with 36 hits in 70 at bats ... Primarily a relief pitcher as a senior, finished with a 1.35 ERA and seven saves while Colonial Forge won the Commonwealth District Championship, the Northwest Regional Championship and a Virginia AAA State Quarterfinal berth ... Owns Colonial Forge school records both for season batting average (.514) and hitting streaks (15 straight games).

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