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2006 (Senior): Was selected as a First Team All-Atlantic 10 outfielder... Was a quarterfinalist for the Brooks Wallace College Baseball Player of the Year honor... Selected as a Second All-East Region outfielder by the American Baseball Coach Association... Was a Second Team All-State selection by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association... Led the team in nearly every offensive category including average (.379), runs (57), hits (89), doubles (17), triples (5), homeruns (10) and stolen bases (19)... Finished the season on an 11-game hit streak and reached base in each of his final 43 games at Richmond... Zeskind leaves Richmond as the all-time leader in career hits (310) and career doubles (69)... He finished his career tied for the all-time career lead in triples (12)... His career average of .356 is the fourth-best all-time, while his slugging percentage (.542) ranks 10th all-time... He garnered 472 total bases in his four seasons, third-best ever for the Spiders... He also ranks among the Richmond all-time record book in at bats (second, 871), runs (ninth, 193), RBI (eighth, 147), stolen bases (fourth, 147), strikeouts (fourth, 141) and walks (fourth, 131). 2005 (Junior): Played in 53 games and led the Spiders in eight offensive categories including hitting (.365), runs (37), hits (77), doubles (16), total bases (113), slugging (.536) on-base percentage (.427) and stolen bases (15)... Recorded a season-long hit streak of 14 games... Reached base in all but two of his 53 games played... Failed to record a hit in only six games during the season... Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, April 18... Selected Second Team All-Atlantic 10... Earned Honorable Mention All-State honors from VaSID. 2004 (Sophomore): Appeared in and started 56 games... Honorable Mention All-America by CollegeBaseballInsider.com... Led the Spiders in hits (66), runs (50), doubles (23) and triples (3)... Ranked second in the conference with 23 doubles... Finished third on the team with 35 RBI and fourth with a .311 average... Tallied a career and team-best 16-game hit streak... Recorded 17 multi-hit games... Had eight multi-RBI games... Concluded the season with a six-game hit streak. 2003 (Freshman): Played in 63 games, including 62 starts... Was a four-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week... Named to the All-Atlantic 10 second team... Honored as a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball... Garnered Second Team Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America... Was a First Team All-State selection... Stole a record-breaking base against Xavier, marking the team's 109th of the season... Hit two homeruns in one game against Old Dominion... Finished the season with four game-winning hits and led the team with a .366 average. 2002 (Freshman at Florida): Redshirted High School and Personal Data: Was a three-year starter at Miami's Palmetto High School... Named First Team All-Dade County, Second Team All-State, team MVP and team captain as a senior... Was selected as a FACA State All-Star and a Dade/Boward All-Star as a senior at Palmetto... Set single-season school records in hits (43) and triples (9) as a senior... Stole a school record 26 bases as a sophomore... Hit .434 to end his senior season... Son of Jeff and Margie Zeskind. MLB Draft History: Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 37th round in 2006. |
 
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