Senior (2017): In 49 games played, batted .286 with 13 doubles, and 16 homers...drove in 45 runs and scored 50 times...added 25 walks and 12 stolen bases...went 2-for-4 with two homers, including the game winner in the bottom of the 8th inning, in the season opener against Alabama-Huntsville (2/3)...homered and had at least two RBIs in four consecutive games (3/14-3/24)...went 2-for-5 at the plate against Rollins with two homers and seven RBI (4/1)...earned a spot on the District 5 CoSIDA Academic All-District First team sporting a 3.50 GPA with a degree in International Business Management...Second team All-SSC selection...Second Team NCBWA All-South Region Team...Earned SSC Commissioner Honor Roll recognition for earning a 3.2 grade point average or better.
Junior (2016): picked up his first hit as a Fighting Knight in his debut against Newberry (1/29) ... played in 48 games ... hit .300 with six doubles, one triple and nine homers ... drove in 28 RBI and went 11-14 in stolen bases ... posted four three-hit games ... had a six-game hitting streak from 3/5 to 3/17...earned SSC Commissioner Honor Roll recognition for earning a 3.2 grade point average or better.
Sophomore (2015): Started 17 games at Virginia Tech – 12 in left field, four in right and one as DH – while playing in 21 games total … Had one multi-hit game and one multi-RBI game (three at Wake Forest on March 7) … Had a season long three-game hitting streak and a four-game reached base streak … Batted .190 with 11 hits, including five doubles, for 16 total bases and a .276 slugging percentage … Scored two runs and had eight RBIs … Drew nine walks and was hit by one pitch for a .300 on-base percentage … Had three sacrifice bunts and two sacrifice flies and was 1-for-2 on stolen base attempts … Registered two outfield assists.
Freshman (2014): Made 24 starts at Virginia Tech – 23 at third and one at shortstop – and played in 33 games total… Had four multi-hit games, three multi-RBI games and two multi-run scoring games … Registered a seven-game hitting streak and an eight-game reached base streak … Batted .250 with 20 hits, including four doubles and a triple, for 26 total bases and a .325 slugging percentage … Scored 11 runs and knocked in 10 more … Drew 15 walks and was hit by a pitch three times for a .388 on-base percentage … Was 4-for-5 on stolen base attempts.
High School: Earned three varsity letters while playing for Coach Joe Cuba at St. Brendan … A three-time All-Dade team member … Helped the Sabres to back-to-back district titles in 2012 and 2013 while posting a .465 batting average.
Personal: Born February 1, 1995 in Remedios, Cuba …son of Xiomara Diaz and Miguel Ceballos...majoring in International Business.
