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  Peter Stonard
Peter Stonard
Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

High School:
Clayton

Last College:
Alabama

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 195

Position:
SS

Birthdate:
12/31/1981

Experience:
TR

B-T:
L-R

Highly-honored standout infielder who comes to SDSU after two seasons at Alabama...Was a second-team ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) All-American as a second baseman last season...Named MVP of the Cape Cod Baseball League during summer 2002 after leading the league in hitting (.348) while playing for the Cotuit Kettleers...Led the CCBL in hits (56) and ranked second in RBI (27), fourth is steals (14) and fourth in on-base percentage (.382)...His .411 average was the second-highest ever at Alabama...A member of the 2002 Baseball America Summer All-America team...Starter in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star game and was named to the 2002 CCBL All-Star team...During summer 2000, played for the Midwest Prospects, an AAU traveling tournament team...Posted a .512 average with 12 home runs and 62 RBI in 58 games as team went 41-17 and finished third at the AAU National Tournament…Selected by the New York Yankees in the 41st round during the 2000 major league draft.

Alabama 2002: As the starting second baseman, led the Crimson Tide in hitting with a .411 batting average...Established new school record for average by a sophomore, eclipsing the old mark (.395) held by Dave Magadan...Led the team with 22 doubles and five triples...Also hit five home runs and had 18 stolen bases...Fielded .976 at second base, committing only six errors in 245 chances...Ended the season wit a 12-game hitting streak during which he batted .426 (23-for-54) with nine runs, five doubles and 10 RBI...Named to the All-South Region first team by the ABCA...A second-team ABCA All-America selection...Chosen to the all-Southeast Conference second team.

Alabama 2001: Appeared in 54 games as a freshman, including 51 starts in right field or as designated hitter…Hit .320 with 34 runs scored and 32 RBI…Led all outfielders with six assists…Collected RBI triple in his first collegiate at bat vs. Oklahoma…Opened the season with a 15-game hitting streak, where he batted .367 (22-for-60) with 11 runs scored and 13 RBI.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner as a baseball player at Clayton High School in Clayton, Mo…Coached there by Bob Hebrank…Two-time all-state selection…Was listed by Baseball America as the third-best infield prospect in the state of Missouri…As a senior, batted .608 with 10 home runs and 55 RBI…Honorable mention All-America by Collegiate Baseball newspaper and USA Today…As a junior, hit .645 with nine home runs and 48 RBI…Also had a school record 31 goals in soccer and school record 11 touchdown receptions as a senior…All-state selection in soccer in his final year…Played high school baseball as a freshman and sophomore at Davis (Calif.) High School for Coach Dan Airola before his family moved to Missouri.

Personal: Peter McPherson Stonard was born December 31, 1981, in New York, N.Y....Son of Richard and Nancy Stonard...Enjoys playing golf...Favorite athlete is Michael Vick...Sociology major at SDSU.

Stonard’s Alabama Career Statistics
Year     G-GS   AB   R   H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO  SB-CS  Avg
2001    54-51  194  34  62  11   2   0   32  25  27   7-9  .320
2002    58-57  236  59  97  22   5   5   42  26  17  18-27 .411
Totals 112-108 430  93 159  33   7   5   74  51  44  25-36 .369