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2008 SUMMER: Earned 2008 Humbolt Crabs Defensive Player of the Year 2008 SEASON: Started 29 of 51 games played as a sophomore... batted .266 with seven doubles, one triple, and one homerun... was 9-for-13 in stolen bases... tripled and had three RBI in the first game of the season at Hawai'I (2/22)... had two hits each in three consecutive games (2/23-26)... doubled, scored a run and had an RBI versus Pacific (3/12)... doubled in a run at Houston (3/14)... smacked a double and batted in three on a 2-for-4 day against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/22)... went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored, and two RBI versus Loyola Marymount (4/6)... doubled at Fresno State (4/23)... hit a homerun at Gonzaga (5/3). 2007 SEASON: Played in 32 games, making seven starts... collected .276 batting average in 29 at-bats... earned his first hit as a Don, a pinch hit single up the middle in the seventh of USF's 15-6 win over Cal (2/13)... went 1-for-1 and scored a run in 6-4 victory over Sacramento State (3/21)... finished 2-for-5 with a homerun, two RBI and two runs scored in win over Southern Utah (3/22)... homered and went 2-for-2 against Sacramento State (4/10). 2006 SEASON: Redshirted PREP CAREER: Played four years at Mountain Pointe... 2005 Team MVP, Second Team All-State, All-Tribune, All-City, Kajikawa Award finalist... batted .466 and hit seven home runs his senior year... had a 4.0 GPA... made Dean's List all four years. PERSONAL: Born on May 12, 1987 in Broken Arrow, OK... son on Doug and Cindy Ethel... father, Doug played two years of baseball at Oklahoma... goal for the season is to earn an NCAA Regional berth... chose USF for its great blend of athletics and academics... biggest sports thrill was attending Diamondbacks World Series game three... sports hero is Mickey Mantle... would like to be Tom Brady for a day... favorite quote is "Never give up"... most impressive person he's met is his dad... favorite book is Dune... majoring in Chemistry. GIARRATANO ON ETHEL: "I can't say enough about Bobby on and off the field. He continues to get better each and every year. He's going to emerge as one of the best outfielders in Division I baseball this year." |
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