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Adam Tsakonas
Senior
Outfielder
Pottstown, PA/Boyertown

At Delaware: Will start in the outfield for the Blue Hens after splitting time between first and third base during the last three seasons • outstanding arm strength • productive hitter in the middle of the lineup • career .306 hitter with 23 home runs and 104 RBI.

2007: Played in 45 games with 43 starts • in 35 starts at first base, committed just two errors and compiled a .992 fielding percentage • also started seven games at third and once as the team’s designated hitter • finished third on the team with a .335 batting average and fourth with a .560 slugging percentage • his seven home runs were also tied for third most on the team, while his 35 RBI ranked fourth • notched 22 multi-hit efforts and 11 multi-RBI games • cracked three hits on five separate occasions • from April 1-11, he hit .433 with nine RBI and eight runs scored • also had at least two hits in six of the team’s seven games during that stretch • ended the year on a season-best nine-game hitting streak • CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

2006: Hit .280 with nine home runs and 35 RBI in 50 games for the Hens • successful in all five stolen base attempts • registered 14 multiple-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games • played the summer of 2006 in the NECBL for the Sanford Mainers with Delaware teammate Dan Richardson • represented Sanford in the NECBL home run derby.

2005: Appeared in 53 games for Delaware, starting 48 • hit .302 with seven home runs and 34 RBI • posted an on-base percentage of .378 • recorded 58 hits • hit .305 while starting all 24 CAA games • named to the second team All-CAA squad • played for the Quakertown Blazers of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League over the summer • finished fifth in the league with a .336 batting average and 30 runs scored.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in both football and baseball at Boyertown Area High School • earned one letter in wrestling • during junior season he received first team Pac 10 and all-area honors as a designated hitter while leading Boyertown Area to a 21-5 record and a state playoff berth for coach Todd Moyer • as a senior he was named first team Pac 10 and all-area as an infielder while leading team to a 21-1 record and a Pac 10 championship • named first team All-Berks County and first team all-division at third base as a sophomore • selected football team’s Most Valuable Player in 2003 • earned first team all-area honors and second team Pac 10 honors as a receiver in 2002.

Personal: Adam James Tsakonas ("chuh-cone-us") • son of James and Renae Tsakonas • father, James, played football at Salem College in West Virginia • honor student as a sport management major with a legal studies minor at Delaware.

Year AVG GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB/A
2005 .302 53/48 192 35 58 11 3 7 34 19 45 5/7
2006 .280 50/50 189 47 53 13 0 9 35 18 53 5/5
2007 .335 45/43 182 33 61 14 3 7 35 5 27 4/7
Totals .306 148/141 563 115 172 38 6 23 104 42 125 14/19
 
 
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