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STEVE HARDEN

Junior

Infield / Pitcher

6-1 • 185

Bat Right / Throws Right

Wilmington, DE

Dickinson High School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002 Updated Individual Statistics

At Delaware: Versatile player who will start at first base and also add depth to pitching staff...reliable first baseman with outstanding glove...can provide power...two-year starter who has started 97 of 109 games...career .278 hitter wth 13 homeruns...has eight career appearances, all in relief, on the mound...2001: Hit .245 as a sophomore with seven home runs and 25 RBI...15 of his 34 hits went for extra-bases...had a seven-game hitting streak at one point...solo home run in America East Tournament against Towson iced win (4-1) to put UD in title game...went 3-for-5 (single, double, triple) with two RBI vs. Penn State...2000: Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman Honorable Mention All-American...two-time conference Rookie of the Week...started 54 games at first base as a freshman...batted .303 with 56 hits and 49 runs batted in...went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI against UCLA in NCAA Regional...committed just six errors at first base...went 4-for-4 with five RBI in a 20-6 win over Hartford on April 29...also made six appearances on the mound, going 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA and one save...allowed one hit in two innings to pick up a win in a 6-5 Hens victory at Vermont.

High School: Lettered four years in baseball at nearby Dickinson High School...honored as first-team all-state in his junior and senior seasons and was a th ird team all-state pick as a sophomore...led team to four straight state championship tournament appearances...earned honor roll status while he was also honored with the Outstanding Leadership Award and Outstanding Service Award.

Personal: Stephen Blake Harden...born January 20, 1981...son of Stephen and Sharon Harden...cousin, Paul, Caldwell IV played baseball at Penn State...exercise and sports sciences major at Delaware...brother, Dave, is a redshirt freshman outfielder on squad...avid golfer.

Harden at Delaware

Yr.

Avg

G/S

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB/A

Slug

2000

.303

55/54

185

29

56

12

0

6

49

11

34

0/0

.465

2001

.245

54/43

139

25

34

6

2

7

25

15

33

2/4

.468

Total

.278

109/97

324

54

90

18

2

13

74

26

67

2/4

.466

Pitching

Yr.

ERA

App/S

CG

W-L

SV

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HR

ShO

2000

3.24

6/0

0

1-0

1

8.1

5

3

3

3

10

1

0

2001

9.00

2/0

0

0-0

1

2.0

3

2

2

0

3

1

0

Total

5.71

8/0

0

1-0

2

10.1

8

5

5

3

13

2

0


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