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Steve Ulaky

Senior
First Base
Silver Spring, Md. / Good Counsel
HS

At Delaware: Will start at first base for the Blue Hens for the second straight year • will share co-captain duties with Dave Anderson and Pat Dameron • could also be used as a designated hitter • earned pre-season honorable mention All-Colonial Athletic Association honors • has batted over .300 all three of his previous seasons • has appeared in 76 career games with 55 starts • has batted .377 for his career with 22 doubles, eight home runs, and 46 RBI.

2010: Enjoyed a breakouit season as he earned first team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors as a designated hitter • also earned second team ABCA All-East Region honors • batted a team second best .374 while playing in 49 games, mostly as the designated hitter • started in 47 games, accumulating 68 hits, 19 doubles and seven home runs • knocked in 37 RBI and scored 36 times in his first year as a full-time starter • had a career-high four hits against Hofstra on May 7, also driving in a career high three runners • knocked in three RBI in two other games as well, vs. Towson on April 16 and vs. George Mason on April 23 • had the second most multi-hit games on the team 23 total games • had 16 games with two hits, six with three hits, and the four-hit affair against Hofstra.

2009: Appeared in 17 games with five starts • earned a starting role at first base and all three outfield positions • roped 15 hits and posted a .441 batting average during the year • led Delaware with five pinch hits in 11 at bats • notched three hits and scored twice against Rutgers on April 28 • launched his first career home run against James Madison on April 18 • also added two hits and an RBI against the Dukes the next day • went 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored in the second game of a doubleheader against Hofstra on April 12 • posted a key pinch-hit double in the bottom of the ninth to lead Delaware to a 7-6 comeback victory over Delaware State on April 2.

2008: Started the season in the Blue Hen bullpen, working 1.1 innings against The Citadel on Feb. 23 • spent the remainder of the year as a position player after being sidelined with injuries for two months • roped a hit in his first career at-bat as a pinch hitter against UNC Wilmington on April 20 • made his first start as an outfielder against Wilmington on April 30, recording a hit and RBI • went 2-for-2 with a run scored against Temple on May 7 • also added base hits against Georgia State on May 2 and vs. Virginia Commonwealth on May 15.

2007: Sat out the season as redshirt and retained freshman eligibility.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Good Counsel High School for coach John McGowan • two-time first team All-Gazette and All-Examiner selection • team was WCAC champions • WCAC Player of the Year and team captain as a senior • also earned All-Metro Player of the Year honors as a senior • National Honor Society member.

Personal: Steven Daniel "Steve" Ulaky ("You-lack-ee") • son of Mike and Stephanie Ulaky • both parents are graduates of Delaware's CAA rival James Madison University • has an older brother • accounting major at Delaware.

Year AVG GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB/A
2008 .300 10/3 20 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 0/0
2009 .441 17/5 34 5 15 3 0 1 6 0 6 0/0
2010 .374 49/47 182 36 68 19 0 7 37 9 27 4/4
Totals .377 76/55 236 43 89 22 0 8 46 9 35 4/4
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