| Chris Hart |
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Senior who could see action anywhere in the infield or as a
back-up catcher this year…has seen playing time at first
base, third base and catcher over his Florida State career
…played in a total of 32 games, starting five at first base for
the Seminoles last season…had his best outing of the 2002
season when he went 3-for-5 with an RBI-double at Wake For-est
(3/30)…forced to take a medical redshirt in 2000 after break-ing
his leg early in the season.
2002 AS A JUNIOR: Started five games at first base for
the Seminoles...had his best outing of the
year when he went 3-for-5 with an RBI
double at Wake Forest on March 30...
drove in a season-high two RBI against
Miami on April 7.
2001 AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw
action in 38 games, starting all
six games of the NCAA Re-gional
and Super Re-gional
at third base…
established a career-high
with three hits
against Wake Forest
(5/19) in the ACC
Tournament…his
only home run of
the season, a
two-run homer,
keyed an 11-6
FSU win over
Georgia in the
Super Re-gional…
also
knocked in two
runs against
Michigan State
on 3/3.
2000: Red-shirted
after frac-turing
his tibia in
the third inning against Florida on 2/27.
1999 AS A FRESHMAN: Started 20 games, mostly as a
designated-hitter...also started behind the plate and at third
base...occasionally took over for Jeremiah Klosterman at
catcher in the late innings...had a two-hit game vs. UNC
Asheville on 2/31...his first career homer was a two-run shot
vs. UNC on 3/28...belted a three-run homer against Jackson-ville
on 4/14...knocked in two runs with a pinch-hit double at
Miami (4/23)...scored two runs at Georgia Tech (5/1)...stepped
up with a pinch-hit double vs. Clemson in the ACC Tourna-ment
and scored a run...average reached a high point of .310
on 4/25...knocked in three runs in FSU’s Regional win over
Providence…played in the Valley League over the summer.
PREP: A four-year letterman in baseball...earned all-state
honors as a junior and senior...an all-county selection in each
of his four seasons...garnered all-Suncoast honors in his jun-ior
and senior seasons...led his county in home runs as a
junior...selected to play on the Florida All-Star Team...named
1998 American Legion Player of the Year...an honor student.
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports management...born on
September 21, 1979...competed in the 1991 Little League World
Series...was a member of the 1995 Senior League World Se-ries
Championship team...father, Dick, played football for Bobby
Bowden at West Virginia...is the nephew of FSU Athletics Di-rector
Dave Hart, Jr.