2009: Hit .322 in his first season at Florida State collecting 28 hits in 87 at-bats...made 49 appearances with 15 starts including 12 at first base...first start as a Seminole came as a DH in the second game of a doubleheader against Hofstra - went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI...came through with a walk-off RBI single to left in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Auburn...hit his first home run as a Seminole in his first at-bat in the middle game against Wake Forest...kept the Seminoles alive with a two-out pinch hit, ground rule double over the wall in deep center in the bottom of the 10th inning in an 11-inning victory over UNC Asheville...finished the NCAA Tallahassee Regional hitting .750 (6-for-8) in two games...had a career day against Ohio State in the regional championship final posting career-highs in at-bats (5), runs (5), hits (5) and RBI (4), while tying a career-high with two doubles...reached base on all six plate appearances against the Buckeyes, while recording five straight hits after drawing a walk in his first AB...finished the game with a three-run home run, two doubles and two singles...hit .385 as a pinch hitter (5-for-13)...registered a season-high 13 putouts against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament...tallied double-digit putouts five times in 2009...posted a .988 fielding percentage converting on 163 of 165 fielding opportunities. NORTH FLORIDA CC: Posted 11 home runs and 45 RBI in 46 games at North Florida Community College...named to the All-FCCAA second team in 2008, while receiving All-Panhandle Conference honors. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter at Pope High School in Marietta, Ga., for coach Jeff Rowland...rated as the 151st best high school prospect by Baseball America's Top 200 high school players...three-time All-County selection...set single-season records for batting average, total hits, home runs, RBI and runs scored at Pope...all-time career leader in batting average (.445), hits (144), runs (95), RBI (120), doubles (32) and home runs (17)...as a junior, he batted .385 with five home runs and 34 RBI...recorded a .603 average as a sophomore, a school record, while batting .474 as a freshman. PERSONAL: Son of Rich and Linda Meschke...major is business management...played for the East Cobb Yankees and was a member of the 2005 Connie Mack World Series championship team...born on September 23, 1987. |
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