2012 • Appeared in 34 games, starting 26 (four at DH, 21 in CF and one in RF) • Started UVa's last 20 games (UVa was 15-5 in those games) • Suffered broken hand March 6 after getting hit by pitch at James Madison, but returned April 4 for the JMU game • Recorded hits in 16 of last 21 games • Had .419 on base percentage • Made first career appearance against Coastal Carolina (2/18) • Started first game of his career at DH in win against Monmouth, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, triple, three runs and four RBI (2/26) • Was 2-for-3 as DH against Wright State (3/3) • Doubled, tripled and drove in four runs at JMU (3/6) • Hit infield single to drive in run in his lone at bat of Wake Forest series (4/9) • Earned first start since injury vs. George Washington (4/11) • Went 3-for-3, including a double, with three runs off bench in final game against North Carolina (4/15) • Was 2-for-8 in DH at Duke, with two RBI in each game (4/21) • Had hits in all three games of Miami series (4/28-30); also scored four runs • Went 3-for-7 with three RBI in GT series; hit first college HR in Game 1 • Was 4-for-12 in Maryland series (5/17-19), with two hits in Games 1 and 3 • Went 3-for-12 in ACC tournament, recording one hit in each of Virginia's three games (5/24-26) • Had three hits in NCAA tournament opener against Army (6/1)
PREP • Selected by Boston Red Sox in 43rd round of 2011 MLB Draft • Holds seven school career records and three single-season records • Finished one home run shy of state record with 15 home runs his junior year • Won All-Division Award in 2010 • Named to All-State First Team in 2010 • Middlesex County Player of the Year in 2010 • Awarded Best Athletic Performance in New Jersey by ESPN Rise Magazine • Named 2011 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season High School All-American First Team by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper • Selected as New Jersey representative for Baseball's Best in all 50 States by Max PREP • Named to Rawlings and Perfect Game USA Pre-Season All-Regional First Team in 2011 • Named Rawlings Pre-Season Senior High School All-American in 2011 • Named to Pre-Season National All American Second Team in 2011 • Named to Pre-Season North East Regional First Team in 2011 • Named one of ESPN Rise Magazine's April 2011 All-State Baseball Top-10 Positional Players • UNICO National District X's 2011 Annual "Brian Piccolo Sports Award" in 2011 • Great Middlesex Conferenced Scholar Athlete Award winner in 2011 • Named to GMC All-White Division and All-Conference Teams in 2011 • Named to All-Area First Team by Home News Tribune, Courier News and Star-Ledger in 2010 and 2011 • New Jersey All-State Senior Game Selection in 2011 • GMC All-Star in 2011 • Named to All-District 2 First Team by National High School Baseball Coaches • Only player to ever hit for the cycle in SPHS history • Member of National Society of High School Scholars and a nominee for both People to People (2010) and National Young Leaders Conference (2009) • Coached by Anthony Guida at SPHS • Also played football for four years (QB/DB)
PERSONAL • Parents are Michael and Kathleen Downes • Hs a brother, Michael, and sister, Kelly • Sister is senior on Drexel softball team
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