Player Biographies - Duke University Athletics
Player Biographies - Duke University Athletics
Player Biographies - Duke University Athletics
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<strong>Player</strong> <strong>Biographies</strong><br />
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Gulliver Prep … rated as the 91st overall high<br />
school prospect in the class of 2006 by Baseball America … hit .401 with nine home runs<br />
and 40 RBI to earn Puma All-American honors and all-district honors during his senior<br />
season … hit .410 with five home runs and 43 RBI as a junior to claim all-district<br />
accolades … all-district selection as a sophomore after batting .398 with five homers and<br />
40 RBI … earned all-district honors as a freshman after batting .454 with two home runs<br />
and 28 RBI. Personal: Born Gabriel Santiago Saade on September 7, 1987, in Caracas,<br />
Venezuela … son of Hector and Marisol Saade … has a brother, Carlos, and a sister,<br />
Madeleine.<br />
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Saint Raphael Academy … named Rhode<br />
Island Gatorade <strong>Player</strong> of the Year and Louisville Slugger <strong>Player</strong> of the Year following his<br />
senior season after going 9-2 with a 0.91 ERA and 107 strikeouts on the mound and<br />
batting .354 at the plate … garnered all-state honors as a junior and senior and all-area<br />
accolades all three years … finished with the state’s lowest ERA following his junior and<br />
senior seasons … went 8-2 with a 0.72 ERA and 88 strikeouts as a junior … was 4-0 with<br />
a 2.45 ERA as a sophomore … also lettered in basketball … earned all-state honors as<br />
a senior and all-area accolades following junior and senior campaigns. Personal: Born<br />
Michael Francis Seander, Jr. on October 30, 1988, in Providence, R.I. … son of Michael<br />
and Mary Seander … has a sister, Marisa.<br />
2007 Freshman Class<br />
Back Row: Jeremy Gould, Alexander Hassan, Michael Ness and Will Currier<br />
Middle Row: Ryan McCurdy, Christopher Manno, Michael Seander and Gabriel Saade<br />
Front Row: Michael Ghizzoni and Jonathan Foreman<br />
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