2019 Baseball Roster

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Timothy R. Dougherty / Double Eagle Media and Photography
Timothy R. Dougherty / Double Eagle Media and Photography
Timothy R. Dougherty / Double Eagle Media and Photography
Timothy R. Dougherty / Double Eagle Media and Photography

22 Chris Panzarella

  • Position Shortstop
  • Class Senior
  • Major Public Health
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 200
  • High School Hazleton Area
  • Hometown Hazle Township, Pa.

Biography

Career
  • Two-year letterman who has started 93 of 94 games
  • Batting .331, with 17 doubles, three triples, a home run, and 80 RBIs
  • Is only two RBIs shy of moving onto the Giants' all-time list
  • Has an on-base percentage of .412 and a slugging percentage of .407

2018
  • Voted second-team all-Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) in a ballot conducted among the league's head coaches
  • Batted .293, with 10 doubles, a triple, and 38 RBIs
  • Hit .410 (32-for-78)  during a 19-game span to raise his batting average from .205 on April 12 to .312 on May 12
  • Went 6-for-15 at the plate (.400), with two doubles and three RBIs in four games at the CSAC tournament
  • Had two hits, scored a run, and drove in a run in four games at the NCAA New England regional
  • Hit safely in 34 games and had 14 multi-hit games
  • Finished second on the team in RBIs with 38
  • Finished the season with a .918 fielding percentage

2017
  • Second Team All-CSAC
  • Was selected the most valuable player (MVP) of the CSAC tournament
  • CSAC All-Academic Team
  • Only player to start all 48 games and batted .371, with a .455 on-base percentage and a .453 slugging percentage
  • Totaled 63 hits, including seven doubles, two triples, and one home run, and led team with 42 RBI and scored 39 runs
  • Tied for team-lead with 23 walks, was hit by six pitches, and stole two bases
  • Had a team-high 154 assists to go along with 54 putouts for a .881 fielding percentage.

High School
  • Two-sport standout in baseball and basketball
  • Wyoming Valley Conference and All-Coaches first-team selection as a senior
  • Competed in Coaches All-Star Game and was team MVP during senior season
  • Posted .310 batting average to help lead team to 18-4 overall record as a senior
  • Helped lead team to Wyoming Valley Conference and District 2 championships and an Elite 8 berth in the state tournament his junior year
  • All-Coaches second-team selection as a junior
  • Batted .310 his junior year after batting .410 to help lead freshman baseball team to a 20-2 record
  • Two-time baseball team captain
  • Helped lead basketball team to a 17-3 record during senior year
  • Member of District 2 championship and state tournament Elite 8 basketball team as a junior
  • Also competed for Moosic Mets, Baseball U Pa., and Bloomsburg Storm club teams

Awards & Honors
  • Colonial States Athletics Conference (CSAC) 2nd-team selection (2017, 2018)
  • Colonial States Athletics Conference (CSAC) Tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP, 2017)
  • Colonial States Athletics Conference (CSAC) All-Academic Team

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2017Sophomore

    Infield
    6'2" 205 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2018Junior

    Shortstop
    6'2" 200 lbs
    19
  • 22

    2019Senior

    Shortstop
    6'2" 200 lbs
    22