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Drafted in 22nd Round by Detroit Tigers
Sixth 49er in team history to hit over .400 in a season
At Charlotte - 2006: Leads active players in games started and is on pace to crack the top eight in career games played at Charlotte... Had 12 multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit games... Has seen a decline in strikeouts in each of his three previous seasons... Threw out 20 of 28 baserunners attempting to steal, fourth-best in the A-10... Picked off 10 more baserunners... Batted .349 (15-for-43) when leading off an inning...
2005: Improved across the board with career highs in every statistic while lowering his strikeout total ... Named Conference USA Hitter of the Week on March 7, after hitting .500 and slugging .857 with four extra base hits and 7 RBI in a 4-0 week ... Second on team with 44 RBI and 23 extra-base hits ... Tied for team lead with six home runs ... Two-run home run in the 11th inning gave Charlotte a 6-4 win over Duquesne on March 11 ... Team was 6-0 when he homered ... Four of his homers came with two outs ... Batted .358 with 15 extra-base hits and 27 RBI in 22 non-conference games ... Hit .339 at home ... 15 multiple-hit and 13 multiple-RBI games ... Hit primarily in the cleanup spot (41 games) ... Made 26 starts behind the plate, and played first base 17 times ... Dean's List and Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall, 2005) ...
2004: Opened his career hitting safely in five straight games ... would go on to have a team-leading 13-game hitting streak (March 14 to April 3) ... collected 17 hits (.309) and 11 RBI in that stretch ... had at least one hit in 38 of 51 games overall, including 36 of his first 41 games ... started all 51 games played, including 23 at catcher and 27 as the designated hitter ... two home runs at cross-town rival Davidson, helping Charlotte to a 10-3 win ... homered in four other games, including three against C-USA foes (Tulane, Saint Louis and Houston) ... third-most at-bats on the team.
At Mills Godwin - Drafted in the 50th round of the 2003 draft by the Chicago Cubs. Earned all-state honors as a catcher his senior year. Named first-team all-region as a senior. Named all-district three times. As a junior he was runner-up for district player of the year. Member of a team that won back-to-back district and region championships as a junior and a senior. Played on a two-time American Legion state championship team.
Personal - Parents are Robin and Tina Rochelle. Major is Earth science. Birthdate is September 22, 1984.
