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Hawk Item - Played summer ball in the Iowa Valley League for the Quincy Gems. 2008 -- Saw action in 54 games, with 51 starts... first collegiate hit was against Notre Dame (Feb. 23) where he went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and two walks... had eight sacrifice bunts... hit the second-most home runs of any Hawkeye (4)... was second on the team with five sacrifice flies... set a true freshman record with 47 RBI, which was the third most on the team... was hit by 14 pitches which ranks fourth in Iowa's single season history books... stole 14 bases on the year... walked 23 times... first colligate home run was against Purdue (Apr. 5)... went 7-for-16 with five runs scored, three RBI and two doubles against Minnesota (May 2-4)... hit .323 on the year for the fifth-best average on the team... had the fifth-best slugging percentage (.461)... had a .435 on base percentage... scored 34 runs... recorded 54 hits... hit .353 in the conference with a .520 slugging percentage... recorded 15 multi-hit games... had eight multi-RBI games... played left field, center field and DH... was the Hawkeyes' five-hole hitter most the season... recorded an eight-game hitting streak during the season... hit .444 with the bases loaded with a .778 slugging percentage...was most successful with left handed pitching having hit .340... hit .571 in the ninth inning with a .667 on base percentage... collected three game-winning RBI. High School -- Broke school records in season stolen bases (19), career stolen bases (45), career hits (82), season triples (4) and career triples (7)... Charlie Hustle Award winner... earned team MVP, first team all state, conference player of the year, District 5 player of the year and American Legion male athlete of the year honors his senior season... posted a .444 batting average with 26 RBI, 27 runs and 19 stolen bases his senior season... team captain... WBCA all-star game selection... was part of two Sun Prairie High School state champion teams... earned four letters in hockey... received the Hobey Baker Character Award as well as first team all-conference and all-state honors in hockey his senior season... was team captain... two-year honor roll student. Personal -- Born 7/7/89... parents are Greg and Martha Muller... interdepartmental recreation management major.
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