Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences

AS A FRESHMAN (2010): Became the first player in school history to be named to the Division I Rawlings Gold Glove Team…Earned Freshman All-America recognition from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball…Collected second-team All-SEC honors and was named to the league’s Defensive Team and All-Freshman squad...Started 63 games at shortstop and was fourth on the squad with a .287 average with 56 runs, a team-high 53 walks, 23 RBI, 15 doubles and 11 stolen bases...Committed just four errors in 279 chances for a .986 fielding percentage...Sported a .253 average in SEC play with a team-high 27 walks, 18 runs, 10 doubles and eight RBI...Led the Gators with a .500 (3-for-6) average at the NCAA College World Series and had team highs in walks (four) and runs (three)...Was 2-for-4 and scored twice against FSU...Earned three walks versus UCLA...Reached on a two-base error to start the 10th inning of game two against Miami (Fla.) in the Super Regional and scored the game-winning run...Doubled, had a sacrifice bunt and scored in the opener...Picked up All-Tourney recognition during the NCAA Gainesville Regional after batting .455 (5-for-11) with a team-best five walks, four runs and three RBI...Went 2-for-4 with two runs and a pair of walks in the title game...Led off the meeting with Oregon State by homer­ing to right center...Delivered a two-run single against Bethune-Cookman and was 2-for-4...Went 3-for-15 (.200) with three runs and two walks over the four games at the SEC Tourney...Was 2-for-3 and scored twice in the 5-4 win over Arkansas...Batted .300 (3-for-10) with three walks and a couple of runs in the series with Georgia...Went 2-for-4, scored twice and had a stolen base in the finale...Collected his 12th double in the opener...Went 4-for-11 (.364) with four runs, three doubles, two sac flies and two RBI at Alabama...Had a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the eighth in the finale...Doubled and scored on Saturday...Opened the series by going 3-for-5 with a single-game high two doubles and had a stolen base...Was UF’s top hitter with a .364 (4-for-11) clip against Arkansas and scored a team-best four runs...Went 2-for-4 with two runs a double in each of the first two games...Became the first Gator in six years to draw four walks in a game and also scored a career-high four runs at USF...Drove in two runs with a single in the first inning and was 1-for-2 on the night...Was 1-for-3 and drew two walks in the home meeting with Florida State...Closed the game with a web gem by firing a perfect strike across his body to Preston Tucker at first base...Was named as the SEC Freshman of the Week after a blistering 7-for-11 (.636) performance at Miami (Fla.) with four runs, two stolen bases and a perfect fielding percentage in 11 chances...Went 3-for-4, scored twice and had the first two stolen bases of his career in Sunday’s 4-2 victory...Was 3-for-4 with a run and his first career triple in Saturday’s 9-6 setback...Collected a key two-out RBI in Friday’s opener when he was hit with the bases loaded in the eighth inning and was 1-for-3 with a run...Blasted his first career homer in the fifth inning to right field against Siena...Went 2-for-4 in the finale versus USF, including a one-out single in the ninth when the Gators trailed by three runs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Infielder from West Orange High School who played for head coach Jesse Marlo…Ranked No. 20 in the state of Florida according to Prospectswire.com and was the fifth-best shortstop on the list…Earned third-team all-state as a senior in Class 6A after batting .507 and leading the Warriors to a 22-3 mark and a Regional Final appearance…Also chosen All-Area Central Florida by ESPN Rise Magazine, first-team all-district, first-team Central Florida Metro Conference and was named West Orange’s Most Valuable Player during his final season…Belted a walk-off home run in the District 5 Championship Game to secure a 6-5 win over Clermont East Ridge…Was a third-team choice on Rawlings’ Preseason All-American Team…First-team member of the Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Florida Region Team…Ranked No. 180 in the Class of 2009 Final Rankings from Perfect Game…Member of the 2008 USA 18-U National Team that claimed the silver medal at the World Junior Championships in Edmonton, Alberta…Named to the All-Tournament team at shortstop, set Team USA 18-U record with four walks against Mexico…Team finished 7-1 as Fontana batted .357 (10-for-28) from the leadoff spot with team-highs in runs (12) and walks (nine)…Lined a two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning to lift Team USA to a 4-3 win over defending world champion Korea to clinch the top seed in his club's pool…Led West Orange to its first-ever district championship in 2008 with a 28-5 record…Batted .381 with eight homers and had an on-base percentage of .518…Earned a Gold Glove Award…Member of the 2007 16-U USA National Team that captured the World Youth Championship in Venezuela…Hit .400 (2-for-5) with three walks and two runs…Put together a 17-game hitting streak as a sophomore and had a .358 clip that year…Chosen as Rookie of the Year as a freshman, when he batted ,306…Captained the 16-U and 18-U Orlando Scorpions club team, which was the runner-up at the prestigious World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) 2007 Championship held in Jupiter, Fla…Member of the National Honor Society and Renaissance and Fusion Leadership clubs at West Orange, where he also ranked in the top 5% of his graduating class.

FONTANA’S CAREER STATISTICS

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FONTANA’S CAREER HIGHS

At Bats: 5, 9x, last vs. Miami (Fla.) (6/12/10)

Runs Scored: 4 vs. USF (4/21/10)

Hits: 3, 4x, last vs. Alabama (5/7/10)

RBI: 2, 7x, last vs. Bethune-Cookman (6/4/10)

Doubles: 2 vs. Alabama (5/7/10)

Triples: 1, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville (4/6/10)

Home Runs: 1, 3x, last vs. Oregon State (6/5/10)

Walks: 4 vs. USF (4/21/10)

Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Miami (Fla.) (3/7/10)

Hit Streak: 8 games (2/21-3/12/10)