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- Richie Martin
INF
- Height
- 6' 0"
- CLASS
- Fr.
- Hometown
- Brandon, Fla.
- Weight
- 180 lbs.
- Experience
- HS
- School
- Bloomingdale
Major: Civil Engineering
HIGH SCHOOL: Infielder from Bloomingdale High School who played for head coach Kris Wilken…Drafted in the 38th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners with the 1,151st overall pick…Was a third-team Preseason All-American by Rawlings and named to the Florida All-Region First Team…Mentioned as a top player on ESPN High School’s Florida All-State Baseball Team prior to his final prep campaign…Ranked No. 21 in the state of Florida, No. 3 among middle infielders in the Class of 2012 Final Rankings from Perfect Game…Hit .438, the fifth-highest average among Hillsborough County public schools, with 25 runs, 21 stolen bases, 19 RBI, six doubles and a pair of triples as a senior…Was an all-state selection in Class 8A as the Bulls finished 22-4…Picked up first-team recognition on the Tampa Bay Times’ All-Suncoast Team and was a member of Tampa Bay Tribune’s All-Hillsborough County team…First-team All-Hillsborough County by the Tampa Bay Times and first-team Western Conference choice for the Federal Division…Named to the Saladino All-Tournament Team and was part of Hillsborough County’s Parade of Athletes… Finished with a career batting average of .340 and was named his team’s best hitter in his final two seasons…Earned a prestigious Scholar-Athlete Award and a $500 scholarship as Bloomingdale’s male representative at an event held in Tampa…Appeared on the ballot for the Mr. Baseball Award presented by the Florida Dairy Farmers… Also played in the 6th Annual Tampa Bay High School All-Star Classic held at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays…Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Game after going 4-for-5 with a triple and three stolen bases over two games…Hit .366 with 19 runs, 17 RBI, nine stolen bases, seven doubles, and a slugging percentage of .577 during his junior campaign…Named the MVP of the 2010 World Wood Bat Association Championships in Jupiter, Fla., when he scored a tournament-high seven runs in seven games, including the only run in the final round…Martin’s team, Chet Lemon’s Juice, was the co-champion of the 85-team final event…Batted .308 with 24 runs as a sophomore in 2010…Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta at Bloomingdale.
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