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2021 Baseball Roster

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29 Ray Sanchez

  • Position First Base/Outfielder
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Junior
  • B/T L/L
  • Hometown West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • High School Forest Hill HS
  • Prev School Palm Beach State

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2020)*
Played in 16 games with 14 starts, largely at first base during his first season with the Sharks before the campaign was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic...Held a .509 slugging percentage tied for the team lead with three home runs, as well as four doubles on a .264 average...Ranked third on the team with 13 RBI and scored eight runs...Earned eight walks and stole one base on the year...Logged a .991 fielding percentage, responsible for 108 putouts...Made his first NSU appearance in the opener against No. 7 North Greenville (1/31), batting 2-for-4, both doubles, with two RBI and a run...Smacked his first NSU home run against No. 2 Colorado Mesa (2/8), accounting for two scores for the Sharks...Had a season-best four RBI at NAIA No. 1 St. Thomas (2/26) on a grand slam against the Bobcats...At West Florida (3/2), batted 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored...Earned a spot on the Spring SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Played two seasons at Palm Beach State College under Kyle Forbes…Hit .284 with eight extra base hits in 34 games of his first year with the Panthers, bringing in 24 RBI and scoring 12 runs to aid PBSC to a 31-20 record in 2019…Batted .272 in 43 games played as a sophomore, recording eight doubles and seven home runs for a .464 slugging percentage, recording 33 runs and 31 RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach, Fla. under coach Russ Milliken…Was named to the 2016 8A-12 All-District team as an outfielder during his junior season with a .367 batting average, 14 RBI, 13 runs and recording a .472 on-base percentage for the Falcons.

PERSONAL
Born and raised in West Palm Beach, Fla…Majoring in Sport and Recreation Management and interested in becoming a sports agent or owning his own baseball facility...Son of Ramon and Aniurka...Has a younger sister, Amy...List his parents as the most influential people in his life because of how supportive they've been his whole life - "so thanks to them, I am who I am today."

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Junior

    First Base/Outfielder
    6'1" 220 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021Junior

    First Base/Outfielder
    6'1" 220 lbs
    29