| Josh Valle |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Brentwood, N.Y.
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 | High School: Ross Brentwood
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 | Weight: 223
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 | Position: IF
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 | B/T: L/R
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2008: Started 60 of Marshall's 61 games...ranks second for single-season games played at Marshall (60)...ranks second for single-season at-bats with 226...earned a .292 batting average...pounded out 66 hits...recorded 37 RBIs (tied for fourth on team)...drilled six doubles...blasted three home runs including a grand slam in game one of doubleheader against Kent State (3/18)...hit safely in 13 straight games between 3/11 and 3/26...had 19 multi-hit games...picked up three hits in three games including game two of doubleheader against Valparaiso (3/12), game two of doubleheader at Eastern Kentucky (4/15), and against UCF (4/20)...had eight multi-RBI games...notched four RBIs against Kent State (3/18) and three in game two of doubleheader against Valparaiso (3/12), versus Memphis (3/30), against UCF (4/20) and at Ohio (4/29)...drew 28 walks (fourth-best on team)...scored three runs against Southern Miss (5/2)...registered a team-high .994 fielding percentage...notched 436 put-outs at first-base.
2007: Saw action in 46 games and started 38 of them...named to C-USA All-Freshman team...led the team with .331 batting average...tied for third-best on team with 46 hits...2-2 in stolen base attempts...second on team with .413 on-base percentage...tallied 24 RBI...hit 7 doubles...had six multi-RBI games...notched three three-hit games against Youngstown State (3/13), during the first game against Canisius (3/17) and at Memphis (4/21)...scored two runs in three games against Buffalo (3/3), at Memphis (4/21) and against Houston (4/29)...hit a pair of doubles at James Madison (3/21) and at Ohio (4/25)...hit only homerun against Houston (4/27).
High School: Recorded career batting average of .410 ... earned All-League and All-County honors ... also named Varsity MVP ... won team's Courage Award ... White letterwinner ... member of 2004 national championship summer league team.
Personal: Born Nov. 3, 1988 ... parents are Benigno and Joann Valle ... has three siblings: Jazmin, Jade and Jaren... enjoys playing the saxophone and listening to music ... majoring in athletic training with minor in physical education.