44 • Danny Etkin

Junior • C • 6-2• 210
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
Brooklyn, N.Y. • James Madison

2006: Played in 40 games, making 39 starts… Hit .264 for the season, amassing 38 hits and six free passes… Swatted seven doubles and a triple… Stole five bases… Drove in 13 runs… Had 10 multi-hit games… Went 4-for-6 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored against St. Francis (N.Y.) (5/20)… Had three hits, scored two runs and drove in another at Mount St. Mary’s (5/7)… Stroked three hits and scored twice at Maryland-Eastern Shore (3/5).

2005: Started 17 games behind the plate in his first season as a Blackbird... Played in 26 games overall... Went 2-for-4 with a season-high four RBIs against Saint Peter’s (4/19)... Stroked two doubles, scored and drove in a run against Saint Joseph’s (4/26)... Collected two hits and drove in two runs against Mount St. Mary’s (5/15)... Had four consecutive games with an RBI (seven total).

Background: Batted .594 as a senior for James Madison High School with 10 doubles, three triples, three homers and 42 RBIs... Earned honorable mention All-PSAL honors as a senior... Named First Team All-PSAL as a junior after batting .500... Led his team to an appearance in the PSAL quarterfinals as a sophomore and to the playoffs as a junior and senior... Competed for the Bergen Beach club team in the summer of 2004, helping guide it to the CABA World Series title.

Personal: Son of Richard and Lynda Etkin... Born on April 3, 1986... Majoring in business management.