34 David Gresky Class: Senior Hometown: North Royalton, Ohio High School: St. Ignatius Height / Weight: 6-3 / 210 Position: Outfield Birthdate: 06/08/1982 Bats/Throws: L/L

2003: Drafted in 39th round (1,153rd overall) by Chicago Cubs in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft … Second-Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … One of two players to start all 50 games, patrolling center field and batting cleanup throughout the season … Led the team in runs (35), home runs (9), RBI (43), total bases (98), stolen bases (7) and walks (23) … Ranked seventh in the Big Ten with a .570 slugging percentage and tied for eighth with nine homers … Second on team with 14 multi-hit games, and leads team with 10 multi-RBI games … Recorded 131 putouts and two assists from centerfield position … Knocked in 10 runs during a 6-for-7, two-homer performance against Chicago State April 15 … 42 career doubles ranks sixth in school history.

2002: Led team with 15 doubles and 36 runs scored … Was in the starting lineup for 51 of the 54 games he played … Recorded four assists and 136 putouts from the outfield … Tied for team lead with three triples … Led team with 31 RBI … Totaled 86 total bases and a .428 slugging percentage … One sacrifice hit and one sacrifice fly … Third on the team with 15 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with eight multi-RBI games … Hit a three-run homer in a 7-6 win over Portland (2/17) … Went 3-for-4, 4 RBI, two runs scored in a 9-4 win over Harvard (3/25) … Went 3-for-3, 3 RBI, three runs scored in a 15-12 loss to Chicago State (2/2) … Made a spectacular over-the-wall catch against Western Michigan, robbing the Broncos’ best hitter of a ninth-inning walk-off home run … Went 3-for-5 in season finale against Minnesota (5/25) with two doubles and an RBI … Ended season on a seven-game hitting streak.

2001: Only player to start all 56 games … Ended year with a .299 average, third highest on team … Had highest total of at-bats for any newcomer (194) and second-highest total plate appearances (224) … Led team in walks (24) … Tied for team lead in sacrifice flies (3) … Finished second in total bases (82), hits (58), runs (28) and doubles (14) … Went 3-for-4 in third collegiate start and had 14 hits in first 38 at bats (10 games) for a .370 average … Went 2-for-4 in the first game against Iowa with a home run, triple, two RBI, a run scored and a base-on-balls … Ten of 18 extra base hits came in conference play … Preseason Freshman of the Year in the Big Ten by Baseball America … Rated 44th in the country in Baseball America’s freshmen “Fab 50” for the preseason.

High School: 22nd-round pick of the Florida Marlins in the 2000 MLB draft … USA Today Ohio Player of the Year as a senior … Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Year … Tri-County Catholic League MVP … Cuyahoga County Player of the Year … Set school single-season records for hits (50), home runs (10) and RBI (51) … Led team to first state championship game … 1999 National 18-year-old Student-Athlete of the Year … 1998 AAU Lake Erie Association Baseball MVP … Also lettered in football at St. Ignatius, led team to Division I state title as a senior … Won 2000 Wirtz Award as top athlete at St. Ignatius … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born David Alan Gresky on June 8, 1982 … Son of Edward and Judith Gresky … Classics major.

Gresky's Career Stats

Yr.	Avg.	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB
2001	.299	56	194	28	58	14	2	2	19	8
2002	.279	54	201	36	56	15	3	3	31	1
2003	.313	50	179	35	56	13	1	9	43	7
Totals	.296	160	574	99	170	42	6	14	93	16

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