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Was a 2003 preseason third team All-American by Baseball America... Power-hitting infielder who moved into a starting role at third base last season after seeing limited action as a freshman in 2001... Possesses a very strong throwing arm and can hit for power...Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the June 2000 major league draft...Played during summer 2002 for the Fairbanks (Alaska) Goldpanners team that won the title at the NBC World Series...During the Alaska League season, hit .275 with five doubles, three home runs and 17 runs batted in...Selected one of the top 10 pro prospects in the Alaska League...Named an NBC All-American after hitting .433 (13-for-30) with a double, homer, and four RBI during the World Series...Competed in summer 2001 with the Bellingham Bells of the Pacific International League...Hit .340 with seven home runs. SDSU 2003: Started 42 time at third base...Finished the season with a .433 slugging percentage...Had six home runs, second-highest total on the squad...Season-high seven-game hitting streak in mid-April...Over that span, batted .448 (13-for-29) with six runs batted in, a double and three home runs...Had a two-homer game at Air Force on April 25...Hit a three-run home in the ninth inning at Utah on April 19 that gave the Aztecs a 10-9 win over the Utes...Had three multiple-RBI games during the season...Stole two bases in three attempts, the first steals of his SDSU career. SDSU 2002: Started 55 of the 57 games in which he appeared, all at third base...Led the team in home runs with nine and was second in slugging percentage at .542...Was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) national player of the week after SDSU's season-opening series at Hawaii Hilo...In those five games, went 9-for-21 (.429) with six runs scored, four doubles, three home runs and seven runs batted in....Also named conference player of the week after that series...Recorded 19 multiple-hit contests with a season-high four hits at Brigham Young on Mar. 21...Scored four runs and had a pair of doubles and a homer in that game...Had 10 multiple-RBI efforts during the season with a personal-best four against Hawaii-Hilo on Feb. 2...Longest hitting streak of six games came in the year's first half dozen contests....Hit .316 in conference play with 19 RBI in 27 games...Fielded .964 in league contests with only two errors in 56 chances. SDSU 2001: Made 17 appearances including 10 starts as a true freshman...Played third base in nine games and was at shortstop in six others...Went 3-for-7 with three doubles at Air Force on April 7...Tied SDSU single-game record with three two-baggers in that contest. High School: Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Santa Fe Christian HS in Solana Beach, Calif...A first-team all-state selection after both his junior and senior seasons...A first-team all-Coastal League honoree each of his four seasons of prep baseball...Named to the first-team all-CIF squad in 1999 and 2000...Hit .580 as a senior with 13 home runs, 53 runs (led county) and 57 RBI (second in the county)...Led the Eagles to a Coastal League championship as a junior in 1999...Won the Golden Boy Award as Santa Fe Christian's Male Athlete of the Year as a senior...Was the quarterback for the school's varsity football team during his freshman and sophomore seasons, winning all-league honors both years...While in high school, won the RYLA leadership award. Personal: Chad Michael Corona was born on May 18, 1982, in Escondido... Son of Joe and Leslie Corona...Father and cousin both played minor league baseball...Hobbies include body boarding and playing bass guitar...Favorite athletes are Angels third baseman Troy Glaus and professional surfer Sunny Garcia...A political science major at SDSU. Corona's SDSU Career Statistics Year G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A AVG 2001 17-10 41 3 9 3 0 0 2 3 15 0-0 .220 2002 57-55 201 38 65 13 2 9 34 26 51 0-1 .323 2003 45-42 157 24 39 9 1 6 16 7 42 2-3 .248 Total 119-107 399 65 113 25 3 10 52 36 93 2-4 .283 |
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