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  Damian Csakai

Damian Csakai

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Freehold, NJ

High School:
Freehold Township

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 160

Position:
CF

B/T:
R/R

2008 Sophomore Season
All-NEC Second Team ... Started all 55 games in centerfield ... Led the NEC in stolen bases while matching Wagner's single-season record of 33 swipes while being thrown out just twice ... Hit .292 (61-209), including .333 in NEC-play, with a team-high 40 runs, eight doubles, one triple, 14 RBI and 13 walks ... Did not commit an error in the field and had four outfield assists ... Was on fire to close out the season, hitting .384 (38-99) over his last 27 games with 21 runs, 18 stolen bases and 11 multi-hit games while raising his average a whopping 83 points ... Brings a 14-game hitting streak with him into next year ... Reached base safely in 25 of 30 games against conference foes ... In 2-1 game-two win at FDU (4/19), tied the game up with a two-out RBI-triple before stealing home to account for both Wagner runs ... In the back end of the doubleheader-sweep, went 2-5 with two runs ... Was an absolute menace to Quinnipiac (5/2-5/4) in four-game series sweep ... Went 7-18 (.389) with three runs and two RBI ... His walk-off RBI-single in the bottom of the 11th propelled Wagner to a 3-2 win ... Went 3-4 with a run, RBI in 3-1 win in the series-finale ... Kept up the momentum in four-games at CCSU (5/10-5/11), going 9-18 (.500) at the plate with six stolen bases and four runs ... Scored the winning run in the 10th inning of 3-2 game-two victory and went 3-5 with three steals and two runs ... Was 2-4 with two runs and another stolen base in game-three before concluding the series with three hits in five at-bats in game-four ... Picked up where he left off as a freshman in dramatic 13-11 come-from-behind game-three win at Florida International (3/1), going 3-5 with four runs, including scoring the game-winner ... Went 2-4 with a run in game-one (2/29) ... In two games at the NEC Tournament hit .333 (3-9) with a RBI ... Concluded the regular season with a big series vs. Sacred Heart (5/17-5/18), going 4-10 (.400) with five steals, five runs and three walks ... In games three and four, recorded four stolen bases and three runs while reaching base safely in five of his six trips to the plate ... Swiped home for the first time this year with a straight-steal in 3-0 game-two win over LIU (4/5) ... Went 6-10 with two runs, two RBI and two steals over final three games at Mount St. Mary's (4/26-4/27) ... His two-run double staked Wagner to a 2-1 lead on the way to a 5-2 win over Winthrop (3/22) ... Scored two runs, including the game-winner at Villanova (3/11) ... Was 3-5 with two doubles and two runs in win over Saint Peter's (3/13) ... Also had three hits in series-finale at UCF (3/19) ... Had two hits in game-one vs. Maine (3/29) and at Seton Hall (4/16) ... Second on the team with 16 multi-hit games ... Fourth in school-annals with 54 stolen bases and 32nd with 107 hits.

2007 Freshman Season
Had a breakout year as the team's centerfielder and leadoff hitter ... Hit .297 (46-155), including .299 during NEC play, with 33 runs, eight doubles, 14 RBI and 17 walks ... Posted a team-best .414 OBP and was a perfect 21-21 on the base paths ... His 21 stolen bases ranked third in the NEC and are the sixth-most in a single-season by a Seahawk ... Also was plunked a team-best 14 times, just one off the school-record ... Saw action in 48 games, starting 43 ... Two-time Akadema NEC Rookie of the Week ... Earned his first NEC citation with monster week against Lafayette (3/29) and William & Mary (3/31-4/1) hitting .529, including going 7-9 in three games against the Tribe with six stolen bases, four runs, four walks and four multi-hit games ... Reached base safely in 14-of-16 plate appearances (9-11 at the plate) spanning the four games ... Was a perfect 3-3 with three stolen bases, two walks and a double in game one against William & Mary before going 2-4 in game two ... Capped off his stellar weekend in the third game, reaching base safely in five at bats (2-2; 2 walks; 1 HBP) and laid down a sacrifice bunt in his other plate appearance ... Hit safely over the next five games to extend his season-best hitting streak to nine games ... Garnered his second NEC Rookie of the Week citation after hitting a blistering.692 (9-13) with, six runs scored, two walks, two hit by pitches and two stolen bases in four-game sweep of FDU (4/28-4/29) ... In game three against the Knights, recorded a NEC season-best five hits ... Helped the Green & White take three-of-four from LIU (4/5-4/7), going 7-17 with four runs, four RBI and two doubles ...Went 2-5 in 10-9 win over Florida International (3/4) ... Also collected two hits in win over Winthrop (3/17) ... Was 2-4 with a double, run and RBI in 11-1 win over Sacred Heart (5/4) and 2-3 with a double in 3-0 win at Monmouth (5/19) ... Preserved Wagner's 4-3 win over CCSU (5/13) with a diving catch in centerfield to take away an extra base hit ... Had hits in 15 of the 16 Wagner wins he played in ... Tough on left-handed pitching batting .410 ... Recorded 12 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games.

Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Freehold Township High School under the direction of Frank Gualtieri ... Won three varsity letters and helped the Patriots to two Shore Conference titles ... Named MVP as a senior after leading Freehold Township to a 19-6 record ... Hit .419 as a junior ... Also played basketball, helping guide the Patriots to three straight division titles ... Played on the Senior Little League World Series championship team ... Also won back-to-back state championships while playing Babe Ruth baseball ... In the summer of 2007, played in the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) for the Freehold Clippers and hit .379 ... Has one brother Corey (18) ... Is undecided on a major at Wagner.

Year	G/S	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG.	2B	3B	HR	SB/A
2007	48/43	155	33	46	14	.297	8	1	0	21/21
2008	55/55	209	40	61	14	.292	8	1	0	33/35
Tot.	103/98	364	73	107	28	.294	16	2	0	54/56

 

 
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