| Drew Tambling |
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Notables: Will start in left field and could also get at-bats as a designated hitter ... One of the fastest runners in the conference ... Good baserunner ... Drives the ball to all fields well.
2009: Saw action in 37 games, while making 26 starts in right field ... Batted .358 (38-106) to rank fourth on the team ... Led the team with four triples to rank sixth among Little East Conference leaders and was fourth on the squad with 11 stolen bases to place 13th in the league ... Led the team with six bunt singles ... Placed third on the team with a pair of home runs and knocked in 18 runs ... Owned a .500 slugging percentage to stand fourth on the team and maintained a .387 on-base average ... Hit .370 (30-81) against right-handed pitching and hit well vs. lefties as well to the tune of .320 (8-25) ... Batted .310 (18-58) with runners on base, including 3-4 with the bases loaded ... Ranked second on the team with three pinch hits and batted .375 (3-8) in those situations ... Hit .379 (11-29) with two outs ... Strung together a seven-game hit streak from April 18-26, where he hit .423 (11-26) ... Registered multiple hits 12 times during the season, including a 4-4 effort, where he finished a homer short of the cycle vs. Keene State College in the LEC Tournament to raise his career LEC playoff average to .450 (9-20) ... Went 2-2 with a triple and a career-high four runs batted in at Bridgewater State on March 23 ... Closed out the season with six hits in his last eight at-bats.
2008: Primarily used as a pinch-runner in the first part of the season, but eventually saw action in 25 games and made 12 starts ... Batted .319 (15-47) and owned a .447 slugging percentage, while stealing 10 bases to rank third on the team and 11th in the Little East Conference ... Started the final eight games of the season and hit .344 (11-32) with three doubles and a triple, while driving in nine runs during that stretch ... Hit safely in seven of those outings, including all three Little East Conference tournament games, where he knocked in five runs with a double and a triple ... Registered four multi-hit games, including a 3-4 effort with a run scored vs. Southern Maine on April 27 ... Stole two bases in two different contests and was caught just twice on the season ... Struck out just six times in 51 plate appearances for once every 8.5 plate appearances ... Exceptional vs. right-handed pitching, batting .341 (14-41) and was 2-2 with a double and five RBI with the bases loaded ... Raised his game with two outs and runners in scoring position, batting .500 (4-8) and also owned a .545 (6-11) mark when leading off an inning.
Personal/High School: Played baseball and football at Littleton High School ... Played football at Dean Junior College ... Born September 18, 1984 ... Son of Mark and Renee ... Majoring in criminal justice ... Would you like to pursue a career as a sports attorney ... Enjoys his dog, writing music, watching sports and movies.
