USF Athletics

Awards and Honors
Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - April 28, 2008
CBB/StatStud.com Player of the Week - April 28, 2008
4/12 BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll

2010 MLB Draft: Picked in the 15th round by the Cincinnati Reds with the 457th pick of the draft... Decided to forego his senior season and sign with Reds... Was drafted as a left-handed pitcher by the Reds, but should see action as an outfielder as well.

2010: Started all but two games on the season... Made all 56 starts in right field... Missed the final two games of the regular season at Pittsburgh after being hit by a pitch in Game 1 on 5/20... Finished the season with a .307 average while hitting .289 in BIG EAST play... Paced the Bulls in virtually every other offensive category other than batting average... Led the Bulls in hits (67), doubles (47), extra base hits (27), total bases (108), slugging percentage (.495), RBI (44) and stolen bases (13)... Second on the team with 47 runs scored... Had a team-high 21 multi-hit games to go with nine multi-RBI games... Tied sophomore Daniel Rockhold for the team lead with seven homers on the season... Named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll on 4/12 after hitting .583 for the week and leading the Bulls to a three-game sweep of Georgetown ... Powered the Bulls with a go-ahead three-run homer in Sunday's finale against the Hoyas ... Surpassed 100 career RBI in win over Jacksonville (3/9) ... Struck out just 25 times in 218 at-bats... Totaled four assists and 87 putouts to lead USF outfielders ... Made one appearance on the mound at North Florida (5/12), working a scoreless inning while striking out the side... Drove in a season-high four runs in win over Jacksonville (3/9)... Tied a career-high with four hits at Stetson (5/20).

2009: Started in a total of 41 games and batted .263 ... Started at first base two times, right field 21 times and he was the starting designated hitter 18 times ... Recorded a total of 15 multiple hit games and 12 multiple RBI games ... Recorded the highest homer percentage per game on the team with a .18 average  ... Recorded the highest RBI percentage per game on the team with a 1.16 ... Led the team in number of runs batted in with 51 ... Third on the team in slugging percentage with a .470 slugging percentage ... Hit eight homeruns and drove in 51 runs  ... Batted .281 in BIG EAST games ... Second in slugging percentage in BIG EAST games with a .542 ... Led the team in number of RBIs in BIG EAST games with 31 ... Led the team in number of home runs in BIG EAST games with seven ... Had an on base percentage of .346 in BIG EAST games ... Recorded three runs, three hits, three RBIs and one home run against UCF (3/11) ... One run, two hits, two triples and five RBIs against Bethune-Cookman (3/25) ... One run, four hits and one RBI against Pittsburgh (4/3) ...  Gathered two runs, two hits, three RBIs and hit two home runs against Georgetown (4/10).

2008: A two-way player for USF, Hunt batted .331 with 41 hits in 124 at bats, primarily as the designated hitter ...  Is also a left-handed set up pitcher who made 24 appearances on the mound, collecting two saves and 17 strikeouts in 17.2 innings  ...  Pulled double-duty in 12 games  ...  Selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll and CBB/Statstud.com Player of the Week April 22-27, when he batted .571 with 12 hits - eight of which were extra-base hits - in five games as the designated hitter/relief pitcher  ...  Missed hitting for the cycle by one hit in consecutive games, needing a home run on April 26, and a double on April 27  ...  Slugged 1.238 and had an on base percentage of .609 while scoring 11 runs  ...  Tallied 13 RBI and totaled 26 bases, striking out only once  ...  Drew a pair of walks and stole one base as the designated hitter  ...  Also pitched two-thirds of an inning that week, making an appearance in both the FAU game and one BIG EAST contest.

2008 Batting: Second on the team with 38 total RBI, batting in only 36 of the team's 58 games  ...  Third-best batting average (.331) and slugging percentage (.500) on the team  ...  Recorded 11 multiple-hit games, including a four-hit outing and five three-hit games  ...  Served as the designated hitter 28 games and played first base three times  ...  Primarily used as the five-hole batter (15 games), but also spent time batting sixth (7), seventh (5), cleanup (3) and eighth (1)  ... Batted .375 when the bases were loaded, .438 with runners in scoring position and .889 with a runner on third and less than two outs  ...  Nine multiple-RBI games, driving in six in a game when he was 4-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and a triple  ...  The six RBI were a team-best for the season  ...  The next night he drove in five, collecting a single, triple and home run  ...  One grand slam, a shot that gave USF the go-ahead run on April 27  ...  Solo home run in the ninth on April 22, tied the game and propelled USF to an extra-innings victory  ...  In his first game at the plate, March 5 at Bethune-Cookman, he drew a pair of walks  ...  First start was March 22 in the second game at Cincinnati  ...  Picked up an RBI after drawing a bases-loaded walk in that game  ...  First collegiate hit was March 26 at North Florida  ...  The next game, against Georgetown (3/28), he recorded a double, and two games later he popped his first home run, along with a double, to pick up four RBI at UCF  ...  Recorded a six-game hitting streak from April 1-16  ...  Drove in a run in nine out of 10 games from April 1- 22  ...  First stolen base was at Stetson on April 15  ...  Best game of the year was April 26 game against Villanova when he was 4-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles and a triple, driving in six RBI and scoring four runs  ...  Drove in five more runs the next night against the Wildcats after blasting a home run and a triple  ...  Six hits in four games of the BIG EAST Championships to earn a spot on the all-tournament team  ...  Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak.

2008 Pitching: Held opponents to a .172 average, allowing 11 hits, only one of which was an extra-base knock  ...  Rang up three opponents in less than 1.2 innings twice  ...  Left-handers hit .208 and right-handed batters were only allowed a .150 average  ...  With runners on base, Hunt only gave up four hits and with two outs, opponents only connected on two hits, for a .118 average  ...  First appearance of the season was a 1.1-inning outing against Oklahoma State on Feb. 28  ...  Struck out three and didn't give up a hit or a run  ...  First save was on April 6 at West Virginia when he struck out one in 1.0 inning to secure the 5-2 victory  ...  Picked up three more Ks in an inning of work on April 18 at Rutgers  ...  Longest outing of the year was 1.2 innings at Rutgers on April 20  ...  Second save was recorded in his last pitching appearance of the year, the May 17 game against Notre Dame.

2007 MLB Draft: Selected in the 17th round of the MLB Draft by the Oakland A's.

High School: A first baseman and left-handed pitcher from Jesuit High  ...  Pitched in the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif.  ...  Four-year letterwinner at Jesuit HS  ...  An honorable mention all-county player  ...  Defensive player of the year for JHS  ...  All-county selection by the St. Petersburg Times  ...  Hunt hit three home runs with 14 RBI and 19 runs scored as a junior.

Personal: Full name is Stephen William Hunt  ...  Born Jan. 11, 1989 in Brandon, Fla.  ...  Son of William and Eileen Hunt  ...  One brother, Joseph and sister, Lauren  ...  Father is the former Sports Information Director at USF  ...  Majoring in communications.