2008 Baseball Roster

8 Addison Maruszak

  • Position Shortstop
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Pinellas Park, FL
  • High School St. Petersburg Catholic

Biography

 2007, Summer ? Played in 33 games for the Western Division Champion Bourne Braves of the Cape Code League ... Hit .278 (30-108) with one homerun and 17 RBI ... Recorded 14 runs scored while tallying four stolen bases ...Led the team with seven sacrifice hits ... Played the majority of the summer at his natural position of SS (20) while also getting playing time at 3B (8), OF (4) and utilized as the teams extra hitter (7).

 2007 ? Listed on Brooks Wallace Award Preseason Watch List ... Started 55 games at third, two at second and one in left field ... Only Bull to play, and start, all 60 games ... One of three to play, and start, all 27 BIG EAST contests ... Recorded a nine-game hit streak Feb. 24 - March 8 ... Posted three six-game hitting streaks throughout the season, including March 25-April 3, April 17-27, May 7-17 ... Ended the season on a five-game streak ... Recorded a hit in 45 of his 60 games played ... Ranked 13th in the country in hit by pitch per game on April 8 ... On April 15 was 38th in the nation in sacrifice hits per game ... Recorded 19 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI outings ... Hit .329 (second-best on the team) with 69 hits and 44 RBI this season ... Produced a team-high 13 doubles and four home runs, collecting 94 total bases ... Lead the team with 18 hits by pitches ... His .448 slugging percentage topped the team leaderboard ... Hit .314 vs. left-handers and .336 vs. right-handers ... Reached base as the leadoff batter .509 of the time ... Batted .357 with two outs ... Bettered his batting average from .284 his freshman season to .329 his sophomore year ... Recorded career-bests in hits (69), RBI (44), runs (45), stolen bases (6) and home runs (4) ... Hit 28-of-99 (.283) in BIG EAST games ... Recorded a team-high (tie) three home runs in league outings ... His 17 conference RBIs were second on the team ... Recorded a hit in 11 of last 12 games, and 19 of last 22 outings ... Only player on the team to record at least one hit in all four BIG EAST Conference Tournament games ... Hit a double in three of the last four games ... Collected two home runs in three-game series with No. 23 St. John’s May 17-19 ... Registered three hits, including a home run, with two RBI against No. 23 St. John’s on May 17 ... His three hits tied a season-high ... Was 2-of-4 with an RBI and a run scored against No. 22 Stetson (5/15) ... Recorded sixth stolen base while connecting on two hits at Seton Hall on May 11 ... Had two hits and an RBI against No. 24 Georgia Tech on May 7 ... Recorded back-to-back doubles against Louisville (4/29) and No. 24 Georgia Tech (5/5) ... Was 3-of-5 with three RBI at UCF on April 24 ... Tallied a double in consecutive games against Rutgers (4/22) and UCF (4/24) ... Was 5-of-11, with one home run, in three games against West Virginia April 5-7 ... Batted .500 at Connecticut, driving in five RBI with his five hits (3/30-4/1) ... Connected on two hits, recording a season-high four RBI on March 30 game against the Huskies ... Ended nine-game hitting streak against Michigan State on March 10 ... Had 16 hits in 36 at bats for a .444 average throughout those nine games ... Batted 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against Michigan State (3/8) ... Also scored twice and was hit by a pitch for the ninth time of the season ... Was 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in third game with Central Michigan (3/4) ... Scored two runs and stole one base against Manhattan (2/25) while batting .500 (2-for-4) ... Registered back-to-back doubles in Manhattan games on Feb. 24 and 25 ... Batted 3-for-4 at Stetson (2/20) with an RBI and a walk ... Was hit by a pitch in five of the first six games of the season ... Was 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs scored in third game of the year (High Point, 2/11) ... Opened the season by drawing and walk and being hit by two pitches against High Point (2/9).

 2006, Summer ? Appeared in 36 games (starting 31) for the Woodstock River Bandits of the Valley Baseball League (VBL) ... Hit .204 (22-of-108) with two home runs and 11 RBI ... Recorded 10 runs scored, while tallying four stolen bases for the River Bandits.

 2006 ? Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American ... Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Year ... Batted .284 (58-of-204) with 26 RBI and 30 runs scored ... Started 55 games at shortstop ... Registered a team-high 14 doubles on the year ... His 58 hits ranked second on the team, while his 26 RBI was fourth-best in 2006 ... Hit .271 (16-of-59) versus left-handers and .290 (42-of-145) versus right-handers ... Went 16-of-51 (.314) with runners in scoring position ... Recorded 16 multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI outings in 2006 ... Registered a career-best five-game hit streak (3/12 -19) ... Finished the season having recorded a hit in each of the last four games of the season (3/19-24) ... Posted a .248 (25-of-101) average in BIG EAST Conference action with 10 RBI and 13 runs scored ... Recorded a team-high six doubles in conference play ... One of four Bulls to registered 10-or-more RBI in league action ... Hit .222 (2-of-9) with one run scored during the BIG EAST Championship (5/23-5/24) ... Hit 1-for-4 with a run scored during USF’s 6-4 loss to St. John’s (5/24) in the team’s second game of the BIG EAST Championship ... Drove in a run during a 1-for-4 performance at West Virginia (5/19) ... Went 2-for-4 at St. John’s (5/12) ... Recorded 14th double of the season during a 2-for-3 outing at Stetson (5/9), scoring a run a driving one in ... Went 2-for-5 with a run scored in USF’s 14-3 win over Georgetown (4/28) ... Hit first-career home run with a game-tying solo shot in the bottom of the ninth, going 2-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored vs. Stetson (4/25) ... Went 2-for-3, including a double at Pittsburgh (4/22) ... Notched 12th double of the season, going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored at UCF (4/18) ... Hit 2-for-5, including a double and a run scored vs. Louisville (4/15) ... Went 2-for-5, including a double, an RBI and a run scored vs. Notre Dame (4/7) ... Scored a run and drove one in, going 1-for-4 at Cincinnati (4/2) ... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored at Florida (3/29) ... Registered a career-high four RBI, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs scored vs. Seton Hall (3/26) ... Extended career-best hitting streak to five games with a 1-for-4 performance vs. UConn (3/19) ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in USF’s 7-6 loss to UConn (3/18) ... Registered the game-winning, walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth in USF’s 4-3 win over UConn (3/17) ... Scored a run in a 1-for-3 performance vs. Army (3/14) ... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, including two doubles in USF’s 11-4 win over UMass (3/12) ... Hit 3-for-4 with a career-high three runs scored and three RBI vs. UMass (3/10) ... Went 2-for-3 with run scored and a career-high three RBI vs. Penn (3/7) ... Scored a career-high two runs, going 2-for-3 vs. Illinois (3/5) ... Registered a career-high three hits, including his first-career double, while driving in two runs vs. Illinois (2/25) ... Went 1-for-2 with a run scored at Jacksonville (2/19) ... Drove in a run, going 1-for-2 at Jacksonville (2/18) ... Registered game-winning RBI, drawing a walk with bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth vs. Northwestern (2/12) ... Recorded first-career hit, going 2-for-4 vs. Northwestern (2/11).

 High School ? A four-year letterwinner at St. Petersburg Catholic ... A two-time all-county selection (2004, 2005) ... Was named team captain during his senior season ... Hit .450 with 30 hits and 19 RBI in 2005 ... Named team MVP while earning all-Sun Coast and all-state honors as a senior ... As a junior, he hit .486 with 40 hits and 27 RBI ... Led the team in hits, RBI and batting average ... Was named Defensive MVP in 2004 ... Named the team’s Most Improved Defensive Player as a sophomore ... During his freshman year, he hit .451 while earning Defensive MVP honors and well as being named a Baseball Scholar ... A member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated No. 6 in his class ... Coached by Charlie Guastella.

 Personal ? Full name is Addison John Maruszak ... Born Dec. 21, 1986, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... Son of Karen and John Maruszak ... Has one brother, Steven (14) ... Is majoring in pre-business administration ... Credits Tony Ferreira as his mentor ... Enjoys fishing and working out ... One of nine USF baseball players to be named BIG EAST Academic All-Stars for the 2005-06 year ... Also earned the honor in 2006-07.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2006Freshman

    Shortstop
    6'2" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2007Sophomore

    Third Baseman
    6'0" 182 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2008Junior

    Shortstop
    6'1" 195 lbs
    8