2008 Baseball Roster

9 Charles Cleveland

  • Position First Baseman
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tampa, FL
  • High School Tampa Catholic

Biography

 2007 ? Started 22 games as the designated hitter, five at third base and two in left field for the Bulls ... Batted .260 in 36 total games played, connecting on 26 hits in 100 at bats ... Recorded five doubles and 20 RBI while drawing 17 walks ... Longest hit streak of the season was three games, which occurred three times ? Feb. 10-16, March 4-8 and April 22-27 ... Recorded seven multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games ... Hit .196 against left-handers and .315 against right-handers ... Batted .189 in the 14 BIG EAST games he appeared in, 12 of which were starts ... Recorded an RBI and scored a run in USF’s second game with No. 23 St. John’s, recording a double and a walk in the game ... His fourth multiple-hit outing was a two-hit performance against No. 24 Georgia Tech ... Recorded his fourth double of the year in the game, driving in one and scoring a run ... Third three-game hit streak of the season was April 21-April 27 in games against Rutgers, UCF and Louisville ... Posted a 3-of-4 game against Central Florida on April 24 ... Had a double in that 11-4 win over the Golden Knights ... Was 1-for-1 with an RBI in back-to-back games with Michigan State (3/8) and Stetson (3/6) ... In his 3-of-5 night against Central Michigan on March 4, he drove in four runs, a season-high, while scoring three times ... Recorded his first double of the season in that game, a 19-9 USF victory ... Also drew a walk and stole one base ... Connected on two hits and collected an RBI against Florida on Feb. 27 ... Tallied an RBI in back-to-back games against Stetson (2/20) and Jacksonville (2/18) ... Tallied two hits in consecutive games, batting 2-for-3 at Jacksonville (2/16) and 2-for-5 against High Point (2/11) ... Scored one run and notched two RBI in the third game against High Point (2/11) ... Recorded first hit of the season with 1-for-3 performance against High Point on Feb. 10 ... Also drew a walk and scored one run in the game.

 2006 (Florida State) ? Hit .263 (10-of-38) with seven RBI and 10 runs scored for the Seminoles .... Appeared in 26 games (starting seven) ... Finished the season with a .417 on-base percentage, while stealing a career-high two bases ... Recorded two multiple-RBI contests and two multiple-hit outings during his sophomore season ... Went 1-for-2 during FSU’s 18-0 win over Jacksonville (6/2 Athens Regional) ... Scored two runs during a 1-for-3 performance at Jacksonville (4/12) ... Reached base safely three times versus the Dolphins during the Seminoles 10-1 victory ... Batted .400 (4-of-10) with four RBI and seven runs scored during FSU’s three-game sweep of Brown (3/4-5) ... Scored two runs, while tying a career-high in RBI (2) going 2-for-3 from the plate in a 15-7 win over Brown (3/5) ... Registered a career-high in runs scored with three versus Brown (3/4) ... Making his first start of the season, batted 2-for-5, including a double with one RBI and two runs scored in FSU’s 12-0 win over Brown ... Came in a pinch hit, recording a two-RBI double vs. UNC Asheville (2/18) ... Made first appearance of the season during FSU’s 12-2 win over Charleston Southern (2/4).

 2005 (Florida State) ? Appeared in 24 games in 2005 and made seven starts during his freshman campaign ... Four of his seven hits went for extra bases (three doubles and a triple) ... Drove in seven runs in just 34 at bats...slugged .353 on the year and posted an on base percentage of .308 ... Appeared in the first two games of his career versus Charleston Southern ... Made two more appearances in the VMI series and had two more at bats ... Made one appearance in the series finale against Auburn ... Started against Hawaii-Hilo at third base and went 1-for-4 with an RB I ... Started at third in the final two games against Virginia Tech and had his best game in the series finale as he went 2-for-4 with two RBI ... Went 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI against Wake Forest (4/10) in ACC action.

 High School ? A four-year letterman in baseball ... A four-time all-county selection ... Batted .380 with three homeruns and 10 doubles his senior year ... Named team MVP that season ... Junior year (2003) batted .385 with 12 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 25 RBI ... Made All-Suncoast and all-county teams in 2002 ... Tied for second in the county in RBI ... Batted .385 with 28 RBI his sophomore season (2002) ... Batted .459 and went 6-0 on the mound freshman year (2001) ... Was the winning pitcher in the district final, regional semifinal and regional final ... Was the starting pitcher in the state semifinal and went 3-for-3 in that game ... Helped lead Tampa Catholic to a state championship during his freshman year ... Made all-county and all-state honorable mention in 2001 ... Received the 2004 Male Scholar Athlete Award for Tampa Catholic High School ... Coached by Chuck Yingling (2001-02) and Tom Reidy (2003-04).

 Personal ? Full name is Charles Alan Cleveland ... Born Aug. 26, 1985 in Tampa, Fla., Son of Mary and Dennis Cleveland ... Has two sisters, Kathryn (26) and Andrea (23) ... Enjoys fishing and playing golf ... Is majoring in mass communications ... Named to the 2005 and 2006 ACC Honor Roll and was a  2007 BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2007Junior

    Third Baseman
    6'0" 202 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2008Senior

    First Baseman
    6'1" 200 lbs
    9