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  Dave DiNatale
Dave DiNatale

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Parkland, Fla.

High School:
Douglas HS

Last College:
Central Florida

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 200

Position:
Outfield

• 2007 All-ACC Academic Baseball Team

At Miami



Named to 2007 ACC Academic Baseball Team and ACC honor roll ... Started 31 of 42 games in 2007 as either the designated hitter or in the outfield ... Has good power from the right side of the field and has great bat speed ... Leading candidate for the starting job in left field in 2008.

Sophomore (2007)


  • Hit .233 with 27 hits, six doubles, three home runs and 23 RBIs.
  • Had four multiple hit games and five multiple-RBI games on the season.
  • Fielded 1.000 in 41 chances.
  • Columbia (Mo.) Regional Highlights(6/1-3):
  • Hit .444 (4-for-9) with a double and one RBI; posted a career-best 3-for-3 performance with one RBI in the win over Kent State.
    Regular Season Highlights
  • Homered in games against Duke (5/19), FIU (4/11) and Maryland (3/16).
  • vs. FIU (4/11): Posted a career-high three RBI with a three-run home run in the third inning.
  • vs. Fordham (3/2-4): Established a career-high with three RBI and finished with three hits in the series.
  • vs. Elon (2/23-25): Hit .400 in the series establishing a career-best with three RBI in the second game of the series; Also had a 2-for-4, two-run performance in the series opener.

UCF (2006)


  • Named to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team.
  • Hit .276 with two home runs and 26 RBI in 54 games in both right and center field and was successful on 10-of-14 steal attempts.
  • Committed just one error and recorded a .989 fielding percentage.
  • Led the squad with 18 doubles and 24 extra-base hits.
  • Started 53-of-54 games in the outfield and led the team with 18 doubles.

Stoneman Douglas/King's Academy


  • Drafted in the 22nd round by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2005 MLB Amateur Draft ... Four-year high school letterman ... Played his first three years of high school ball at King's Academy before attending Stoneman Douglas HS as a senior ... Collegiate Baseball All-American as a junior.
  • Senior (2005): Played for Dean Florio at Stoneman Douglas, where he was named an All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Sportslink ... Hit .463 with 10 home runs, 35 RBI, 38 runs, 20 stolen bases, four triple, six doubles and 25 walks ... Miami Herald Player of the Year ... Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel All-County selection.
  • Junior (2004): Played at King's Academy ... hit .493 with 10 doubles, five triples, four home runs, 39 RBI, 16 stolen bases and 26 runs scored ... Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year in Palm Beach County ... AFLAC All-American.
Personal

  • Son of Dave and Debbie DiNatale.
  • Has a younger brother, Dalton.
  • Majoring in accounting.