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Senior
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| Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
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| High School:
Gulliver Prep
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 183
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| Position:
2B/OF
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| Experience:
3 Letters
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| Major:
Business
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At Miami
Paco Figueroa is positioned to battle for a starting job in the middle infield as a senior in 2005 ... had his best year in a Miami uniform in 2004 playing centerfield for his injured brother, Danny ... missed most of April and May with a torn flexor tendon on the index finger of his left hand ... made 27 starts in centerfield and played in 32 games for the Hurricanes in 2004 ... batted .373 with 38 hits in 102 at bats and stole 18 bases ... started 40 of 51 games he appeared in as a sophomore ... had 30 starts at shortstop and 10 as the designated hitter ... batted .265 during his sophomore campaign with nine stolen bases ... named the team's 2002 Rookie of the Year in 2002 along with his twin brother, Danny ... made his collegiate debut with a start in the second game of the Tennessee series on Feb. 3 ... drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 42nd round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft ... was a Miami Herald First-Team All-State pick as a senior as well as the Class 4A-1A Player of the Year ... played during the offseason with the Bourne Braves the Cap Cod League after playing for the Brewster Whitecaps in 2003 ... should compete for All-America and All-ACC honors in 2005.
Junior (2004)
Figueroa made a seamless transition from middle infield to centerfield to replace his brother, Danny ... missed 22 games from April 16 to June 5 with a torn flexor tendon in his left index finger ... had the pin removed on Friday, May 28 ... despite missing two months of actions, finished tied for third on the team with 18 stolen bases... hit .373 with 38 hits in 102 at bats ... made all 27 starts in centerfield and led off in 23 of those games ... appeared in four games after his injury ... had 11 multiple hit games ... started the season strong getting multiple hits in his first four games ... hit his first home run in his first game vs. Tennessee Feb. 20, tying the game in the bottom of the ninth inning before Joey Hooft won the game with a home run ... stole at least one base in five consecutive games from Feb. 27 to March 4 ... was 2 for 3 while tying a career-high in runs scored (3) Feb. 29 ... stole a career-high three bases March 4 vs. Maine ... had an outstanding series against Rutgers going 8 for 12 with a home run, a triple, seven runs scored, four stolen bases, and five RBI in a three game set vs. the Scarlet Knights ... tied a career-high with four hits vs. Rutgers on March 14 ... had a home run and a triple with three RBI and three runs scored vs. Rutgers March 14 ... homered vs. Illinois-Chicago on March 19 ... reached base four straight times going 2 for 2 with two walks and a stolen base in a 1-0 win over Penn State March 27 ... went 3 for 4 with two walks and a double while scoring a career high four runs vs. Florida State on April 10 ... had two hits and two RBI vs. Florida State on April 11. 2004 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Figueroa saw his first action back from injury in the field on June 5 against North Carolina State ... also entered the game as a defensive replacement on June 6 agianst FAU. 2004 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: Figueroa did not see action in the super regional against Florida. 2004 College World Series: Appeared in two games in Omaha ... made his first plate appearance since April 11 against Cal State Fullerton, going 0 for 1 ... entered the game as a reserve against South Carolina on June 22 ... went 2 for 2 with two RBI as the Hurricanes ninth-inning comeback fell just short.
Sophomore (2003)
Paco Figueroa started 30 games at shortstop and 10 at designated hitter for the Hurricanes, while seeing action in 11 other games ... hit .265 for the season ... was in and out of the lineup at shortstop ... he was 9-for-11 on the base paths ... had an on-base percentage of .394 with 22 walks ... hit three home runs and drove in 26 runs ... second on the team in sacrifice hits with nine ... third on the team in hit by pitches with eight ... had 10 extra base hits, including six doubles and three home runs ... opened the season with a 2-for-3 night against FIU and scored three runs ... belted his first home run of the season on Feb. 6 against Campbell ... collected two hits versus the Fighting Camels in the series finale on Feb. 8, while scoring two runs ... over the next 10 games Figueroa fell into a 2-for-25 slump ... went 3-for-4 on March 9 against Tennessee to break out of the slump ... he also picked up two RBIs and scored three runs ... went 2-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored against Rutgers ... picked up one hit versus Stony Brook on March 19 ... went 1-for-2 as a sub against Boston College on March 22 ... scored a run as a pinch runner versus Harvard ... went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs in game two of the GT series on March 29 ... collected a double and two RBIs against Florida Atlantic on April 2 ... went 1-for-3 against Oral Roberts on April 4 ... went 1-for-2 with a single and a RBI against the Seminoles on April 20 ... went 1-for-1 and scored a run at Florida State on April 26 ... collected two hits in all three games against Pace on May 2-4 ... drove in a career-high five runs on May 3, while scoring three runs ... started three games at shortstop and one at designated hitter against Savannah State ... collected one hit in all four games against the Tigers ... went 1-for-3 at Long Beach State on May 23. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Played in three of four games at the Coral Gables Regional ... had a base hit against Florida on June 1st, his only hit of the Regional. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: Did not play in the Super Regional. 2003 College World Series: Came in as a defensive replacement against Texas on June 14.
Freshman (2002)
Batted .300 (39-of-130) with 32 runs scored, five doubles, three home runs, 20 RBI and eight stolen bases ... finished third on the team with five HBP ... defensively, placed third with 94 assists and 28 fielded double-plays ... made 32 starts at shortstop and five at second base ... hit three home runs against FSU, Jacksonville and New York Tech ... had 12 multi-hit games, including a four-hit game against Jacksonville on May 17 ... had six multi-RBI games, including a four-RBI game vs. New York Tech on May 24 ... season-long hit streak was six games from May 11 to May 24 ... started the second game against Tennessee on Feb. 3 to make his collegiate debut ... started again in final game of the Florida series on Feb. 10 ... collected his first collegiate hit came against the Gators on Feb. 10 ... started in the Rutgers series going 2-for-4 in the first game, while scoring a run in the final two games of the series ... first collegiate double came in the second game against Rutgers ... became the everyday starter beginning with the annual Florida State series ... went 3-for-4 in the third game FSU in Coral Gables with a home run, two runs scored and one RBI ... the home run was his first at Miami ... also started in the Long Beach State, North Carolina, Bethune-Cookman, Georgia Tech, Jacksonville and New York Tech series ... went 2-for-3 in the first game at UNC (April 26) with two runs scored ... had a two-hit, two-run effort in the final game of the Georgia Tech series on May 12 ... batted .467 in the Jacksonville series with a home run and seven RBI ... started off the JU series going 4-for-6 at the plate with three RBI ... had two hits in game No. 1 and 3 vs. New York Tech. 2002 NCAA Gainesville Regional: Batted a .238 in the Regional, going 5-for-21 with four runs scored, one double, one RBI, and one stolen base ... had a crucial single in the bottom of the ninth in UM's 8-7 win in the second game against Florida on June 2 ... went 2-for-5 with a run scored in the 7-2 win vs. Florida on June 1 ... went 2-for-5 in the opener against Florida International with two runs scored and a stolen base. 2002 NCAA Columbia Super Regional: Started all three games against South Carolina ... started out 2-for-3 in the first game, but failed to get a hit in the final two games ... scored a run in game No. 2 after reaching on a walk.
Gulliver Prep
Coached by Carlos Hernandez at Gulliver Prep and by Emilio Fernandez (Florida Bombers) ... four-year letterman ... attended same high school as former UM great Javy Rodriguez ... drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 42nd round. Senior (2001): Batted .457 with 10 home runs and 43 stolen bases ... named a Miami Herald First-Team All-State, Conference and County ... was the Class 4A-1A Player of the Year ... named team MVP, along with Danny ... team was district and regional champions and went to the state's final four. Junior (2000): Batted .474 with three home runs and 35 RBI ... a Miami Herald First-Team All-Conference and County selection ... was his team's Gold Glove award winner ... team was district and regional champions and went to the state's final four. Sophomore (1999): Batted .430 with one home run and 32 stolen bases ... named team's most improved player ... team won districts and advanced to regional finals. Freshman (1998): Batted .437 with 16 stolen bases ... earned team's 110-percent award ... team won district and regional championships, but fell in the state final.
Personal
Full name is Francisco Figueroa ... son of Francisco Figueroa and Mayra Edwards ... stepfather is Richard Edwards ... identical twin brother Danny also plays for the Hurricanes ... has two sisters Christina and Priscilla ... majoring in business management.
Figueroa's Best
Hits: 4 (twice) last vs. Rutgers, 3/14/04
RBI: 5 vs. Pace, 5/3/03
Runs Scored: 3 (six times), last vs. Rutgers, 3/14/04
Home Runs: 1 (nine times), last vs. Georgia Tech, 4/4/04
Walks: 2 (10 times), last vs. Georgia Tech, 4/4/04
Stolen Bases: 3 vs. Maine, 3/4/04
Strikeouts: 3 (twice), last vs. FAU, 4/2/03
