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AT MIAMI
Hit .077 and started one game as a freshman ... he team's most improved hitter from one fall to the next ... led the team with four home runs in fall practice ... one of the hardest workers in the weight room ... will contend for a starting position in the outfield ... strong arm. ... UM Bookbuster for achieving a GPA greater than 3.0 in his first semester.
Freshman (2006)
Recorded his first career hit in the Bethune-Cookman series and scored his first career run against Florida State ... hit .077 in 18 games, with one start ... went 0-for-1 with a walk and run scored in exhibition game against the Florida Marlins on 3/1. vs. Virginia (4/21-23): Played in all three games of the series, starting the series finale ... went 0-for-1 with a sac bunt in the series finale and had a diving catch in right field in his first career start ... pinch-hit in the eighth and grounded out to shortstop in the second game of the series ... played the ninth inning in left field in the series opener. at Florida State (4/14-16): Played in right field in the series-finale win as a defensive replacement ... struck out in his only at bat of the series in the second game ... entered the series opener as a pinch runner in the eighth inning and scored one run ... played the rest of the game in right field and recorded one put out. vs. North Carolina (4/7, 9): Came into the game as a defensive replacement in the late innings of the series opener and finale ... did not record an at bat. vs. Clemson (4/2): Pinch-hit and struck out ... played in left field. at Duke (3/19): Struck out in a pinch-hit at bat. vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/25-26): Came off the bench in the final two games of the series ... 0-for-2 in the series finale ... had his first career hit, a single to left-center in the eighth inning of the second game. vs. Florida (2/17, 19): Pinch-ran twice in the series ... was caught stealing in the ninth inning of the series opener. vs. Louisville (2/15): Went 0-for-1 and played in right and center field. vs. Winthrop (2/3-5): Went 0-for-2 in Miami's 16-4 series-opening win ... entered the game as a pinch runner in the ninth inning of the series finale. vs. FIU (1/28-1/29): Made his collegiate debut in the season opener and went 0-for-1 with a walk.
Kamehameha
Played for head coach Vern Ramie at Kamehameha High School ... earned all-league, and all-state honors from the Honolulu Advertiser all four years ... helped lead the team to a state runner-up finish as a freshman and the state championship as a sophomore. Senior (2005): Team captain ... named First Team All-State and First Team All-League All-Star by the Honolulu Advertiser ... batted .415 with 28 runs, four doubles, five triples, three home runs, 28 RBIs and a .723 slugging percentage. Junior (2004): Selected as a First Team All-State and First Team All-League All-Star by the Honolulu Advertiser. Sophomore (2003): Named First Team All-State and First Team All-League All-Star by the Honolulu Advertiser. Freshman (2002): Was an All-State Honorable Mention and Second Team All-League All-Star by the Honolulu Advertiser.
Personal
Son of Jane and Frank Freitas ... has one sister, Garin ... majoring in communications broadcasting and is undecided on a second major ... sister is working toward a master's in marine affairs at the Miami Marine School ... father played baseball at the University of Denver, where he ranked among the nation's top 10 in stolen bases and triples as a senior.