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2005 Outlook
Alex Garabedian stepped on the University of Miami campus is position to immediately compete for the starting job at catcher ... will battle sophomore Eddy Rodriguez ... drafted in the seventh round of the 2004 Major League Draft by the New York Yankees ... one of the most decorated high school players in the country to come to college ... first-team high school All-American catcher by Collegiate Baseball and Street & Smith ... ranked as the second-best catching prospect and the 33rd-best overall prospect by Baseball America ... named top high school catcher in the state of Florida by Baseball America ... two-time All-Dade County honoree ... 2004 Christopher Columbus High School Athlete of the Year ... first-team 6A All-State catcher ... 2004 EA Sports/Student Sports First-Team All-America catcher ... 2004 ABAC/Rawlings High School All-Region team catcher ... high school teammate of current Hurricanes Marcelo Albir, Danny Gil, Jon Jay and fellow freshman Carlos Gutierrez.
Chrisotpher Columbus
Played for Joe Weber at Christopher Columbus High School ... started at catcher all for years for the Explorers ... hit 30 career home runs while batting over .400 his final three years of high school ... helped lead Columbus to the 2003 6A State Championship. Senior (2004): Garabedian hit .443 as a senior with 10 home runs, 13 doubles and 38 RBI while drawing 24 walks ... he threw out 20-of-22 runners at second base and 3 of 3 at third base ... picked off 15 base runners and allowed only one passed ball in 31 games ... led team to district and conference championships. Junior (2003): Hit .435 with nine home runs and 32 RBI ... named to the 2003 AFLAC All-American team ... named the top catcher in Florida by TeamOne Baseball ... second-team All-State catcher ... first-team All-Dade County. Sophomore (2002): Earned second-team All-Dade County honors after hitting .414 with seven home runs and 42 RBI. Freshman (2001): Hit .325 with four home runs and 22 RBI while collecting eight doubles and drawing 15 walks ... named third-team All-Dade County catcher.
Personal
Son of Alex and Vicki Garabedian ... has two sisters, Jennifer and Alexis, and one brother, Christian ... enjoys fishing and writing ... plans on majoring in education.
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