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At Miami
Gaby Sanchez produced another solid year at the plate ... blessed with a fluid swing from the right side and the ability to hit to all fields ... started 56 games at third base and five games at designated hitter ... hit .316 with seven home runs and 47 RBI ... will make the move from third base to the outfield for his junior campaign in 2005 ... could also see time at first base and designated hitter ... added another 15 pounds of muscle during the offseason to his 6-foot 3-inch frame ... has put on 30 pounds of muscle since arriving on the UM campus ... has 37 career doubles and needs just 13 more to move into Miami's career top 10 ... added 15 pounds of muscle between his freshman and sophomore seasons ... named to Collegiate Baseball's Freshman All-American team last season and was also a second-team freshman All-American by Baseball America ... named a third-team preseason All-American by Baseball America ... played summer ball in the Cape Cod League in 2004 for the Brewster Whitecaps where he hit .235 with eight doubles two home runs and 11 RBI ... hit .286 with the Staunton Braves of the Valley League in 2003 ... was named the seventh-best professional prospect in the league by Baseball America ... Sanchez should vie for All-America status once again in 2005.
Sophomore (2004)
Sanchez produced another strong offensive year with a .316 batting average, 16 doubles, seven home runs and 47 RBI ... struck out a team-low 21 times or once in every 11 at bats ... only struck out five times in his first 102 at bats ... stole seven bases ... tied for second on team with seven sacrifice bunts and second in sacrifice flies with three ... 16 doubles were second on the team ... produced 21 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple-RBI games in 2004 ... was 2 for 4 with three runs scored in the series finale vs. Florida on Feb. 15 ... had his first double of the season in a 2 for 4 effort vs. Tennessee on Feb. 20 ... went 2 for 4 with two RBIs on Feb. 21 against Tennessee ... collected his first three hit game of the season vs. FIU on Feb. 26 ... went 3 for 5 with a double in a victory over Minnesota on Feb. 29 ... went 2 for 5 with two runs scored and two RBI vs. Elon on March 6 ... had a double and his first home run of the season while going 2 for 5 with three RBI vs. Illinois-Chicago on March 21 ... has reached base safely in 21 of his first 23 games this season ... had a monster game against FIU going 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI on March 24 ... had two hits and an RBI vs. Penn State on March 28 ... homered for the second time this season vs. Georgia Tech on April 4 ... had one hit in each game vs. Florida State April 9 thru April 11 ... went 2 for 5 with an RBI on April 16 vs. Florida State ... hit a go-ahead home run that led to a 7-3 UM victory over Florida State on April 17 ... went 3 for 6 with a home run three runs scored and two RBI vs. Virginia on April 24 ... hit his 10th double of the year and knocked in a run vs. Virginia on April 25 ... doubled vs. Coastal Carolina on April 30 ... singled on May 7 and May 9 against Jacksonville ... added a double vs. North Carolina on May 15 ... went 1 for 3 with two RBI and two runs scored on May 19 against Florida Atlantic ... was 2 for 4 with two runs scored against Ball State on May 22 ... doubled on May 27 against Long Beach State scoring a run ... hit his fifth home run of the season -- a shot to center field -- on May 28 ... drove in two runs and scored two runs as Miami knocked off LBSU with a Jon Jay walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning ... his sacrifice fly in the seventh inning was the game-winning RBI as Miami completed the sweep of Long Beach State, 7-6. 2004 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: After going 0 for 4 against St. Bonaventrue on June 4, Sanchez exploded against North Carolina State the following day ... went 3 for 5, tying a career-best six RBI while scoring one run with his 7th home run of the season. 2004 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: Sanchez went 1 for 3 with a double against Florida on June 12 in the first game of the super regional ... was 1 for 4 in the second game against the Gators on June 13. 2004 College World Series: Opened his second CWS with a 2 for 4, two RBI performance in Miami's 9-5 win over LSU on June 19 ... went 2 for 4 with a RBI and a run scored against Cal State Fullerton on June 21.
Freshman (2003)
Sanchez has started 62 of 63 games for the Hurricanes in his freshman season ... had a .328 (t2nd) batting average and 56 RBIs (2nd) ... his 21 doubles led the team and was the second best doubles mark by a Miami freshman ... hit seven home runs ... had seven stolen bases in nine attempts ... second on the team with 80 hits ... second on the team with 19 multiple-RBI games ... became the first Hurricane to hit for the cycle since Dave Berg in 1993 on May 2 against Pace ... had a career-high five hits and six RBIs, including a grand slam in that game ... opened his Miami career by getting a hit in each of his first six games ... recorded multiple-RBI games in his first five games as a Hurricane ... went 1-for-4 with two RBIs in the season opener against FIU ... hit his first career home run against Campbell on Feb. 6 ... collected three hits in four at bats with three versus Campbell on Feb. 7, including two doubles ... went 3-for-5 with three RBI in UM's 9-2 win at Florida on Feb. 14 ... followed with a 2-for-4 performance against Florida in game two of the series ... went 2-for-4 against San Diego State on Feb. 22 ... went 3-for-5 in the series opener with The Citadel on Feb. 28 ... hit a three-run home run in the first inning of game one at Tennessee ... finished the series 5-for-11 with five RBIs and two doubles ... went 2-for-3 with two RBIs against South Florida on March 12 ... followed with a 2-for-3 day with two RBIs against Rutgers on March 14 ... scored three runs against St. Peter's College on March 18, while collecting two hits and an RBI ... collected four hits versus Boston College on March 21, including two doubles ... also scored three runs and three RBIs ... went 1-for-3 in game two of the series with a RBI ... went 1-for-4 with a run scored versus Harvard on March 26 in Homestead ... hit a monster solo home run against Georgia Tech on March 30 in the Hurricanes 17-16 win ... went 2-for-4 at FIU with a double and a run scored ... collected one hit against FSU on April 19 ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored on April 20th against the Seminoles ...went 2-for-4 with a run scored versus top-ranked Florida State on April 26 ... went 3-for-5 with an RBI at Jacksonville on May 10 ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored versus Savannah State in game one of a double header on May 17, including his sixth home run of the season ... went 1-for-4 in all three games at Long Beach State ... drove in two runs with his 19 double of the season in the ninth inning on May 24. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Went 6-for-18 with three RBIs in the Coral Gables Regional ... went 5-for-10 with three RBIs in a pair of games against Florida in the Championship round of the Regional ... was 2-for-5 with two RBIs at the plate in the victory over the Gators in the final Championship Game of the Regional. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: Went 3-for-7 at the plate with three RBIs and scored five runs in the sweep of two games with North Carolina State in the Super Regional at Coral Gables ... was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including a three-run home run that jump started a Miami rally from a 9-3 deficit ... was 1-for-3 at the plate in the second game of the series, scoring three runs. 2003 College World Series: Sanchez continued his strong play in the postseason with four hits in the CWS ... went 2-for-4 in his first game at the CWS ... scored two runs and picked up two hits against SMS ... went 0-for-4 against Texas as the Hurricanes bowed out, 5-1.
Brito Private
Coach by Ralph Suarez at Brito Miami Private and Emilio Fernandez with the Florida Bombers ... was selected first-team All-Dade County and first-team All-state as a senior ... 1A-4A Player of the Year in Dade County ... broke school record for doubles and first player in school history to have 50 RBI and 50 runs scored in a season ... All-American selection by Collegiate Baseball ... Baseball Coaches Association "Spotlight Player" ... was a 15th round (460th overall) draft choice of the Seattle Mariners in 2002 ... played on the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star team ... 2002 Athlete of the Year at Brito. Senior (2002): Batted .480 with six home runs, 20 doubles and 52 RBI ... scored 62 runs while stealing 32 bases ... recorded a .850 slugging percentage and a .550 on-base percentage ... team captain ... team won district, regional, and 1A state championship. Junior (2001): Hit .400 with 32 RBI and three home runs with a slugging percentage of .684 ... scored 38 runs and stole 12 bases ... named an All-American by Collegiate Baseball ... team won district championship his junior season. Sophomore (2000): Hit .481 while splitting time between shortstop and designated hitter ... drove in 32 runs with two home runs and 16 stole bases...posted a slugging percentage of .747 ... scored 35 runs ... team finished runner-up at the state tournament.
Personal
Son of Remberto and Iliana Sanchez ... one brother, Remberto Sanchez ... plays saxophone ... hobbies include fishing and boating ... qualified for Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the fall semester at UM ... majoring in business management.
Hits: 5 vs. Pace, 5/2/03
RBI: 6 (twice) last vs. NC State, 6/5/04
Runs Scored: 4 vs. Pace, 5/2/03
Home Runs 1 (14 times) last vs. NC State, 6/5/04
Walks: 3 (twice) last vs. NC State, 6/5/04
Stolen Bases: 2 at Tennessee, 3/9/03
Strikeouts: 2 (four times) last vs. Florida, 6/12/04
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