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At Miami
Danny Valencia will move to third base after starting 56 games at first base in 2005 ... has one of the strongest arms on the team ... played for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in the Alaska Baseball League last summer and hit .256 with three home runs and 17 RBIs ... joined the Hurricanes after an outstanding freshman season at North Carolina-Greensboro ... was named the Freshman of the Year by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association ... played both third base and shortstop at UNC-Greensboro.
Sophomore (2005)
Started 58 of the 60 games he played in ... had 56 starts at first base and two starts at third base.... named to the All-Regional team at first base ... second on the team with 63 RBIs hitting in the five-hole ... hit .300 with 15 doubles, three triples and six home runs ... Led the team with 490 putouts ... set team single-game highs with five hits, eight RBIs and two triples at Virginia Tech (4/9) ... Coral Gables Regional (6/3-5): Had a hit in all three Regional games and was named to the All-Regional team at first base ... hit a solo home run in the third inning in the Regional opener against Virginia Commonwealth ... hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning in the first game against Mississippi State (6/4) that ended up being the game-winning run ... hit a two-run double to get Miami on the board in the first inning of the Regional Championship against Miss. St. ACC Tournament (5/25-26): Went 1-for-4 against N.C. State (5/25), scoring Miami's only run of the game ... hitless in three at-bats against Clemson. At Clemson (5/19-21): - Went 2-for-11 with an RBI and run scored. At Virginia (5/13-15): Hit .545 in the series ... went 2-for-5 in the opener with two RBIs ... went 3-for-4 and hit a solo home run to win the game in the fifth inning in the second game ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the series finale but had a streak of eight consecutive games with an RBI ended. Vs. Jacksonville (5/6-8): Batted in four runs in the series ... went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs in the series' second game. Vs. Maryland (4/29-5/1): Was 3-for-13 in the series with three RBIs. Vs. Florida State (4/22-24): Went 2-for-3 in the opener with a run scored but went 0-for-8 the rest of the series. At North Carolina (4/15-17): Posted three hits in five at-bats in the series' second game with two RBIs. At Virginia Tech (4/8-10): Totaled 10 RBIs in the series ... set team single-game highs with five hits, eight RBIs and two triples, and hit a home run in the second game of the series ... went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs in the opener ... Vs. Oral Roberts (3/31-4/3): Did not start the middle-two games of the series due to a hand injury ... went 0-for-6 in the series. Vs. Georgia Tech (3/25-3/27): Missed the middle game of the series due to a hand injury ... went 0-for-7 in the series with an RBI. At Wake Forest (3/18-20): Had game-winning RBIs in both of Miami's wins ... hit a three-run home run in the second inning of the series-opening win ... went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and four RBIs in the series finale. Vs. Rutgers (3/16): Went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two doubles. Vs. Duke (3/11-13): Had a hit and run scored in each of Miami's three wins ... hit his first triple of the season in the series opener. Vs. Pittsburgh (3/8): Hit a pair of doubles, including a game-winning two-RBI double in the first inning. Vs. N.C. State (3/4-6): Batted in two runs in the series finale. Vs. George Washington (2/25-27): Posted RBIs in all three games ... closed out the series with a 4-for-4 effort that included two doubles, a home run and five RBIs. At Florida (2/18-20): Laid down an RBI-bunt in the ninth inning to score Jon Jay for the series-opening win ... went 4-for-13 in the series ... Vs. South Florida (2/11-13): Went 3-for-8 in the series with a pair of RBIs and four runs scored. Vs. High Point (2/4-6): Hit .500 in the series that included a 3-for-4 effort with three RBIs in the series finale. Vs. FIU (2/1): Went 1-for-4 with an RBI and run scored in his first game as a Hurricane.
UNC Greensboro (2004)
Valencia was voted the SoCon Freshman of the Year by the conference media association ... second-team All-Southern Conference selection ... batted .338 while leading the team with eight home runs, 22 doubles and 117 total bases ... finished second on the Spartans squad with a .527 slugging percentage, 39 runs scored and 36 RBI ... collected 11 three-hit games ... hit two home runs against Appalachian State on May 9 ... had four three-RBI games ... scored a career-best four runs against Wake Forest on April 7 ... went 4-for-5 with three RBI against the Demon Deacons that day.
Spanish River
Valencia played for head coach Don Thrasher at Spanish River High School ... three-time first-team All-Palm Beach County honoree ... three-year starter at shortstop for the Sharks. Senior (2003): Valencia hit .575 with five home runs and 38 RBI ... collected 18 doubles and stole nine bases ... named the team MVP ... first-team All-County honoree ... second-team All-State accolades. Junior (2002): Earned Offensive Player of the Year honors after hitting .430 with four home runs and 27 RBI ... stole seven bases ... first-team All-County and second-team All-State selection. Sophomore (2001): named the team MVP and a first-team All-Palm Beach County honoree.
Personal
Son of Mike and Mindy Valencia ... has one sister, Laura ... attended the same high school as former UM football standout Jason Geathers ... enjoys fishing and traveling ... majoring in business administration.
Valencia's Career Statistics
Year BA G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLUG SB-SBA SO BB HBP SF SH OB% PO A E FLD 2004* .338 55-54 222 39 75 16 1 8 36 117 .527 1-2 34 16 1 1 3 .383 45 144 14 .926 2005 .300 60-58 227 39 68 15 3 6 63 107 .471 9-12 23 21 2 6 2 .355 490 52 12 .978 Totals .318 115-112 449 78 143 31 4 14 99 224 .499 10-14 57 37 3 7 5 .369 535 196 26 .967 *At UNC Greensboro
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