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2015 Baseball

3 Ross Danzig

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Clarks Green, Pa.
  • Highschool Abington Heights/Blair Academy, N.J.

Biography

  • Four-year letter-winner who earned all-conference honors as a junior.
  • Played in 114 games, including 111 as a starter.
  • Posted a career average of .341 with 134 hits, including 22 doubles and seven home runs.
  • Had 86 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
  • In seven career playoff games, went 17-for-33 (.515) with four doubles, six RBIs, four runs and two stolen bases.

Senior Year (2015)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 28 games, all as a starter, hitting .362 with 34 hits, seven doubles, a triple, a homer, 21 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
  • Went 3-for-6 with three walks and two runs as the Royals swept a doubleheader against Moravian on March 22.
  • Singled, walked three times, scored three times and had an RBI in a 22-13 win over Elizabethtown on April 1.
  • Tripled, scored twice, and drove in a run in a 7-2 win over Merchant Marine in the second game of a doubleheader on April 4.
  • Singled, doubled and scored twice in a 16-10 win at Merchant Marine on April 6.
  • Went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs in a 16-9 win in the second game of a doubleheader at Juniata on April 11.
  • Singled, doubled, walked, drove in two and scored a run in a 17-6 win at Juniata on April 12.
  • Singled and drove in two in a 6-5 loss to nationally ranked Misericordia on April 16 at PNC Field.
  • Went a combined 4-for-12 with a home run, thee runs and an RBI in a three-game sweep against Susquehanna on April 18-19.
  • Singled and drove in three runs in a 7-5 win over Drew in the opener on April 25 at Connell Park, then doubled and drove in three in an 8-4 win in the second game.
  • Singled, doubled and scored twice in an 8-7 loss to Wilkes on April 28 at Connell Park.
  • Finished 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run in a 13-11 win in 10 innings in game two of the Landmark Conference semifinal series against Catholic on May 2 at Connell Park.
  • Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs in a 7-5 loss to Catholic in game three of the Landmark Conference semifinal series on May 3 at Connell Park.

Junior Year (2014)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Earned second-team all-Landmark Conference honors after hitting .333 with five doubles, three home runs, 25 RBIs, 17 runs, 21 walks, a .468 on-base percentage and .500 slugging percentage in 25 games.
  • Led the Royals in batting average, RBIs, walks, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, and tied for the team lead in hits.
  • Finished third in the conference in on-base percentage, fourth in walks, tied for sixth in home runs and tied for eighth in slugging percentage.
  • Posted a .996 fielding percentage after committing just one error in 237 chances.
  • Made his season debut with a double and four RBIs in a 12-10 victory over Catholic in the first game of a doubleheader on March 15 in Washington, D.C.
  • In the second game of that doubleheader, he doubled twice and drove in a pair of runs in a 3-2 loss.
  • Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a walk in a 10-9 loss in the series finale at Catholic on March 16.
  • Singles, scored twice and drove in a run in a 15-3 win over Maine-Presque Isle on April 4 at Connell Park.
  • Went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, four RBIs and two runs scored in an 8-7 victory at Susquehanna on April 12 in Selinsgrove, Pa.
  • Singled, drove in two runs, walked twice and stole a base in a 5-4 loss in nine innings in the second game of a doubleheader against Merchant Marine Academy on April 14 at PNC Field in Moosic, Pa.
  • Singled, doubled, drove in three and scored a run in a 9-3 victory over Moravian on April 21 at Connell Park.
  • Went 4-for-5 with two home runs, four RBIs, including the game-winning RBI, three runs scored and a walk in a 12-11 victory in nine innings in the first game of a doubleheader against York (Pa.) on May 3 at Connell Park.
  • Drove in the game-winner in the bottom of the seventh in the second game against York (Pa.), a 3-2 win, to cap a 2-for-3, one RBI, one run performance that included the 100th hit of his career.

Sophomore Year (2013)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 40 games, including 39 starts, at first base.
  • Hit .320 with two home runs, seven doubles, 26 RBIs and 27 runs.
  • Led the team with seven sacrifice hits.
  • Also had six stolen bases.
  • Hit safely in 30 games, including 15 multi-hit games.
  • Had at least two hits in each of four Landmark Conference playoff games, hitting .500 (9-for-18) in the postseason.
  • Went 3-for-7 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored as the Royals split a season-opening doubleheader with Albright on March 2 at Diamond Nation in Flemington, N.J.
  • Singled twice, doubled, drove in a run and scored a run in an 11-8 win at York on March 9.
  • Went 4-for-7 with a double, four RBIs, four runs scored, three walks and a stolen base in a doubleheader sweep at Juniata on March 17.
  • Went 3-for-3 with a home run, RBI and two runs scored in a 4-3 loss to Merchant Marine in the first game on March 23.
  • Hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to cap a seven-run inning in an 11-9 victory over Western Connecticut State in the second game on March 26 in Auburndale, Fla.
  • Had two hits, three RBIs and three runs scored in a 26-0 win over Crown on March 27 in Winter Haven, Fla.
  • Singled twice, scored twice and drove in a run in a 10-5 loss to Susquehanna on April 7.
  • Singled twice, drove in a run and scored a run in an 8-2 win over nationally ranked Ramapo College on April 9.
  • Singled, doubled, drove in two runs and scored a run in an 11-4 loss at nationally ranked Keystone on April 17.
  • Singled twice in a 5-4 win over Catholic in a Landmark Conference playoff opener on May 4.
  • Had two hits and a stolen base in an 8-1 loss to Moravian in a winners' bracket game on May 5.
  • Singled twice, scored a run and stole a base in a 6-5 win in 11 innings over Catholic in an elimination game on May 5.
  • Went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored in an 8-5 loss to Moravian in the first game of the Landmark Conference championship on May 6.

Freshman Year (2012)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Moved into the starting lineup in late March after helping the basketball team reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
  • Played in 21 games, including 19 as a starter in the outfield and at first base.
  • Hit .369 with 13 runs scored, 14 RBIs and one home run. ... Had eight multi-hit games in his last 17 starts.
  • Had two hits and drove in a run in an 8-4 loss to Merchant Marine Academy on March 25 at Connell Park.
  • Had two hits, an RBI and a run scored in a 7-2 win over Susquehanna on April 7 in Selinsgrove, Pa.
  • Singled twice, drove in a run and scored another in a 9-4 win over Moravian on April 15 at Connell Park.
  • Had two hits, a run scored an an RBI in a 16-13 win over King's on April 17 at Connell Park.
  • Singled, doubled, homered to go along with five RBIs and three runs scored in a 16-6 win over Marywood on April 18 at Connell Park.
  • Singled and doubled in a 5-3 win over Drew on April 21 in Madison, N.J.
  • Had three hits, three RBIs and scored a run in a 19-13 win at Wilkes on April 25 in Edwardsville, Pa.
  • Singled twice, doubled and scored a run in an 8-5 win over Catholic on April 28 in Washington, D.C.

Awards & Honors

  • Landmark Conference 2nd-team selection (2014)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (May 5, 2014)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015)
  • Landmark Conference All-Sportsmanship Team (2015)
  • University of Scranton O'Hara Award recipient (outstanding male athlete of the senior class)

Personal

  • Is also a member of The University of Scranton men's basketball team
  • Son of Carl and Lynette Danzig
  • His father is head men's basketball coach here at the University

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2012Freshman

    1B
    6'4"
    25
  • 3

    2013Sophomore

    1B
    6'4"
    3
  • 3

    2014Junior

    1B
    6'4"
    3
  • 3

    2015Senior

    1B
    6'4"
    3
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