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Urbaez, Francisco
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Jersey Number 6
Francisco Urbaez
- Position:
- Infielder
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- High School:
- Colegio Dominicano De La Salle
- Prev School:
- Chipola College
- Birthday:
- 10/13/97
- Major:
- Pre-Business
Bio
2020 (Senior)
- Batted .292 to finish second on the team, while leading the squad with 19 hits
- Was also second with 11 runs scored and 28 total bases
- Ranked as the toughest C-USA hitter to strike out (also 10th-toughest in all of Division I), just three times in 65 at-bats and 77 plate appearances
- Began the year with a seven-game hitting streak, longest of the year on the team
- After streak was snapped, hit safely in the next four games in a row. That included a home run on Feb. 29 versus Florida State, and a 3-for-5, three-RBI game with another home run, in a March 4 win over No. 6 Miami
- Led off every single contest, and finished third on the team with a .403 OBP
- Was just one of three Owls to start all 16 games
- Following the season, he signed a deal with the Cincinnati Reds as part of the team's post-draft free agent class
2019Â (Junior)
- Dynamite debut season for the Owls’ second baseman, who led the team in triples and total bases, was second in homers, slugging, OBP and runs, and was third in batting average, hits and walks
- Among C-USA hitters, finished sixth in total bases, eighth in hits, 11th in HR and 12th in runs, OBP and BB
- Batted .322 overall with 10 home runs and 41 RBI
- Selected as Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region
- Defensive wizard was first in the league with 168Â assists and was part of 43 double plays, most among middle infielders
- Was awarded Week 5 C-USA Hitter of the Week honors after hitting safely in each of the Owls’ five wins, towards a .611 average (11-for-18), scoring eight runs, and knocking in seven RBI
- He both scored a run and had an RBI (at least one, in both categories) in every victory
- Posted 23 multi-hit games, with a season high of four coming in the team's win at the C-USA Championship over UTSA
- Also knocked in four runs in that game
- Batted .412 in Biloxi (7-for-17) and was named to the All-Tournament Team
Prior to FAU
- Back-to-back Junior College national champions at Chipola, for coach Jeff Johnson
- Was named First Team All-Panhandle Conference as a sophomore as he batted .333 with seven home runs and 48 RBI, and just 17 strikeouts in 280 plate appearances
- Had 80 hits and scored 69 runsÂ
- Off the field, was named to the Panhandle Conference All-Academic Team and earned dean's list honors
- This past summer, was MVP of the South Florida Collegiate League, batting .397 for the West Boca Snappers
- Attended Colegio Dominicano De La Salle
Personal
- Son of Francisco Jose Urbaez Lopez and Florency Angelica Antigua Helena
- Is a pre-business major
- Top pro team is the New York Yankees and favorite athlete is Jose Altuve
- Favorite movie is Gladiator and TV show is Friends
- Most enjoys listening to reggaeton
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