2011 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 16 games with nine starts, before an arm injury cut his season short … hit .212 with a double and a home run … drove in 10 runs and scored eight … hit a bases-clearing double in his debut against MVSU (2/18) … went 1-for-3 at UTPA (3/8) … scored twice against Iowa (3/13) … hit a two-run homer at Nicholls (3/19) … went 1-for-3 with two RBI against HBU (3/29).

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons for Scott Harp at North Central Junior College in Gainesville, Texas … hit .340 with four homers, 15 doubles and 34 RBI his second season … had a .352 average in helping his team become a regional qualifier in 2009 … earned Academic All-Conference recognition.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters for Mario DeLeon at Ray High School … earned District MVP, First Team all-metro, First Team All-South Texas and Second Team all-state honors his senior year … hit .508 with 16 doubles, 10 triples and 36 RBI … helped Ray to a 32-8 record and was named Academic All-State … also earned all-district recognition and honorable mention all-state as a junior … all-around athlete also earned three letters in golf and two in football … collected first team honors at the district, metro and All-South Texas levels as a receiver … was a regional and state qualifier in golf and earned First Team all-metro and All-South Texas designation.

PERSONAL: Daniel Sciantarelli was born on Sept. 15, 1989, in Corpus Christi … son of Paige and Dan Sciantarelli … has two sisters, Julia and Emily … majoring in finance.