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11   Richard Prigatano
Richard Prigatano

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Los Gatos, Calif.

High School:
St. Francis

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 215

Position:
OF

Bats/Throws:
R/R


04/23/2013

Dirtbags Travel To No. 7 UCLA For Tuesday Game

Long Beach State plays four games against ranked teams this week.

04/21/2013

Dirtbags Win Finale Against UCSB 8-4

David Hill earns third win of the season.

04/19/2013

Long Beach State Loses Heartbreaker in 2-1 Pitcher's Duel

Jeff McNeil was 3-for-4 with two doubles in the loss.

04/17/2013

Dirtbags Continue Big West Play At UC Santa Barbara

Long Beach State stands in a tie for second-place after nine games.

04/14/2013

Dirtbags Complete Sweep of UC Davis With 7-2 Win

Junior Michael Hill finishes series with six hits.

Long Beach State (2012): Played in 47 games, starting 44 as a true freshman ... Made 28 starts in right field, his most frequent position, and 8 in left and DH ... Started season in 1-for-19 slump but recovered to hit .278 on the season ... Hit team's first sacrifice fly against California, along with a single (2/24) ... Started first of two five-game hitting streaks at UCLA (2/28) ... Had first multi-hit day with a double and a single at Oregon (3/4) ... Made two hits in the next game too in 2-for-3 day against San Diego State (3/6) ... Went 3-for-5 with a stolen base in series finale at Cal State Fullerton (3/18) ... Had two hits in all three games at Wichita State ... Started the series with a 2-for-5 day (3/23) ... Continued with a double in a 2-for-4 day with two RBI (3/24) ... Finished the weekend with a 2-for-3 performance on Sunday (3/25) ... Started an eight-game on-base streak with a single at Cal Poly (3/31) ... Set a career high with six at-bats, making two hits against UCSB (4/14) ... Ended the series with Gauchos with five hits ... Went 4-for-5 at Cal State Northridge, tying the team mark for hits in a single game in 2012 (4/28) ... Scored twice in the last game of that series, with a single and a walk (4/29) ... Homered at UC Davis, scoring two runs and driving in two runs in a 4-1 win (5/13).

High School: Drafted in the 16th round by the Toronto Blue Jays out of St. Francis High School but elected to come to Long Beach State ... A Baseball America Top 200 draft prospect going into the 2011 MLB Draft ... A breakout star in his senior season at St. Francis ... A first-team All-WCAL league pick, as well as a second-team all-state selection ... Named to the second-team Rawlings Gold Glove team, awarded nationally ... Hit .494 with eight doubles, four triples and six home runs as a senior ... Stole 10 bases and also drove in 28 RBI.

Personal: Born in Los Gatos ... Parents are Wayne and Debbie Prigatano ... Also recruited by Fresno State, Cal Poly and San Diego State ... Majoring in business.

Career Highs:
At-Bats - 6, vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/14/12)
Runs - 2, 3x, last at Cal State Northridge (4/29/12)
Hits - 4, at Cal State Northridge (4/28/12)
Home Runs - 1, at UC Davis (5/13/12)
RBI - 2, 3x, last at UC Davis (5/13/12)
Stolen Bases - 1, 3x, last vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/15/12)

Career Statistics
Year GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA
2012 47-44 .278 158 11 44 5 0 1 14 9 45 3-6
Totals 47-44 .278 158 11 44 5 0 1 14 9 45 3-6
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