  Dan Soltman |
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Evanston, Ill.
High School:
Evanston
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Height:
5-8
Weight:
160
Position:
IF
Birthdate:
12/12/1985
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2008: Won the inaugural Martin I.G. Griffin Award as the team's top scholar-athlete, and shared the Paul Sortal Award...Played in 33 games, making 24 starts...Started 17 games at second base and seven at shortstop...Hit .238 and scored 10 runs...Went 2-for-5 with three runs scored at Quinnipiac on April 2...Had a 3-for-4 day in the second game of a doubleheader at Dartmouth on April 19...Went 4-for-4 at the plate and had two stolen bases in the second game of a doubleheader at Brown on April 26.
2007: Appeared in 38 contests, starting 36...Moved from shortstop to second base late in the season, making 24 starts at short and 12 at second...Finished fourth on the squad with a .273 batting average...Smacked 30 hits and knocked in 10 runs...Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in game two of a doubleheader at UMBC (March 3)...Drove in three runs at Davidson on March 14...Broke up a no-hitter at Harvard on April 25 with an infield single, the Bulldogs' only hit in the game.
2006: Second Team All-Ivy...Played in 31 games, making 21 starts...Second on the team with a .323 batting average while hitting mainly in the bottom third of the order...Made just eight errors in 112 chances in the field for a fielding percentage of .929...Registered 20 hits and scored 17 runs...Went 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI in a 6-2 over Sacred Heart on April 12...Went 3-for-4 with three runs against Harvard on April 15.
2005: Appeared in five games, including a start against Fairfield on April 20...Made collegiate debut against Indiana on March 14.
Before Yale: An all-conference selection, captain and four-year letterwinner in high school...Team won one sectional and two regional titles...Also played soccer.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2005.... .000 5-1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 .111 0 0 0-0 4 4 0 1.000
2006.... .323 31-21 62 17 20 0 1 0 7 22 .355 6 3 6 3 .397 2 5 2-2 33 71 8 .929
2007.... .273 38-36 110 13 30 2 0 0 10 32 .291 5 6 11 3 .339 0 2 5-9 56 95 15 .910
2008.... .238 33-24 84 10 20 1 0 0 4 21 .250 6 1 13 0 .297 0 3 2-4 35 41 8 .905
TOTAL... .265 107-82 264 41 70 3 1 0 21 75 .284 17 11 30 6 .340 2 10 9-15 128 211 30 .919
