Chris Iannetta
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[edit] Biography
Christopher Domenic Iannetta (born April 8, 1983 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American born baseball player currently playing catcher for the Colorado Rockies.
[edit] High School
Iannetta attended Saint Raphael Academy, a high school in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
[edit] College
Iannetta attended University of North Carolina and played catcher and first base.
[edit] As a sophomore (2003)
Finished fourth on the squad with a .319 average and ranked third with 55 RBI
- Started 63 games, mainly at catcher
- Posted 74 hits, including 13 doubles and eight homers
- Compiled 21 multi-hit games on the season, including career-best equaling 4-for-5 efforts against the University of Maryland on April 12 and Princeton University on March 19
- Drove in a career-high four runs against Ball State University on March 10 and East Carolina University on April 16
- Doubled twice against both Elon (April 22) and NC State in the ACC Tournament (May 24)
- Named to the NCAA Starkville Regional All-Tournament Team
- Had five hits and four RBI in the Tar Heels' NCAA Tournament run. Summer 2003: Earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in the New England Collegiate Baseball League as a member of the Newport Gulls
- Also selected to the NECBL All-Star Game after and batted .302 with 20 RBI on the season.
[edit] The Majors
Iannetta was drafted by the Colorado Rockies. He played the majority of the 2006 season with Double A Tulsa Drillers before being promoted to Triple A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Iannetta was promoted to the majors in late August.
Collected first career hit August 27, 2006 against the San Diego Padres.
[edit] Trivia
- Brother Matt also attended University of North Carolina. (2005-Current)
- Brother Matt also played for the Newport Gulls. (2006-2007)[1]
- Iannetta has worn the number 26 for most of his college and minor league career. When he joined the Rockies he started wearing number 20.
- Iannetta said that his favorite team as a kid was the Boston Red Sox and his favorite player was Alex Rodriguez.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
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| 2006 | COL | N | 21 | 77 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 10 | .260 | .370 | .390 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | COL | N | 67 | 197 | 22 | 43 | 4 | 27 | .218 | .330 | .350 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 88 | 274 | 34 | 63 | 6 | 37 | .230 | .342 | .361 | 12 | 3 | 42 | 75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 2006 | COL | N | C | 21 | 20 | 191.2 | 139 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Colorado Rockies in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 2004 - signed July 19, 2004).
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