Bio
2008: Played in 45 games, starting 41 of them at first base... Finished fourth in putouts (367) and sixth in fielding percentage (.992) in the America East… Placed fifth on the team in batting average (.322), slugging percentage (.470), on base percentage (.407) and hits (48)… Went 8-for-13 in the series against Albany with three runs scored, ten RBI, and one home run.
At CCBC: The 2007 Rawlings Gold Glove award-winner helped lead the Cardinals to the 2007 Maryland Junior College Conference Championship title… Led CCBC in RBI (50), home runs (6), and was second in batting average (.398) during 2007… RBI and home runs in 2007 ranked 12th and 15th in the country, respectively… Named 2007 CCBC Male Athlete of the Year, Third-Team All-America, All-Maryland JuCo and All-Region XX while with the Cardinals… Lists his best performance as a 4-for-6 effort against Finger Lakes Community College where he tallied three home runs, seven RBI, and a double… Also named to the Dean’s List in Fall 2006.
Background: A two-sport athlete at Western Tech in Baltimore, Md…. Named the 2003 Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year and was a two-time MVP for the Wolverines in 2003 and 2004… Also lettered in football where he received divisional honors as a place kicker and punter… One of four children to Wayne and Kathy Retz… Has two sisters, Carrie and Elysia, and a brother, Robert… Majoring in interdisciplinary studies… Born October 19, 1986.
