#2 Summer Downs Season 2004-05

2007 as a Junior… Second team all-Big Ten selection… academic all-Big Ten… started 57 of 58 games played… started 37 as the designated player, 14 at third base, four at first base and two at second base… led the team with a .373 batting average and six doubles in conference play… batted .297 with five home runs and 26 RBI… went 2-3 with a home run and three RBI at Indiana (March 31) against Michigan State (April 15)… went 3-3 with a home run and three RBI against Penn State (April 21).

2006 as a Sophomore… First team all-Big Ten pick… named Peg Augspurger Hawkeye Heart award winner… played in 55 games, including 53 starts… started 23 games at third base before moving to designated player… led team with .333 batting average in conference play… tallied four home runs, seven doubles and 28 RBI… recorded seven multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games… went 3-4 with a home run and four RBI at Illinois (March 31)… went 3-3 against South Dakota State (May 3).

2005 as a Freshman… Appeared in 58 games, starting 57…. batted .269 with 24 RBI and five home runs… hit first career home run against Arizona State (Feb. 18)… lead team with 13 sacrifice hits… went 3-4 with two RBI and two runs scored against Ball State (Feb. 27).

High School… Three-time all-league selection… team captain and offensive player of the year in 2004… All-San Diego Union Tribune Team and All-North County Team… led San Diego County in hits in 2004… member of the San Diego Thunder ASA National Championship team (1998-2001)… member of the Case Batbusters – the ASA All-Southern California Team (2003-04)… San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team in 2004… all CIF Scholar Athlete 2000-04… four-year honor roll student.

Personal… Bats/Throws – Right/Right… Major – Pre-business… Parents – Rick and Robyn Downs… Born – July 16, 1986… High School – Rancho Bernardo… High School Coach – Tracy Stowe.