| German Duran |
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2004 (Freshman): Named Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger ... named to the Conference USA all-Freshman team.... started and played in 51 games at shortstop... started the season with a four-game hit-streak... hit safely in 38 of 51 games... ended the season with a .330 batting average... ranked third on the team with 16 doubles... had 17 multi-hit games and five multiple-RBI games... had a team-high 21-game hit-streak from Feb. 19-April 2... hit .390 (34-87) during the streak... second on the team with 30 walks and nine stolen bases... had an outstanding two games against Texas State on Feb. 15, hit .625 (5-8)... hit first career home run against the Bobcats in game one... raised his batting average from .333 to .385 during his 21-game hit streak... had a career day against Memphis on March 20, went 4-for-7 with four RBI and three runs scored... saw his average reach .407 following a 2-for-5 performance against Houston on March 27... drove in three runs in back-to-back games against Cincinnati on April 10-11... drove in a career-high six runs against Saint Louis with a 3-for-5 performance... also hit two home runs in the game... had an outstanding series against Louisville in which he hit .600 (6-10) with two RBI and five runs scored... struggled in his last eight contests, hit only .173 (4-23)... hit .875 (7-8) with a runner on third and less than two outs... majority of at-bats came as the lead-off hitter (21 games) or the two-hole (15 games)... hit .529 as a leadoff batter..
High school: Was named freshman and sophomore of the year as a player for Paschal High School... was named first-team all-area, all-state as a shortstop for three years... also named first-team as a designated hitter.
Personal: Full name is German Duran... born on August 3, 1984... son of Maria and Julian Duran... has one sister, Yannette and one brother Jose... is an undecided major.