Alex Hassan

Position:
Outfield / Pitcher
Height:
6-3
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Boston, Mass.
High School:
Boston College HS

2008

Appeared on the All-ACC Academic Baseball Team
Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
Used as a two-way player, starting 55 games in the outfield and making 17 appearances as a reliever
Named to the Rawlings Gold Glove team after holding a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage through 148 opportunities
Named All-ACC Second Team as a utility player
Batted .353 with 33 RBI and led Duke with 77 hits and 62 runs
Tied Quinton McCracken for the fifth-most runs scored in a season in Duke history
Led the team with 17 doubles and 106 total bases on the way to a .486 slugging percentage
Added four home runs
Led Duke with 31 walks, compared to 19 strikeouts, to contribute to a .438 on base percentage
Batted leadoff in 28 games, second in 11 and third in 16 outings
Stole 14 bases in 21 opportunities
Filled in as Duke’s closer, logging five saves and a 5-0 record
Had a 1.30 ERA through 27.2 innings and gave up just four runs
Held hitters to a team-low .184 average after surrendering just 16 hits, only one of which left the park
Struck out 22 batters and walked nine
Had a hit in every one of Duke’s non-conference games to bat .442 against non-ACC opponents
Had a 1.96 ERA , a 2-0 record and three saves in 10 appearances against ACC opponents
Held ACC hitters to a .203 average
Named ACC Player of the Week on March 17 after batting .579 for the week with three saves in relief
Led the team with 24 multiple-hit games
Opened the season with a 12-game hitting streak and nearly matched it with an 11-game tear later on
Played with the Orleans Cardinals in the Cape Cod League and was used as an outfielder and closer
Logged a 3.00 ERA with five saves and 13 strikeouts in nine innings out of the bullpen
Held Cape Cod hitters to a .194 average
Batted .208 with five doubles, 18 runs, four stolen bases and a .23 walks with the Cardinals

2007

Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
Started 52 games, including 41 in the outfield and 11 on the mound
Batted .262 with 37 RBI and 39 runs scored
Knocked 50 hits, including 12 doubles, three triples and a pair of home runs
Put together a team-high 20-game hitting streak from March 6 through March 31
Racked up 22 walks for the second most on the team
Led all freshmen in hits, RBI, runs, walks and fielding percentage
Had 14 multiple-hit games and eight outings with two or more RBI
Had at least one extra base hit in 16 games
Had a two home run game against Farleigh Dickinson (3/14)
Hit .385 with runners in scoring position
Batted .347 and knocked in 12 runs with two outs on the board
Mde 13 appearances on the mound, including 11 starts, and tossed 54.1 innings
Went 2-6 with a 5.80 ERA and fanned 34 batters while walking 24
Played with the Pittsfield Dukes and earned a spot on the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Team
Started 38 of 41 games for the Pittsfield Dukes and batted .303 with 18 steals in 19 attempts
Led the team in runs, doubles, RBI, stolen bases and on base percentage

High School

Four-year letterwinner at Boston College High School
Hit .500 with five home runs and 23 RBI and went 6-3 with a 1.58 ERA as a senior to earn Louisville Slugger Player of the Year honors in the state of Massachusetts
Also named conference Player of the Year following his senior campaign
Earned all-conference accolades as a junior after batting .400 with two homers and 20 RBI
Hit .368 with 18 RBI and went 6-3 on the mound as a sophomore to garner all-conference honors
His South Shore Spartans AAU team captured back-to-back-to-back state titles while his legion team also won a state championship during his prep career
National Honor Society member

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