2011 Baseball Roster
Roster
Preston Ghizoni
- Position:
- Infielder/Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Coon Rapids, Minn.
- High School:
- Coon Rapids HS
2010 SEASON (JUNIOR): One of NDSU's top substitutes off the bench...Made 13 pinch-hitting appearances, came on as a pinch-runner three times and a defensive replacement once...Hit .182 with four hits in 22 at-bats but had a .345 on-base percentage...Drew three walks, three HBPs, stole a base and scored seven runs...Reached base in 6 of 10 leadoff situations...Made three starts at second base against Akron, Nebraska-Omaha and Illinois...2009 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 16 games and made five starts at second base...Went 1-for-19 at the plate and scored three runs...Had an RBI single off the bench at Murray State before making the next three starts in that series...Made four pinch-hitting appearances during the year...Went 0-for-2 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch...2008 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Made nine starts at second base in 20 total games...Had six hits in 34 at-bats (.176)...Drove in single runs against Kansas, Wichita State and Mary...Hit a triple against Mary for his only extra-base hit...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2007 from Coon Rapids High School...Two-year starting middle infielder for coach Jerry Coe...Batted .318 with 15 stolen bases as a junior and hit .370 with four homers and 19 steals his senior year...Three-year starting infielder for the Coon Rapids American Legion under coach Tom Yelle...Hit over .400 with 22 stolen bases in 2007...Made three state tournament appearances...Teams were a combined 97-28 his last two years...Also a two-year starter in football and ice hockey in high school...Participated in the USA Hockey Select 16 national program...PERSONAL: Son of Steve Ghizoni of Coon Rapids, Minn., and Laurie Jack of Ham Lake, Minn...Has two older brothers, Paul and Philip...Philip was a wide receiver for the St. John's (Minn.) football team...Majoring in business administration.
