Air Force Academy

Daniel Petro

18

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas High School: Churchill Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195

Position: C Bats/Throws: R/R

Air Force: Sophomore: The team’s top catcher, started in 42 games and played in 51... Hit .293 with nine doubles... Fielding percentage of .994 was the third best in the MWC... Three passed balls were the fewest by a starting catcher while two errors were the second fewest in the conference by a starting catcher... Threw out 16 runners trying to steal, the fourth most in the MWC... Hit .306 in conference games... Career-best three hits against VMI and UNLV... Drove in a career-best two runs several times.

Freshman: Played in 13 games, started in three behind the dish… Had one hit in 13 at-bats… Had one RBI and was perfect in the field in 26 chances… Threw out two of six runners on the base.

High School (Churchill): Lettered three years in baseball... Named second-team all-district as a senior... First-team all-district as a senior... Team captain as a senior... Also earned honorable mention all-city honors twice... Team won the area and bi-district championships... Went 2-for-3 at the plate against the 13th team in the nation... Class valedictorian... Member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 26, the Barons... Major is mechanical engineering... Nickname is Petey… Hopes to go to graduate school after leaving the Academy… Birthdate is July 20, 1981… Was an instructor during Combat Survival Training last summer... On the dean’s list every semester and the athletic’s list twice... Favorite major league team is the Atlanta Braves... Favorite player is Braves’ catcher Javy Lopez.

Petro’s Career Batting Stats

YEAR		G/S 	AB 	R 	H 	2B 	3B 	HR 	RBI 	SB 	BB 	AVG
2000 (Fr.)	13/3	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.077
2001 (So.)	51/42	123	16	36	9	0	0	12	2	8	.282
Career		64/45	136	17	37	9	0	0	13	2	9	.275