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 Mark Saccomanno 11
Mark Saccomanno
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Houston, Texas

High School:
Klein Forest HS

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 200

Position:
1B/3B

Experience:
3L

B/T:
R/R

2002 (Redshirt) – Redshirted after suffering a torn labrum in his right (throwing) shoulder prior to the season.

2001 (Junior) – Regular starter at shortstop, appearing in 59 games (all starts) ... 158 assists were the seventh-best total in school history … Belted two home runs into the Crawford Boxes at Enron Field during the Astros College Classic (Feb. 2-3) ... Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored against Southwest Texas (Feb. 14) ... Doubled and went 2-for-4 with two RBI in win against Nicholls State (Feb. 18) ... Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI at Texas A&M (Feb. 24) ... Was 2-for-3 with three RBI against Missouri (March 3) ... Had a 2-for-4 day against Kansas State (April 1) ... Was 2-for-3 with a career-high four runs scored against Texas (April 22).

2000 (Sophomore) – Outstanding athlete who often served as a defensive replacement at third base in the late innings ... Named second-team Academic All-Big 12... Played in 45 games (six starts) ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI against Mary Hardin-Baylor (March 29) ... Went 1-for-4 and scored twice at Kansas State (May 14).

1999 (Freshman) – Played in 14 games and started eight … Hit .394 with three doubles, one home run and 10 RBI … Started at shortstop and went 2-for-4 with one run and two RBI against Houston (March 30) … Played at third base and had two hits, one run and two RBI versus McNeese State (March 31) … Notched third straight two-hit game at Kansas (April 4) … Hit his first career home run against Howard Payne (April 21); went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI in the game.

High School – Played for coach Larry Drown at Klein Forest High School in Houston, Texas … Named second team All-District 16-5A shortstop as a senior … Also named team MVP, was selected to the THBCA all-star team (Northwest team) and received the National Scholar/Athlete Award from the Army Reserve … As a junior, was named second team all-district shortstop, received the Klein Forest HS Golden Glove award and was selected to the under-17 AAU national all-tournament team … Was also a member of the Texas Stars Baseball Club … Graduated in the top 10 percent of his class … Served two years on the student council and the student advisory committee … Member of the National Honor Society … Played for the Columbia Angels as they won the Connie Mack state tournament.

Personal – Full name is Mark Edison Saccomanno … Born April 30, 1980 in Houston, Texas … Son of Ed and Cissy Saccomanno … Chose Baylor over Houston, Lamar and Texas … Majoring in finance/insurance and minoring in communication… Plays lead guitar in the band "Pavillion II" with teammate Ross Bennett.

Saccomanno’s Career Stats

YearAVGGP-GSABRH2B3BHRRBISLGBBSOSB-A
1999.39414-83371330110.576221-1
2000.23545-634484004.353291-2
2001.20359-59192303991231.29215344-5
Totals.232118-732594160161345.33619456-8
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