NC State Wolfpack

10  Jeremy Dutton
	Class: Senior Hometown: Durham, N.C. High School: Southern Durham Height / Weight: 5-11 / 192 Position: 3B Birthdate: 11/15/1980

A senior and a four-year starter who is poised to cap his college career in style … Is coming off an excellent summer and was outstanding on and off the field in fall workouts. As a junior (2002): Played in 55 games and made 50 starts … Moved back to third base after spending his sophomore campaign at second … Went 4-for-5 with a career-high three doubles February 17 at The Citadel … Went 3-for-4, scored a career-high five runs and drove in a pair on February 24 against Coppin State … Went 4-for-5 with a career-high five RBIs March 3 vs. George Mason … Went 2-for-4 vs. William & Mary the next game, March 5, to lift his average to .397 after 15 games … Had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs March 30 vs. Georgia Tech … Had a big series against Duke, his hometown team, April 12-14, batting .385 (5-for-13) with two doubles and three RBIs … Has a .400 (16-for-40) lifetime average against the Blue Devils … Had back-to-back 3-for-4 games at Florida State on April 27-28, driving in three runs in the finale of that series … Played during the summer for Durham in the Coastal Plain League, where he batted .298 with 12 doubles, five home runs and 37 RBIs … Led the league with 83 total bases, and was second in RBIs, slugging percentate (.494), and triples (3). As a sophomore (2001): Ranked second on the team with a .328 batting average, 20 doubles, and 52 runs scored, and led the team with six triples … Was outstanding in Atlantic Coast Conference play, hitting .363 in the regular season vs. conference opponents, with 12 doubles, three triples, one home run, 14 RBIs, 28 runs scored and six stolen bases in eight attempts … Continued to terrorize ACC pitchers in the conference tournament, hitting .355 with three doubles in seven games in the tournament … Batted .375 (24-for-64) with seven doubles, two triples, 15 runs scored and nine RBIs the last 15 games of the season … Had back-to-back hitless games just once all season … Longest streak of consecutive at-bats without a hit was 12 … Had a huge series April 27-29 at Duke, going 2-for-5 with a double and a triple in the first game; 3-for-5 with a double, a triple and two RBIs in the second game; and 2-for-4 in the finale … Is 13-for-30 in seven games in his career against Duke, his hometown team. As a freshman (2000): Played in all but six games, and started all but 12 … Began the year with a bang February 11-13 at the Trademark Properties Classic in Charleston, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI on February 12 vs. The Citadel, and then 2-for-5 with a double on February 13 vs. Old Dominion … Went 3-for-4 with a career-high three RBIs on February 19 in the second game of the Rutgers series … Went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBIs on February 25 vs. Cleveland State … Had a seven-game hitting streak through April 18, batting .385 (10-for-26) during the streak … Concluded the regular season with a six-game hitting streak, batting .360 (9-for-26). High school and personal: A two-time all-state selection and a four-time all-conference pick at Southern Durham High School under Coach Pete Shankle … Was exceptional as a senior in 1999, batting .491 with five doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 29 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in 26 attempts in 24 games … Had a .693 on-base percentage and a 1.132 slugging percentage … Drew 35 walks and struck out just four times in more than 90 plate appearances … Was named first-team all-state and earned a spot on The News and Observer’s Old Reliable Team for the second consecutive season … Batted .363 with three home runs and 16 RBIs as a junior in 1998 … Named all-conference in the Pac Six 4-A Conference for the third consecutive year … Played in the State Games in 1996, ’97 and ’98 … Was invited to play in the East Coast Area Code Games in 1997 and ’98 … Majoring in sociology … Born November 15, 1980.