David Saluga Biography
2013 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 40 games,20 of which he started... Made 12 starts in the outfield and eightat designated hitter... Batted .218 with 10 runs, two doubles, ahomer and seven RBIs... was 2-for-3 on stolen base attempts... Hadtwo hits on four occasions... Hit his home run against Manhattan onMarch 9 at Pittsburgh... That concluded a season-long three-gamehitting streak... Also scored twice against the Jaspers... Drove ina season-high two run s at UIC (3/16)... Was 2-for-2 with a runscored off the bench against Wright State (5/3).
2012 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 33games, eight of which he started in the outfield... Made six startsin left field and one each in center and right... Started six ofthe final nine games... Batted .300 with 12 hits in 40 at bats...Scored eight runs, had one double and drove in three runs... Posteda .325 slugging percentage and a .408 on-base percentage... Hit.435 against Horizon League teams (10-for-23)... Hit safely in fiveof his final six games... Went 3-for-4 with a double and tworuns scored in a start at Wright State (4/7)... Also scored twiceand drove in a run at Valparaiso (5/18)... Scored, had two singles,walked twice and stole a base against Wright State (5/13).
2011 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 24 games,three of which he started in right field... Batted .111 with fourruns and three RBIs... Two of his three hits came as a substituteat Xavier when he went 2-for-2 with a double, a run and an RBI(3/16)... Also scored and had an RBI at Tennessee Tech (3/12) andagainst Niagara (3/19)... Scored as a pinch runner at Valpo(4/17)... Had a pinch-hit single in the eighth against Milwaukee(5/7).
High School: Earned three letters and was teamcaptain one year... Hit .533 with four home runs, seven doubles,three triples and 24 RBIs as a senior... Earned first-teamall-region and all-district accolades... As a junior, hit .455 withsix home runs to earn first-team all-region honors... Helped leadHickory to three regional titles and two district titles... Wasalso a two-time second-team all-region selection in golf...Academically, was named to the high honor roll.
Personal: Son of Steve and Cyndy Saluga...Has a brother (Michael)... Major is middle childhood education...Recipient of the 2013-14 George M. and Helen L. KohutScholarship.
Career Stats
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
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| 2011.... | .111 | 24-3 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .148 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .226 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .889 |
| 2012.... | .300 | 33-8 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .325 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .408 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2013.... | .218 | 40-20 | 78 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 22 | .282 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .326 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 30 | 2 | 8 | .800 |
| TOTAL... | .221 | 97-31 | 145 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 39 | .269 | 23 | 3 | 46 | 1 | .331 | 4 | 1 | 4-8 | 67 | 2 | 9 | .885 |
