Dan Popio Biography

2013 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 19 games, six of which he started... Made two starts at catcher (at Toledo and at Kent State) and four starts at designated hitter... Hit .226 with five runs scored, two doubles and six RBIs... Walked six times while striking out on eight occasions... First collegiate hit came at Samford (2/16)... Doubled and had an RBI at Pittsburgh... Hit a two-run single a day later at Toledo (4/17)... Scored in five different games... Stole a base at Charlotte (3/2).

High School: Was the Federal League Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-Ohio in 2012... Named the 2012 Vindicator Player of the Year... Was a four-time all-conference selection... Hit a school-record .537 as a junior and finished his career with a .450 batting average, the second-highest in school history... Added nine career home runs and 125 hits... Led the Spartans to back-to-back conference titles... Earned four letters and was a two-time team captain... Was also an Honorable Mention All-Ohio selection in football and set Boardman's career tackles record with 283 in three seasons.

Personal: Parents are Michael land Martha Popio... Has a brother (Mike) and a sister (Celeste)... His father, mother, sister all attended YSU, along with five aunts, five uncles and two grandparents... Major is education.

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