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SOPHOMORE YEAR: 2009
Earned Second Team All-Big Ten recognition ... posted a .343 average with six home runs, 36 RBI, and 48 runs ... started all 59 games at first base, pushing his consecutive games there to 119 ... posted a significant defensive improvement, posting a .993 fielding percentage on 566 chances ... delivered three hits and two runs against Georgetown (2/21) ... had three more hits against USF (2/22) ... had two hits each against Ball State (2/27) and Cleveland State (3/1) ... went 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI against Eastern Michigan (3/4) ... had two hits each against Georgia Southern (3/6) and East Carolina (3/7) ...matched a career high with four hits against Le Moyne (3/8) ... went 3-for-4 with three runs and his first homer of the year against Morehead State (3/10) ... had a 3-for-5 day against Kentucky (3/11) ... hit a solo home run and had a pair of sac flies against Bowling Green (3/14) ... scored three runs at Xavier (3/25) ... went 2-for-2 with a triple against Chicago State (3/31) ... had a three-hit day, including a three-run shot to right, at Cincinnati (4/1) ... hit a pair of doubles in the opener with Illinois (4/3) ... had two hits and reached four times in the series finale with the Illini (4/4) ... hit a two-run triple in the opening game against Iowa (4/10) ... went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in the opener with PSU (4/17) ... had two hits and scored a run in each game of the doubleheader against the Nittany Lions (4/18) ... went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI against Louisville (4/21) ... had two hits and scored both IU's runs against Michigan (4/24) ... had two hits and scored twice against Miami (4/28) ... went 4-for-5 with two RBI and the game-winning homer against Purdue (5/2) ... had two hits and scored twice against Northwestern (5/10) ... went 2-for-6 with three RBI, including a two-run, go-ahead double in the 10th inning at Evansville (5/12) ... hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth against Michigan State (5/14) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the second game against the Spartans (5/15) ... had an impressive Big Ten Tournament, scoring seven runs ... scored three runs each against Minnesota (5/21) and Ohio State (5/22) ... hit a solo home run in the championship game against the Gophers (5/23).
FRESHMAN YEAR: 2008
Picked up Freshman All-America Honors from both the National College Baseball Writers Association and Ping!Baseball ... finished second on the team and ninth in the Big Ten with a .383 average ... also smashed five home runs, and 14 doubles, driving in 53 runs on the season ... was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after going .348 with five RBI ... made a splash in his Hoosier debut, going 2-for-2 and driving in IU's only run in the series opener with LSU (2/22) ... went 1-for-4 in Saturday's tilt with the Tigers (2/23) ... finished off the series by going 2-for-3 with a pair of runs driven in against LSU (2/24) ... went 2-for-5 and drove in a pair against Valpo (3/2) ... hit first career extra-base hit against Gonzaga (3/10) with an RBI double ... went 2-for-5 and drove in two runs against Fresno State (3/12) ... went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer against Portland (3/14) ... had a double and a single in five at-bats against NMSU (3/15) ... drove in a pair of runs in the opener against Illinois (4/5) ... hit a two-run homer in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Illini (4/6) ... went 2-for-5 and drove in four runs against Iowa (4/11) ... had a three-hit day in the finale with the Hawkeyes (4/13) ... went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI against Louisville (4/15) ... had a pair of hits against Ball State (4/16) ... went 3-for-3 against Penn State (4/19) ... had another 3-for-3 day in the first game of a doubleheader against Michigan (4/26) ... went 4-for-5 in the series finale against the Wolverines (4/27) ... had three hits in the opener with Purdue (5/3) ... had hits in each of his first three at-bats, including a two-run homer, driving in four against Purdue (5/4) ... added two hits, scored three runs and hit a two-run bomb in the finale against the Boilers (5/5) ... had three hits in the first and third games against Northwestern ... drove in at least a pair of runs in all four games against Michigan State (5/15-17) ... went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the finale against the Spartans (5/17) ... went 3-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs in IU's Big Ten Tournament win over Ohio State (5/22).
PREP/PERSONAL
Spent one semester at Arizona after playing three years of baseball at Torrey Pines High School under head coach Matt Chess ... helped Torrey Pines to a No. 7 national ranking at one point during the 2007 season ... team went 29-6 and finished second in San Diego County ... won Palomar League Championships in junior and senior seasons ... as a senior, hit .390 with four home runs, 12 doubles and 34 RBIs at the plate ... also went 6-2 with a 2.73 ERA on the mound ... was named First Team All-Palomar League, First Team All-North County and to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic First Team ... as a junior, saw Torrey Pines go 28-6 to finish third in San Diego County ... was named Second Team All-Palomar League ... posted a .360 average and had a 1.77 ERA on the mound ... led team in batting average as a sophomore and was named a scholar-athlete ... also played for the 2006 USA Baseball Junior Olympics West team ... pitched two complete-game shutouts for the team ... has one brother, Joshua ... parents are David and Michele Sabourin.
Birthdate: Nov. 2, 1989
Intended Major: Biology
