#5 Chris Mentrasti

Senior, 5-8, 155

Infield/Pitcher

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Hartsdale, New York

Archbishop Stepinac High School

At Hofstra

2008: Started in all 30 games he played...Set a career-high with a .302 average, logging three doubles, two triples and 16 RBIs...Also scored 16 runs and was six-for-nine in stolen base attempts...Led team and tied for second in the CAA with five sacrifice flies...Had a two-for-three, three-RBI outing in the series finale at Maryland...Went three-for-four with three runs scored at Seton Hall...Went three-for-five with one run scored and a stolen base against Old Dominion...Went two-for-four with a triple versus UNC Wilmington...Had a two-run triple versus Georgia State...Posted a 12-game hitting streak to end the season...Batted .306 in Colonial Athletic Association play, which was Hofstra's second-best mark...Added two doubles and two triples in league action...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...2007: Played in 53 games, starting 51...Batted .301 with eight doubles, one home run, 40 runs scored, 15 RBIs and 13 stolen bases...Tied for second on the team in steals and was third in runs scored...Posted a .414 on-base percentage...Batted four-for-four with three runs and a stolen base in second game against Auburn...Hit a home run and scored two runs in middle game of Delaware series...Went three-for-three with a double in UNC Wilmington series opener...Batted two-for-five with two runs and three RBIs in second game against James Madison...Stole three bases against Stony Brook...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...Hit .308 with four doubles and scored 21 runs in conference action...Also stole six bases in league play...2006: Played in 45 games, starting 31...Batted .260 with six doubles and 18 RBIs...Scored 18 runs...Stole 11 bases...Was fourth on the team in steals...Went two-for-five with a run scored at North Carolina State in first career start...Was four-for-10 with a double and an RBI in three game series at Virginia Commonwealth...Was two-for-five with a double and two RBIs in series opener against #15 Old Dominion...Had two hits, two runs and four RBIs at St. Francis...Went four-for-five with two doubles and two RBIs in series finale at Northeastern...Knocked in three runs in second game of James Madison series...Stole two bags versus Dartmouth and Fairleigh Dickinson...Batted .237  with five doubles in Colonial Athletic Association games...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...One-time CAA Rookie of the Week Award recipient.

High School/Personal

Played four years of baseball and two years of basketball at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York...Earned Team Most Valuable Player accolades as a junior...Crusader Award winner as a freshman and senior...Member of the 40/40/40 Club as a senior with at least 40 hits, 40 stolen bases and 40 runs scored...Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) all-division selection as a junior...All-CHSAA pick as a senior...Named to Journal News All-Star team...Honorable mention All-Archdiocese...Batted .475 with 46 hits, 42 runs and 43 stolen bases as a senior...Also compiled a 7-2 record with a 2.67 ERA and 35 strikeouts...Played for the Westchester Cubs of the Westchester-Rockland Wood Bat League and was team MVP, a league all-star and Rookie of the Year runner-up...Member of the National Honor Society...Played on the Hudson Valley team at the 2004 Empire State Games and won a bronze medal...Has one brother...Serves as a volunteer firefighter...Lists Derek Jeter as his favorite athlete...Also recruited by Fairleigh Dickinson, Concordia, New Haven and Pace...Liberal arts major.