Hofstra University Athletics

#2 Dion Pouncil

Junior, 5-11, 175

Shortstop

Bats: Switch

Throws: Right

Chicago, IL

Neil F. Simeon High School

At Hofstra:

2008: Played in 35 games, starting 27...Batted .211 with 11 RBIs and 13 runs scored...Logged three multi-RBI games, including a two-RBI effort against Rider...Went one-for-three with two RBIs in the opener of the New York Tech series...Collected three hits in five at-bats in the back-end of a doubleheader versus William & Mary...Had two hits, including a double, in the middle game of the George Mason series...Was one-for-four with two RBIs versus St. John's...Batted .186 with two doubles in Colonial Athletic Association games...2007: Played in 41 games and started 17...Batted .313 with three doubles and one triple on the year...Added 16 RBIs and scored 11 runs...Was two-for-two with a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored in final game of Coppin State series...Went three-for-six with four RBIs in second game of Delaware series...Was two-for-four with two RBIs in start against George Mason...Scored three runs in two games against Saint Peter's...Batted .333 with eight RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association play.

High School/Personal

Played baseball all four years and basketball for two years at Neil F. Simeon High School in Chicago, Illinois...Named to all-city and all-conference teams...Team captain...Batted .454 with 40 steals as a senior...Honor roll student...Has one brother and one sister...Favorite baseball player is Derek Jeter...Also recruited by Cincinnati, Kentucky, Alcorn State and Southern...Nickname is "Chi-Town"...Speech communication and rhetorical studies major.