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04/20/2013
RJ Ybarra hit the Sun Devils' first grand slam in three years
04/16/2013
Trever Allen and Nate Causey each collected two RBI for the Devils
04/14/2013
Starting right-hander Alex Blackford allowed just one earned run in six innings
04/13/2013
Left-hander Ryan Kellogg earned his eighth win of the season
04/08/2013
ASU plays UNLV in Las Vegas Wednesday, three-game series against USC over the weekend
2013 (Freshman): Led all freshmen with 32 starts, including 31 at first base and one at third base...has over a .300 batting average, which ranks among top 15 freshmen in school history...his first career homer was a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send an eventual loss to UCLA into extra innings...scored a season-high three runs at Washington May 25...secured a season-high four hits vs. Valparaiso April 30...had three RBI in three games, including a pair of Pac-12 contests...was walked four times at Arizona April 16...two-time Scholar Baller honoree (Spring '13, Fall '12).
High School: Named a Perfect Game World Showcase Top Prospect in 2011 and 2012...Perfect Game Preseason All-American...2011 All-County team...led the Spring League in stolen bases...2011 Boston Red Sox scout team...Under Armour Preseason All-American...hit .340 with two home runs and led the league in runs scored (47), walks (43), stolen bases (40) and OBP (.512) his senior year...most exciting moment in sports was hitting three home runs back-to-back-to-back his junior year...runs a 6.70 60-yard dash...can throw 90 from third base...was on Principal's All-Academic list all four years...graduated with a 4.09 GPA.
Personal: Majoring in business communications...says he chose ASU because it is the best baseball program in the nation and it's business school is highly ranked...his parents and his brother have had the biggest influence on his baseball career...his favorite athletes are Evan Longoria and Josh Hamilton...favorite person to follow on Twitter is Conan O'Brien...enjoys making beats, playing the drums, surfing, ping pong and working out...would love to learn how to fly a helicopter...parents are David Sr. and Deborah DiNatale...brother David played three years of baseball at Miami (Fla.), and was drafted by the Colorado Rockies and played several years in the minor leagues...born on March 26, 1993...full name is Dalton Christopher DiNatale.
