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2006 (Junior): Saw action in five games, all as a pinch hitter...went 1-5 (.200) in his pinch hit appearances...played for Athletes in Action in Alaska during Summer Ball.
2005 (Sophomore): Played in 31 games and started 11 contests for The Master's... hit .143 (8-for-56) with two home runs and eight RBI... The Master's went 19-25 with a 8-21 record in league play... played for the Braves in the Arizona Summer Collegiate League... hit .383 (28-for-73) with 11 doubles, two triples, one home runs and 16 RBI to lead his team to the league championship... named to the ASCL All-Star team and was named team MVP.
2004 (Freshman): Hit .270 (27-for-100) with seven doubles, one triple, three home runs and 27 RBI in his first season at The Master's College... played well in the NAIA Region II Playoffs, hitting .583 with a home run and seven RBI...hit a three-run homer against Point Loma Nazarene to key a 7-6 upset... The Master's went 24-22 with a 15-13 record in league play.
High School: A 2003 graduate of Lakeland Christian High School in Lakeland, Fla... was a two-year performer for Coach Jon Zaborowski...as a junior he hit .390 and earned All-Polk County honorable mention honors as the Vikings were Division 1A District 9 runners-up and advanced to the regional playoffs for the first time in 20 years...as a senior he hit .500, leading the Vikings to a school-record 15 wins and a repeat appearance in the regionals...a first-team All-Polk County selection, he was the runner-up for Division 1A District 9 Player of the Year and played in the Polk County Senior All-Star Game.
Personal: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies... son of Chris and Mary Beth Bando of Queen Creek, Ariz... has four brothers (Phil, Mike, Nick, Luke) and one sister (Angela)... Chris is a former Arizona State All-American catcher from 1975-78... Bando helped lead ASU to the 1977 National Championship and ranks sixth in school history with a career .388 (195-for-502) batting average... named to the 1978 College World Series team... drafted in the second round of the 1978 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians and went on to enjoy a nine-year major league career... his uncle, Sal Bando, played at ASU from 1964-65 and 16 seasons in the major leagues... favorite teams is the Cleveland Indians... favorite book is Moneyball... also enjoys playing basketball, tennis and golf... wears the same number his father wore at ASU (#22)... full name is Benedetto Joseph Bando... born Dec. 25, 1983 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2004.... .270 37-25 100 13 27 7 1 3 27 45 .450 4 1 29 1 .302 1 0 2-3 27 2 0 1.000
2005.... .143 31-11 56 4 8 1 0 2 8 15 .268 3 2 17 1 .210 1 0 0-0 6 2 1 .889
2006.... .200 5-0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
TOTAL... .224 73-36 161 17 36 8 1 5 35 61 .379 7 3 46 2 .269 2 0 2-3 33 4 1 .974
