
| Nate Furry # 7 |
| Position:Catcher |
| Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 |
| Class: Senior |
| Hometown: Salem, Va. |
| High School: Salem |
GENERAL
●Versatile player who can play behind the dish, either corner infield positions or at the designated hitter slot
●Good offensive presence who is expected to serve as the Rams starting catcher
2009/JUNIOR
●Appeared in 23 games and made 17 starts, primarily behind the plate
●Finishing the year with a .279 batting average
●Registered 19 hits, including a double and a home run
●Scored seven runs and drove in 7 RBI
●Posted an RBI in each of his first three starts
●Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and blasted his first career home run against Western Kentucky (3/29)
●Went 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored against Hofstra (4/5)
●Also went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Fordham (3/8) and finished 2-for-4 against Northeastern (4/25)
●Tallied a season-high two walks against VMI (4/8)
2008/SOPHOMORE
●Appeared in 22 games for the Rams, making eight starts primarily at catcher
●Finished the year with a .195 batting average
●Received the started against East Carolina and drove in a run on two hits in three plate appearances (3/2)
2007/FRESHMAN
●Saw action in 30 games for the Black and Gold, making 22 starts with 12 of those starts coming at catcher and 10 in the DH spot
●Finished the season with a .246 average after battling through several injuries
●Racked up 17 hits and nine runs scored, along with six RBI
●Went 1-for-2 with one RBI and scored three runs against Hofstra (4/28)
●Drove in an RBI and scored a run in a 2-for-4 performance against Wagner (3/24)
●Scored a run and recorded two RBIs in 2-for-3 outing against UMBC (3/20)
PRIOR TO VCU
●Four-year letterwinner at Salem High School
●First freshman in nine years to play varsity baseball for the Spartans
●First team All-District and honorable mention All-Region his sophomore season
●First team All-District and second team All-Region his junior season
●First team All-District, All-Region, and All-State
●District and Region Player of the Year
●Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame Player of the Year
PERSONAL
●Son of Mark and Carol Furry
●Major is undecided
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