Biography
2011: All-PSAC West Second-Team … Tino Martinez Award Watch List ... preseason NCBWA All-Atlantic Region ... started all 48 games in center field, posting a .291 average (50-172) with eight doubles, two triples, five homers, 29 RBI, 34 runs and 24 steals … finished second on the team and third in the PSAC in stolen bases … tied for the team lead in triples, homers and RBI … recorded 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … went a combined 7-for-13 with one double, one homer, four RBI, four runs and three steals in season-opening series at Lenoir-Rhyne … notched one triple and scored one run at Belmont Abbey … finished 4-for-7 with one double, one homer, three RBI, four runs and four steals in doubleheader at Charleston … was 2-for-4 with one triple, one grand slam, a season-high six RBI and three runs against West Liberty … notched two hits and one RBI versus Slippery Rock … went 2-for-4 with an RBI double at Lock Haven … finished 3-for-4 with one double, two RBI, two runs and one steal against Clarion … collected two hits versus Fairmont State … recorded a two-run single and scored twice at Seton Hill … was 2-for-3 with one double, one run and one steal against Gannon … tallied an RBI double, scored one run and stole two bases versus Fairmont State … went a combined 4-for-7 with two homers, three RBI and three runs in doubleheader at Gannon … reached base safely three times, scored once and stole two bases against IUP … finished 3-for-6 with one double and one run versus Shippensburg in PSAC Tournament … collected two hits, scored one run and stole one base against Mercyhurst in PSAC Tournament … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: ABCA Gold Glove ... NCBWA All-America Honorable Mention ... ABCA First-Team All-Region ... NCBWA First-Team All-Region ... Daktronics First-Team All-Region ... All-PSAC West First-Team ... preseason ABCA/Collegiate Baseball Atlantic Region Player to Watch ... started all 52 games in center field, hitting .388 (71-for-183) with 18 doubles, two triples, 11 homers, 61 RBI, 61 runs and 32 steals ... set single-season school records for RBI and runs ... ranked among league leaders in hits, doubles, homers, RBI, runs, steals, slugging percentage, total bases and fielding percentage ... posted 20 multi-hit games and team-best 16 multi-RBI games ... batted .492 with runners in scoring position and .426 with two outs ... registered a career-best 15-game hitting streak and reached base in 48 of 52 games played ... collected 20 two-out RBI ... two-time PSAC West Hitter of the Week ... was 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs and two steals versus West Liberty ... finished 3-for-5 with a solo homer, three RBI and two runs against Concord ... went 5-for-8 with two RBI and two runs at Armstrong Atlantic ... was 6-for-12 with one double, one homer, six RBI, six runs and four steals in Slippery Rock series ... stole four bases in first game of doubleheader at Shippensburg ... tallied one double, two homers, five RBI and two runs in Game 4 of Mercyhurst series ... was 2-for-4 with a double, homer, four RBI and two runs in Game 1 of Clarion series ... went 8-for-13 with four doubles, a homer, seven RBI, four runs and four steals in Fairmont State series ... was 3-for-4 with double and triple against Seton Hill ... tallied a double, triple, three RBI, two runs and two steals in Game 4 of IUP series ... finished 5-for-8 with two doubles, seven RBI, six runs and five steals in doubleheader versus Charleston ... went a combined 4-for-6 with one double, two homers, six RBI, and five runs in home doubleheader against Lock Haven ... collected a two-run double against Kutztown in PSAC Championship ... finished 3-for-5 with one RBI and three runs versus Seton Hill in NCAA Tournament ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) ... 2009: Played in 44 games with 42 starts (41 in left field), hitting .333 (50-for-150) with nine doubles, three triples, two homers, 25 RBI, 43 runs and 23 steals ... served as the leadoff hitter in 39 of 42 starts ... reached base safely in 41 of 44 games played ... ranked third in the league in steals ... tied for team lead in triples and led newcomers in runs, steals and walks ... finished with 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... hit .379 (25-for-66) with runners on base and .436 (17-for-39) with runners in scoring position ... posted a season-long eight-game hit streak ... collected 14 two-out RBI ... finished 3-for-8 with a solo homer, three RBI and four runs in doubleheader at Salem International ... went 3-for-7 with two RBI, four runs and one steal in doubleheader at Clarion ... finished 5-for-13 with two doubles, one homer, four RBI, two runs, two steals and one walk in series against Davis & Elkins ... went 4-for-8 with one double, one RBI, three runs and two steals in doubleheader at Gannon ... went 6-for-15 with one double, two RBI, three runs and two walks in IUP series ... had the walk-off hit in Game 1 of IUP series ... finished 6-for-14 with two doubles, one triple, one run, two steals and two walks in Lock Haven series ... went 3-for-8 with one double, one RBI, five runs, one steal and two walks in PSAC Tournament ... collected two hits and scored three runs against West Chester in semifinals of PSAC Tournament ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2009)
High School: Played at Shaler ... WPIAL Class AAAA all-section
On A Personal Note: Born Sept. 13, 1989 ... Son of Mike and Lynn Handza … played for the Carolina Stingers of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2010
