Junior (2012):
Sankey set new career highs in games played (23), starts (nine),hits (eight), runs batted in (four), doubles (two) and runs scored(six) during his junior season. He went two-for-four with adouble and two RBIs against Piedmont College on April 1st. Sankey also added multiple-hit games against HuntingdonCollege on March 25th and Piedmont on March 31st. Sankey hit.267 (eight-for-30) as a starter during the year.
Sophomore (2011):
Sankey played in 18 games off the bench for Emory during the2011 campaign. He picked up his first collegiate hit andRBI on February 27th against Marietta College. Sankeyfinished the year batting .200 (two-for-10).
Freshman (2010):
Sankey appeared in nine games off the bench for Emory during hisfreshman season. Despite not registering a hit, Sankey wasable to score four runs over six at-bats, and was hit by twopitches during the season.
Career Statistics:
Year | G-GS | R | HR | RBI | AVG | SB-ATT |
2010 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0-0 |
2011 | 18-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | 0-1 |
2012 | 23-9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .195 | 2-3 |
TOTAL | 50-9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | .175 | 2-4 |
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Prior to Emory:
Played on the Marcos de Niza High School baseball team for fourseason... Two-time first team all-region honoree... Selected to theTempe All-City Baseball Team in 2009... Coached by Feliepe Becerrain high school... Also played ice hockey and ran cross country inhigh school... Was named to the all-state second team for icehockey in 2008.
Personal:
Born September 28, 1990... Plays on the Emory club ice hockeyteam... Won the City of Tempe Top Teen Award in 2009.
Quote:
"I chose Emory for its academic reputation and for theopportunity to play on a great college baseball team."