Vince Chiera

Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
Walsh Jesuit HS

as a Junior (2007): Played 44 games, making 42 starts - all at third base ... finished fourth on the team with 12 doubles ... led the Zips with the fewest strikeouts (11) on the team (168 at-bats), while drawing 12 walks ... batted .298 (28x94) with 16 RBI in 24 conference games ... recorded 30 put outs, 87 assists and helped to turn seven double plays ... finished fourth on the club with 15 multiple-hit and five multiple-RBI games ... matched a career high with three RBI on three hits, including a double and a run scored, against Ohio (May 6th) ... posted three hits, including a pair of doubles and two runs scored, at Ball State (Mar. 25th).

as a Sophomore (2006): Played in 50 games, starting in 48 - all at third base ... his .316 batting average and 29 RBI were the second-highest marks on the team ... hammered right-handed pitching with a team-high .341 batting average (47x138) ... struck out just nine times in 187 at-bats ... hit .327 (18x55) with runners in scoring position ... finished second on the club with 20 multiple-hit games, including four three-hit performances ... posted multiple RBI in seven contests ... recorded a 10-game hitting streak, the second longest on the team (Apr. 19-May 2), hitting .350 (14x40) with nine RBI during that time ... went 3x4 with a double and three RBI at Pittsburgh (Apr. 19).

as a Freshman (2005): Played in 42 games, starting 38 at third base ... his nine strikeouts were lowest on the squad ... had a career day at Tennessee Tech (March 6) by going 3-for-6 with three RBIs and a double ... hit his first-career home run at Morehead State (March 29) ... scored a career-high three runs vs. Pittsburgh (April 12) ... followed by another 3-for-5 outing at Marshall (May 6) ... had a seven-game hitting streak from April 20 to May 6.

at Walsh Jesuit High School: A three-year letterwinner who helped the Warriors win the 2003 Division II state title ... batted .443 with four home runs and 27 RBIs as a junior ... a first-team All-Cuyahoga River Conference selection in 2003 ... also tabbed a Cleveland Plain Dealer and Akron Beacon Journal All-Star ... chosen as a 2004, top 100 selection by The Buckeye Scout recruiting service .... coached by Chris Kaczmar ... plays summer baseball with the Cleveland-based Cage Club Yard Dogs, coached by former Cleveland Indians farm hand, John Carter ... batted a team-best .505 with 16 doubles two summers ago.

Personal: Son of Ann Chiera and the late James Chiera ... older brother Joe played baseball at Cleveland State ... likes to play the guitar in his free time ... majoring in business.

CHIERA'S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR	AVG	G-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	OB%	SB-A	E
2005	.248	42-38	149	19	37	3	0	1	13	13	9	.329	2-4	11
2006	.316	50-48	187	24	59	5	1	1	29	7	5	.357	2-5	14
2007	.274	44-42	168	25	46	12	0	0	21	12	11	.324	1-1	7
Totals	.282	136-128	504	68	142	20	1	2	63	32	25	.335	5-10	32