2010 Baseball Roster
Danny Canela
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Florida Christian Academy
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 242
As a sophomore (2011)
• Batted .306 (19-for-62) with six doubles, three home runs, 11 runs scored and 16 RBIs in the last 18 games of the season
• Went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs vs. Stetson on June 3 in the first round of the NCAA Columbia Regional
• Hit two home runs and drove in five runs in NC State's three NCAA regional games
• Went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs April 29 in the opener of the Maryland series
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs on May 8 in the final game of the ETSU series
As a freshman (2010)
• Batted .356 (21-for-59) with two doubles, three home runs and 16 RBIs in his final 20 games
• Started at designated hitter Feb. 19 vs. La Salle and had a single, two doubles and three RBIs in five at-bats
• Had a big game Feb. 26 vs. third-ranked UC Irvine in the first round of Baseball at the Beach, hitting a pair of doubles, one of them a two-run drive that tied the game in the bottom of the 10th inning
• Hit his first college home run Feb. 27 vs. James Madison the second day of Baseball at the Beach
• Had a double, a home run and five RBIs in four at-bats March 16 at NC Central
• Drove in three runs with a pair of doubles March 19 in the opener of the Wake Forest series
• Went 3-for-4, homered, scored four times and drove in three runs April 18 in the finale of the Maryland series
• Had a huge day May 9 in the finale of the Towson series, belting two home runs, including a grand slam, and driving in seven runs, the most RBIs in a single game by a Wolfpack player in seven years
High school
• Played at Florida Christian Academy for head coach Ernie Padron
• Earned high school All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball magazine and Louisville Slugger after hitting .485 with 13 home runs and 32 RBIs as a senior in 2009
• Earned first-team Class 3-A all-state honors by the Florida Sportswriters Association for the second year in a row
• Named first-team 4A-1A All-Dade County by The Miami Herald
• Batted .667 in the 2009 Georgia-Florida Challenge with two doubles, one triple, three home runs and five RBIs
• Named to the All-Area South Florida Team by ESPN Rise magazine
• Batted .400 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs as a junior in 2008 to earn first-team 3A all-state honors from the Florida Sportswriters Association
• Named first-team 4A-1A All-Dade County by The Miami Herald
Summer league
• Played for the Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League in 2010 and 2011
• Batted .273 for the Owls in 2011 with six doubles, three home runs and 20 RBIs in 31 games
• Batted .290 with 12 doubles, two homers and 16 RBIs in 32 games with Forest City in 2010 and helped lead the Owls to the CPL championship
MLB Draft
• Taken by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 2009 MLB draft
Personal
• Majoring in parks, recreation and tourism