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Chris DeVito

Position

Catcher

Height

6-0

Weight

205 lbs.

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Northridge, Calif.

Previous School

Chatsworth HS

SOPHOMORE (2015): Hit .314 (49-for-156) in 44 games, including 41 starts … finished second on the team with six home runs and third with 39 RBIs … his .532 slugging percentage was fourth … in his first at bat of the season he hit a two-run homer, which was the first of his career … had 16 multi-hit games, including five straight from March 20-27 … hit .545 (12-for-22) during that stretch with 12 RBIs … was hitting .353 on April 18 but went just 1-for-20 the rest of the season … had a season-high four hits vs. No. 19 Texas Tech on March 31 and a season-high four RBIs against No. 24 Houston on March 22 … finished tied for second on the team with 11 multi-RBI games.

FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in 17 games, including four starts, and went 4-for-27 (.148) … three of his four hits were doubles … came through with a pair of pinch hits, a single against Missouri State on Feb. 22 and a double versus Jacksonville State on April 6 … drove in four runs on the season, including a pair against Northern Colorado on March 1.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 1, 1994, to Anthony and Juliann DeVito in Northridge, Calif. … has a younger brother, Alex … played three years for head coach Tom Meusborn at Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, Calif. … currently undecided on a major … favorite athlete is Bo Jackson … favorite movie is Talladega Nights … favorite food is hot dogs … nickname is The Red Hercules.