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AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008: Started in all 55 games - 51 as catcher, 2 in left field and 2 as the DH ... earned his second All-WCC honor as a unanimous selection ... produced a career-high and team best 29 game hitting streak (Apr. 5-May 20) that included 27 multi-hit games, four home runs and six doubles ... led SCU in on base percentage (.438), fourth in batting average (.342), tied for second in doubles (15) and tied for third in RBIs (44) ... ranked 15th in the WCC in batting average, 10th in hits and 8th in on base percentage ... is ranked in three career record categories - fifth in batting average, tied for sixth in hit by pitch, tied for eighth in slugging percentage ... had a career-high six at bats in game one against Utah Valley (Feb. 22), registering two runs, two hits and two RBIs ... had one RBI and one walk in game two against Utah Valley (Feb. 22) ... tallied two hits, one run and one RBI against Kansas State (Feb. 23) ... was 4-for-6 and tallied his first double of the season against Pacific (Feb. 27) ... went 5-for-12 in the series against SJSU (Feb. 29-Mar. 2), with two RBIs and three doubles ... started in left field for the Broncos against Fresno State (Mar. 4) before resuming duties behind the plate ... tallied two runs against the Bulldogs ... hit his first home run of the season against then-No. 11 San Diego (Mar. 6) ... went 2-for-4 in game two of the doubleheader against UC Davis (Mar. 15) with his second home run of the season ... regsitered a two-run double that registered the win over then-No. 14 San Diego (Mar. 29) ... posted his first triple of the season against LMU (May 2) ... was a double shy of hitting for the cycle against LMU (May 3) as he registered his second triple of the season and his fourth homer of the season ... posted home run No. 5, a 3 RBI shot, against Pacific (May 7) ... drove in three runs and scored two in game one against Saint Mary's (May. 9) ... drove in two runs against Pepperdine (May 16) ... posted home run No. 6 against Pepperdine (May 17) ... tied season high three hits against Pepperdine (May 18) AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007: Played for Team USA in the summer after freshman season ... helped Team USA go 11-5 in pre-Pan Am Games schedule, including series against Chinese Taipei and Japan ... at the Pan Am Games, Medica and the Americans reached the Gold Medal Game before losing to Cuba, Medica went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the semifinal win over Brazil ... named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team ... also earned spots on the All-WCC First Team and All-Freshman Team ... appeared in 44 games, starting 41 ... missed 11 games from Feb. 10-March 3 due to a hand injury ... captured the WCC's batting title with a .373 average and tied for second with four triples ... added 60 hits, nine doubles, a home run, 23 RBIs, and 32 runs scored ... had multi-hit games at Hawaii on Jan. 28, and against Utah on Feb. 2 and 4 ... suffered a hand injury Feb. 9 at San Diego State that forced him to miss 11 games and serve in pinch-hit capacity for three others ... returned to lineup full-time on March 10 at Fresno State ... began a 13-game hitting streak at Portland on March 30 with a 3-for-4 effort that included two doubles and three runs scored ... streak last from March 30-April 21, in which he batted .518 (29-for-56) with six doubles, three triples, six RBIs, and 13 runs scored ... batted .706 with a double and two triples in four games over the week of Apr. 2-8, including a 5-for-5 effort at San Francisco on Apr. 7, and earned WCC Player of the Week and Collegiate Baseball News National Honor Roll recognition ... hit safely in 22 of 23 games from March 30-May 8 ... went 3-for-4 with a double and career-high six RBIs against Fresno State on Apr. 24 ... tripled and drove in three runs against Loyola Marymount Apr. 29 ... went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and runs scored at Stanford May 1 ... went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, his first at the collegiate level, in the season finale against Sacramento State on May 20. HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION: A 2006 graduate of Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif. ... played for Coach Gary Cunningham, Tom Medica and Al Bacosa ... in 2004 was named WCAL All-League Honorable Mention ... in 2005 team was first in the WCAL and went to the playoffs, was named WCAL All-League 1st Team ... in 2006 the team was first in WCAL and CCS Champions, was named WCAL All-league First Team and MVP, Bellarmine MVP, and was named to the Mercury News First Team ... also in 2004 participated in and was second in the AAU Junior Olympics All-Tournament Team, and fifth in USA Baseball Junior Olympics ... in 2005 was first in Summer Series Wood Bat Tournament ... in 2006 participated in USA Baseball Junior National Team Trials. PERSONAL DATA: Born in San Jose, Calif. ... son of Tom and Carole Medica ... has one older sister, Kim ... enjoys playing golf, cars, and hanging out with friends ... wants to play professional baseball and own a successful business.
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