Patrick Moran

Patrick Moran

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Rapid City, SD

High School:
Stevens

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 190

Position:
INF

B/T:
R/R

2004: Started every game of the 52 he played ... Second basemen for 39 starts ... Led the team with 67 hits ... Went 3 of 4 against Stetson (3/17) with two stolen bases ... Hit his only home run at Indiana State (4/23) helping UNI to win 13-5 ... Secured a hit streak of 11 games and had 21 multiple hit games ... Finished with a .315 batting average and a fielding percentage of .964

2003: Started in 28 of his 39 games played, all in the infield ... Had six multiple hit games, including three hits against IPFW (3/13), Evansville (5/10) and Indiana State (5/16) ... Against IPFW, went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs ... In the 15-3 win at Evansville (5/10), he was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs ... Finished the season with a .273 batting average and six stolen bases.

High School: Two-time all-state shortstop ... Hit .343 as a junior while driving in 68 runs in 74 games ... Played for the Legion Post 22 team that won state twice ... Broke team records in doubles (45), RBIs (109), in hits and runs, he also hit .474 ... Team took third at the Legion World Series.

Personal: Full name is Patrick Timothy Moran ... Son of Patty and Tim Moran ... Born 1/4/84 ... Has three siblings, Chris, Katie and Jeff ... Best sports memory was making the American Legion World Series in the summer of 2002 ... Chose UNI because of the high level of baseball, the nice campus and the good teachers ... Best advice ever received "Keep faith in God" ... Favorite book is the Mental Game of Baseball ... Favorite baseball player is George Brett and favorite professional sports team is the Oakland A's ... Majoring in Business ... Best aspect of being a UNI athlete is being a part of a team ... In his spare time, likes to play ping pong and relax ... 2003 summer he played for the Rapid City Post 22 American Legion team ... Last summer played in the Northwoods League for the Rochester Honkers.

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