Sal Belfonte

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kansas City, Mo.
High School:
Rockhurst

2012
-Hit .195 in 41 at-bats while playing in 28 games last season, earning 10 starts.
- Finished the season with four RBI and eight runs scored while stealing four bags in eight attempts and boasting a perfect fielding percentage in limited time in the outfield.
- Had a two-hit game with an RBI in a 4-3 win over Kansas State.
- Posted a pair of doubles on the season as well.

2011
? Hit .125 in 17 games (one start) in his first year with the Tigers. He scored four runs and drove in three more in his freshman season.
? Was used primarily as a pinch runner in late-game situations and had just eight at-bats in 17 games.
? Had a pinch-hit, three-run double in the Tigers' win over Central Michigan (3/19).
? Scored a run in four different games for the Tigers.
? Played with the CCL's SLO Blues during the summer.
? Also led the Blues in stolen bases over the summer.

HIGH SCHOOL
? Had a batting average of .392 in his senior year at Rockhurst High School.
? Hit 10 home runs with 35 RBI in 2010 as Rockhurst finished third in the Missouri State Tournament.
? Was a first team all-state selection as a senior after earned second team honors in 2009.
? Had a career batting average of .390 with 19 home runs.
? Also an all-state and second team All-America selection in football and was part of the 2007 State Championship football team at Rockhurst.

PERSONAL
? Born August 30, 2991 in Kansas City.
? Son of Henry and Carol Joe Belfonte.
? Is majoring in business at Mizzou.
? Brother, DJ Belfonte, plays baseball at Nebraska.