Dave Abbott
#14
Sr. RHP
6-4 215
Bats: R Throws: R
Tucson, Ariz.
Sabino HS

Arizona 2000: Will red-shirt the season.

Arizona 1999: Appeared in seven games, earning three victories ... Held opponents to a .237 average and a .290 slugging percentage ... Held right-handers to a .217 mark ... Opponents hit .220 with runners on base ... Struck out a season-high five batters in only start against Oklahoma State (2/21) ... Threw 10.2 consecutive scoreless innings (1/22-2/10) ... Worked 5.0 scoreless innings of one-hit relief at Hawaii-Hilo (1/31) ... Underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on April 20.

Summer 1998: Pitched for Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cope Cod League ... Posted a 3.20 ERA ... Team finished fourth in the Eastern Division.

Arizona 1998: Pitched in long and middle relief and made five starts ... Tied for third on the team with 17 appearances and fourth with 55.1 innings pitched ... Cats were 4-1 in his five starts ... Made first career Pac-10 start at Arizona State (4/26) ... Earned win in second career start vs. New Mexico State (2/10) with a career-high six strike outs ... Worked a career-long 7.0 innings in relief vs. UCLA (3/13) ... Struck out a career-high seven vs. Grand Canyon (4/7), earning victory in Arizona's only 1998 shutout ... Held opponents to a .250 average with two outs (.242 in league play) ... Allowed just two of 11 inherited runners to score in 12 relief outings ... Held right-handed batters to a .265 average ... Posted a 3.18 ERA in two outings against Stanford ... Threw 7.0 scoreless innings in two appearances vs. Grand Canyon.

Summer 1997: Pitched for the Kenai Peninsula Oilers of the Alaska Central League ... Went 0-1, 8.68 with one save in 12 appearances ... Team finished third in the Alaska Central League and in the Alaska Baseball Federation ... Club placed third at the National Baseball Congress Tournament in Wichita, Kan.

Arizona 1997: Pitched in long and middle relief and made one start ... Tied for fourth on the team with 16 appearances ... Allowed just one stolen base in 30.2 innings ... Held left-handed batters to a .281 mark ... Opponents batted .268 with two outs ... Six-Pac opponents hit .200 with two outs ... Went seven consecutive outings (2/23-4/8) allowing no more than one earned run (2.38 ERA) ... Earned win at Southern California (3/15) by throwing a hitless seventh inning in his only conference decision ... Made only start vs. New Mexico State (2/19), throwing a season-high 4.2 innings ... Struck out a season-best four batters vs. Southern California (4/19) ... Earned first collegiate win in relief vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (2/11).

High School: Graduated from Sabino High School in Tucson where he played for Coach Mike Bejarano ... Earned three letters as a pitcher, first baseman and third baseman ... Team captain as a senior ... Earned first-team All-Sonoran Conference honors in 1996.

Personal: Full name: James David Abbott ... Born: 10/19/77 in Tucson ... Major: economics ... Son of Rick and Vicki Abbott.