Coastal Carolina University Athletics

#30 John Fidanza
6-0, 200, C, B/R, Fr.
Prospect, Ky. / Ballard HS

Prior to Coastal Carolina: A two-time preseason All-American by Rawlings and Perfect Game ... A first team All-State pick as a senior, garnering honorable mention honors as a junior ... Three-time All-District 27 and Region 7 selection ... Batted .417 with 14 double, 14 home runs and 46 RBI as a senior ... His 14 home runs was both a school and 7th Region record ... Threw out 70 percent of base runners as a senior ... Batted .437 as a sophomore, ranking eighth in the state ... Drove in 30 as a junior and 31 as a sophomore ... Was invited to the East Coast Pro Showcase and the Area Code Games tryouts in the summer of 2009.

Personal: Born July 26, 1992 ... Son of John III and Michelle Fidanza ... Father played in the New York Yankee and Chicago White Sox organizations and works with the Houston Astros.