#20
Chris Joachim
RS Senior
OF
6-1 / 205 / R/R
Massapequa Park, N.Y.
Massapequa
- Preseason All-BIG EAST
- Brooks Wallace Award Preseason Watch
List
- 2007 Team Captain
- Current
Profile (PDF)
On Joachim
Athletic infielder/outfielder who enters his second season as the
team’s captain and makes the move from first base to outfield ...
had a career year in 2006, hitting .398 with a .471 on-base
percentage, 15 extra-base hits and a team-high 20 stolen bases ...
has the highest batting average and third-most stolen bases among
BIG EAST players returning for the 2007 season.
As a Redshirt Junior (2006)
Hit .398 with 20 stolen bases, 46 RBI and 52 runs scored in
58 games (57 starts) ... was a second team All-BIG EAST selection …
ranked third in the BIG EAST and 27th nationally with a .398
batting average ... batting average ranked as the ninth-highest in
St. John's history … was fifth in the league with 20 stolen bases
and 86 hits and seventh with a .471 on-base percentage ... had a
career-long 22-game hit streak from March 28 through May 2,
including at least one base hit in every game in the month of April
... began the season with a 15-game hit streak and recorded hits in
51 of his 57 starts ... his 15 and 22 game hit streaks were the
team’s two longest of the season ... had 19 RBI in the last 20
games of the year and a total of five in the BIG EAST Championship
(five games) ... reached base at a .542 clip (32 of 59 plate
appearances) when leading off an inning and hit .440 (37-for-84)
with runners in scoring position, both marks that ranked second on
the team ... his 78.3 percent success rate (18-of-23) scoring
runners from third base with less than two outs led the team ...
went 8-for-21 (.381) with two doubles and five RBI in the BIG EAST
Championship (May 23-26) … reached base in four of his five plate
appearances and scored two runs in the second of a three-game
series at Cincinnati (May 19) … singled twice, hit a sacrifice fly,
drew two walks and scored three runs in a win over USF (May 13) …
hit two singles and drove in three runs in the second game of a BIG
EAST series at Rutgers (April 29) … went 3-for-4 with a three-run
triple in the first game of a doubleheader against Fairleigh
Dickinson (April 18) … had three hits, an RBI and a stolen base in
the series opener at then-No. 21 Notre Dame (April 13) … tied a
career-high with four hits and scored four runs at Villanova (March
24) … went 4-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored in the series
opener at East Tennessee State (March 3) ... also stole a base and
was hit by a pitch … was 2-for-4 with a run scored in each of the
team’s three games at the Rice Invitational (Feb. 24-26) ... also
doubled, drove in a run, stole two bases and was hit by two pitches
in the three-game tournament.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2005)
Appeared in 49 games and made 43 starts … hit .293 with five
doubles, five home runs, 41 RBI and 33 runs scored … was second on
the team with 11 multi-RBI games and tied for first with six games
with three or more RBI … 41 RBI were most among players returning
in 2006 … was fourth on the team with 17 walks and tied for third
with nine stolen bases … closed the season with hits in 10 of his
last 11 games, including base hits in all four NCAA Tournament
games … finished the Corvallis, Ore. regional 7-for-15 at the plate
with three RBI … hit .330 (32-97) over the final 27 games of the
season to raise his season average 60 points … hit .304 (17-56)
with two outs and had the second-most two-out RBI (17) on the team
… went 4-for-8 with four RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Notre Dame
(May 7) … finished the Rutgers series with a three-hit, three-RBI
performance in the third game (May 2) to give him five RBI in the
series … hit home runs in back-to-back games against Princeton
(April 26) and Rutgers (May 1) … walked three times, stole three
bases and scored four runs at Fairleigh Dickinson (April 6) … hit a
grand slam and drove in five runs against Fairfield (March 22).
As a Redshirt Freshman (2004)
Appeared in 52 games, starting 47 … saw most of his time at first
base, making 25 starts … finished the season batting .289
(48-for-166) … hit six doubles, one triple and three home runs and
drove in 27 runs … had 13 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games
… hit .321 (26-81) and had a .402 on-base percentage in BIG EAST
play … went 5-for-14 in the final weekend against Pittsburgh (May
22-23), hitting a double, scoring two runs and driving in five …
went 4-for-4 with three RBI in a game against Seton Hall (May 15)
... went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over Rutgers (April
25) ... had a pair of hits in four at-bats, including the go-ahead
two-run home run, in a win over Boston College (April 18) … had a
pair of hits in four at-bats, including the go-ahead two-run home
run, in a win over Boston College (April 18) ... went 3-for-5
against TCU (March 5) ... drove in five runs, highlighted by his
first career grand slam, in the Red Storm's win over Sam Houston
State (March 2).
As a Freshman (2003)
Received a medical redshirt.
At Massapequa
Finished his senior season with a .510 batting average, five home
runs, 29 runs batted in and 15 stolen bases … also compiled a 3-1
record with a 2.07 earned run average as a pitcher … was named to
the All-County and All-State teams as a senior … earned all-league
honors as a sophomore and junior, and was a member of the gold
medal team at the Empire State Games.
Personal
Born Feb. 9, 1984 … son of Thomas and Martha Joachim… has one
brother Michael, who also attended St. John's … enjoys playing
video games and going to the beach in his spare time… lists playing
in the Long Island Championship his freshman year as the most
thrilling moment of his athletic career … credits his father and
his high school coach, Bob Dell, as the most influential people in
his sports career… majoring in communication arts.
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