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2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE BASEBALL
STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES
2007: Started in 53 games… Hit .280 and posted
a .413 slugging percentage and a .390 on-base
percentage… Ranked second on the team with
five homers and third on the squad with 29
RBIs… Also swiped 10 bases, good for second on
the team… Had 10 doubles and scored 37 runs…
Had a 12-game hit streak that was the second
longest of the season… Posted 13 multiple-hit
games and eight multiple-RBI contests… Posted
three hits in four contests… Had two homers in a
3-for-5 day at Siena May 13
Connor
5Burke
First Base/Outfield
Junior
Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Alec
Cabello
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Shortshop
Junior
Wappinger Falls,
N.Y.
Roy C. Ketcham
2006: Played in 48 games and started 42… Hit
.266 with 10 doubles, a home run and 25 RBIs…
Posted a .973 fielding percentage behind the
plate, at first base and in left field… Made nine
starts at catcher and eight at first base… Had
eight multiple-RBI games, the third-most on the
team… Had 10 multiple-hit games… Went 4-for-5
with two doubles and two RBIs at Saint Peter’s
(3/26)… Went 3-for-3 vs. Rider (5/13)
Before Canisius: Earned all-state honors in
2005… Named all-county from 2003-05… Batted
over .400 as a sophomore and junior and was
named all-league both seasons… Played catcher,
infield and outfield in high school… Named
team MVP as a junior and helped Lourdes to the
Class A state championship game… Member of
Hudson Valley team that medaled at the 2004
Empire State Games; hit .500 with a .615 onbase
percentage during the tournament… Played
shortstop for his American Legion team and
batted .500 in the summer of 2004… Also played
soccer at Lourdes and scored 58 career goals
Personal: The son of Mary and William Burke…
Majoring in business management… Has two
siblings, Caitlin and Eamonn
Born: Dec. 2, 1986
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E
2006 48/42 .266 154 21 41 10 0 1 25 .351 22 36 .368 6-7 4
2007 54/53 .280 189 37 53 10 0 5 29 .413 27 44 .390 10-11 3
Total 102/95 .274 343 58 94 20 0 6 54 .385 49 80 .380 16-18 7
2007: Started 53 games at shortstop… Posted a
.250 batting average with five doubles, a triple
and 15 RBIs… Made 17 errors in 268 chances…
Led the Griffs with 161 assists in the regular
season… Had 10 multiple-hit games
2006: Ranked third on the team with a .310
batting average… Started 36-of-39 games and
collected one double, two triples and 14 RBIs…
Made 36 starts at shortstop and recorded an
.895 fielding percentage… Made just five errors
in the last 18 games… Had seven multiple-hit
games… Collected nine hits in the last five
games… Went 3-for-4 vs. Morehead State (3/4)
and Manhattan (5/18)
Before Canisius: Batted .420 with 48 hits as a
senior at Roy C. Ketchum and earned Pough-
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E
2006 39/36 .310 113 30 35 1 2 0 14 .354 13 23 .428 4-4 16
2007 54/53 .250 184 25 46 5 1 0 15 .288 15 26 .322 7-11 17
Total 93/89 .273 297 55 81 6 3 0 29 .313 28 49 .364 11-15 33
keepsie Journal Player of the Year honors…
Named 2004 Sectional Final MVP and helped
Roy C. Ketchum to the state Final Four… Has
earned all-league, all-county and all-section
honors the last three seasons… Also named a
three-time Poughkeepsie Journal all-star… Competed
for Hudson Valley at the Empire State
Games the for two years… Three-sport athlete
and team captain in all three sports… Named
all-state twice in soccer and tallied 25 goals and
15 assists
Personal: The son of Jose and Lilia Cabello… Has
an older brother, Steven… Major is undecided
Born: Nov. 21, 1986