Career Notes: Finished his WSU career as the program’s all-time leader in slugging percentage (.639) … ranks fifth in batting average (.383), eighth in home runs (17), and 10th in extra-base hits (54).
2010: Recognized as a Preseason "Player to Watch" by the American Baseball Coaches Association NCAA Division II All-America Committee ... started 51 games in left field … was voted First Team All-GLIAC, NCBWA All-Region First Team, Daktronics All-Region Second Team and ABCA All-Region Second Team … selected as WSU’s Most Valuable Player … also voted to the CoSIDA/
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV College Division Baseball Second Team … tied for the conference lead with a school-record 13 home runs, one of three single-season records he set … also broke the marks for RBI (60) and total bases (137) … finished second in the GLIAC in RBI, total bases and slugging percentage (.710); third in hits (80); fourth in batting average (.415); sixth in runs (57) and eighth in doubles (16) … joined Ryan LaPensee as the seventh set of teammates in WSU history to hit .400 in the same season … finished second on the team with 23 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games … put together a season-best 10-game hitting streak March 14-27 …began the streak with multi-hit games in three of four contests, including a 5-fo-5 performance with three doubles, four RBI and three runs scored March 14 against Minnesota-Duluth … also had his first of two two-homer games to open the twinbill versus UMD … hit a two-run walk-off single in an 12-11 victory March 19 against Ashland … posted five consecutive two-hit games April 7-14, scoring a run and posting multiple RBI in all five contests … had a nine-game hitting streak April 17-28 during which he went 19-for-35 (.543) with four home runs, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored … hit his four home runs in a three-game span including his second two-homer game April 24 at Hillsdale … had three hits and three walks in the win over the Chargers … went 4-for-5 with five RBI May 1 at Grand Valley State … batted .462 over the last month of the regular season with seven homers, 35 RBI and 29 runs scored … broke the single-season home run record as he hit for the cycle in a 5-for-5 performance May 7 against Ashland in the GLIAC Tournament … had three hits in his final collegiate game May 14 at Southern Indiana in the NCAA Regional ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Started 50 games (38 LF, 12 DH) and batted .347 (fifth-best on the team) with 35 RBI and 43 runs scored ... totaled 15 doubles and five triples, both tied for fifth-most in school history ... also hit four homers to finish with 24 extra-base hits, eighth-most in WSU history ... had the eighth-best slugging percentage (.561) in the GLIAC ... led the conference in triples and finished fourth in doubles, seventh in runs scored and total bases (97), 15th in hits (60), and 19th in RBI ... tied Ryan LaPensee for the team lead with 20 multiple-hit games and tied Michael Wiseman for second on the squad with 10 multiple-RBI games ... opened the season with a five-game hitting streak, including three multi-hit games, Feb. 20-28 ... came a single short of the cycle Feb. 21 at West Georgia ... drove in four runs March 28 against Findlay and again April 1 versus Ashland ... had six multiple-hit games in a seven-game span March 26-April 1 including four straight ... put together a season-long six-game hitting streak April 10-18 ... named GLIAC Player of the Week (April 20) after leading Wayne State with a .529 batting average, nine hits and a .941 slugging percentage as the Warriors went 3-2 against Grand Valley State and Tiffin ... had a hit in each game as WSU split a twinbill April 15 at GVSU and went on to collect seven hits in a doubleheader April 18 against Tiffin, homering in both games - including a two-run shot in the first game which snapped a 6-6 tie in the sixth inning - and totaling five RBI and five runs scored. ... drove in a season-best five runs April 25 versus Hillsdale ... scored the game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning May 7 in a 5-4 comeback win over top-seeded Ashland in the first round of the GLIAC Tournament ... selected to the 2009 All-Canadian College Honorable Mention Team by the Canadian Baseball Network ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2008 (Blue Ridge CC): Batted .387 in 44 games and led the Bears with 53 hits ... totaled two home runs, seven triples and 29 runs batted in.
2007 (Mott CC): Played in 19 games and batted .300 with 13 RBI and three triples.
High School: A 2006 graduate of St. Anne's ... played four years on the Saints varsity baseball team ... hit .437 with two home runs as as senior ... earned all-city and team MVP honors ... served as team captain.
Personal: Full name--Paul G. LaMantia ... born in Windsor, Ontario ... son of John and Carol LaMantia ... has two sisters, Jacqueline and Danielle ... is a business management major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2009 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2008 and Fall 2009.
| 2009 |
50/50 |
.347 |
173 |
43 |
60 |
15 |
5 |
4 |
35 |
97 |
.561 |
8 |
3 |
25 |
.386 |
0 |
4 |
4/5 |
| 2010 |
51/51 |
.415 |
193 |
57 |
80 |
16 |
1 |
13 |
60 |
137 |
.710 |
15 |
3 |
27 |
.460 |
2 |
3 |
4/4 |
| Career |
101/101 |
.383 |
366 |
100 |
140 |
31 |
6 |
17 |
95 |
234 |
.639 |
23 |
6 |
52 |
.426 |
2 |
7 |
8/9 |
| 2009 |
30 |
0 |
2 |
.938 |
| 2010 |
55 |
2 |
3 |
.950 |
| Career |
85 |
2 |
5 |
.946 |
