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Derek McCallum
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Shortstop/Second Baseman - SS/2B
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Previous Schools
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Hill-Murray
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Previous Experience
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HS
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Hometown
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Shoreview, Minn.
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Shoreview, MN
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Second baseman Derek McCallum
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arm, a quick bat, excellent range and is a very strong competitor started last year at shortstop, and could play either shortstop or second base in 2009 reminds coaching staff of former Golden Gopher Rick Brosseau played for Northwoods League Champion St. Cloud Riverbats this past summer, and batted .328 with 48 runs, six home runs and 42 RBI finished second in Northwoods League MVP voting talented athlete who also played hockey for Hill-Murray was the Minnesota Twins final draft pick of the Major League Draft in the 50th Round.
2008 SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Batted .291 with 28 runs, 32 RBI, nine doubles and three home runs had a .264 batting average with 14 runs, 10 RBI and three doubles in Big Ten play batted .310, with seven runs and six RBI against ranked opposition batted .333 with runners in scoring position, and is batting .393 (44-for-111) with runners in scoring position in his career went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI against No. 4 Ole Miss on Feb. 24 reached base four times, and was 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI against No. 18 Tulane on Mar. 2 finished 2-for-5 with four RBI against Northern Iowa on Mar. 9 was 4-for-6 with three runs, four RBI and two home runs against Pacific on Mar. 16 went 4-for-7 with two runs and three RBI against North Dakota State on Mar. 18-19 was 5-for-9 with three runs and two RBI against No. 2 Missouri on Mar. 25-26 went 3-for-6 with three RBI and two doubles against Northern Iowa on Apr. 9 was 4-for-8 with two runs and an RBI in the final two games of the Northwestern series on Apr. 14 went 3-for-5 with an RBI against Northern Iowa on Apr. 16 had an 11-game hitting streak from Apr. 5-2- reached base four times, and was 2-for-2 with two RBI against South Dakota State on Apr. 23 went 2-for-5 with an RBI against No. 19 Michigan on May 11.
2007 FRESHMAN SEASON:
Batted .340 with two home runs, 34 RBI, 24 runs and seven doubles as a freshman third on team in batting average played in 56 games, and made 38 starts had a .959 fielding percentage batted .262 with eight runs, one home run and 13 in Big Ten play played in 25 games and made 18 starts batted .386 with runners on base finished second on the team in batting average with runners in scoring position at .462 (24-52) went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in his first career start against The Citadel on Feb. 24 was 2-for-4, reached base three times and had three RBI against No. 5 Arkansas on Mar. 4 was 4-for-7 with three runs and three RBI in two games against UC-Santa Barbara on Mar. 13-14 went 3-for-4 with an RBI against No. 9 Pepperdine on Mar. 17 hit his first career home run, and went 1-for-2 with a run and two RBI against Northern Iowa on Mar. 28 went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI at Illinois on Apr. 28 went 2-for-3 with a run and three RBI at North Dakota State on May 15 was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI at Indiana on May 19 had game-winning hit to give Minnesota a 6-5 10-inning victory over No. 4 San Diego in the NCAA Regionals after that game, he went 4-for-4 against Fresno State to have five hits in a row over the final two days of the season named to All-Tournament at the NCAA Regionals.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Hill-Murray High School in Shoreview, Minn. named All-State and All-Conference in 2005 & 06 batted .469 with four home runs, 27 RBI, 23 runs and 10 stolen bases as a junior Named the District MVP over the summer in Legion Baseball for the Tri-City Red was a four-year letterwinner for Hill-Murray in hockey.
PERSONAL:
Major is applied economics born March 22, 1988 son of Jeff and Cindy McCallum.
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Courtesy: University of Minnesota
