UNLV REBELS

Tony DeMarco

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Class: Senior Hometown: Las Vegas, NV High School: Helix

Last College: UNLV Weight: 220 Position: Infielder Birthdate: 06/16/1978 Experience: 2V

Tony returns to the Rebels for his third season...will play third base this season and has also played first base/designated hitter in his first two seasons...one of the best pure hitters in UNLV history...he ranks as UNLV's all-time leading hitter with a .381 average (152-for-399) in 96 games....has compiled 47 multiple -hit games in his career (25 in 1998 and 22 in 1999)...has compiled 29 two-hit games, 12 three-hit games, 4 four-hit games, 2 five-hit games.

1999: Appeared in 49 games (started 49) and batted .344 (73-for-212) with 14 doubles, 4 home runs and 49 RBI (second on the team)...hit safely in 40 of 49 games and 79 of 96 career games...batted .467 (7-for-15) with 7 RBI in the UC Santa Barbara series (Feb. 5-7)...was 5-for-6 with 3 RBI against the Gauchos on Feb. 6...injured his shoulder (Feb. 10 at Arizona) and missed four games....returned to the lineup against Lewis-Clark State on Feb. 17 and was 1-for-1 with a 2-run single in the first inning (left the game with the shoulder injury)...missed six more games (Feb. 26 - March 3) with a left shoulder injury (11 overall)...returned to the lineup in the Air Force series (March 5 -7)...batted .467 (7-for-15) with 3 doubles and 5 RBI against the Falcons...was 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and tied his career-high with 4 RBI on March 6...was 3-for-6 with 4 RBI against BYU on March 13...was 4-for-5 with 4 runs scored and 3 RBI against Southern Utah on March 15...was 2-for-4 against Cal State Northridge (March 20); 2-for-3 with 1 RBI against Michigan (March 20); 2-for-5 with 1 RBI against Michigan (March 22) in the Aggie Classic...batted .385 (5-for-13) in the Rice series (March 26-28)...was 2-for-5 with 2 RBI on March 26 and 2-for-4 on March 28...batted .333 (4-for-12) with 3 RBI in the Hawai'i series (April 1-3)...batted .314 (16-for -51) over the 13-game road trip (March 19 - April 3)...was 3-for-6 with 1 RBI against Utah on April 16 and 2-for-5 against Southern Utah on April 19...batted .357 (5-for-14) in the TCU series (April 23-25)...was 3-for-5 with 2 RBI against the Horned Frogs on April 25...batted .357 (5-for-14) with 4 RBI in the New Mexico series (May 7-9)...he hit for the cycle against Fresno State on May 16...was 4-for-5 with 3 RBI...hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning against the Bulldogs...was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI against then-No. 1 Rice in the WAC Tournament on May 20.

1998: Appeared in 47 games (started 46) and was the team's leading hitter at .422 (79-for-187), which ranked fourth in the WAC and 30th in the nation....was the first Rebel to hit .400 in 17 seasons and became the fourth player all-time...the last UNLV player to hit .400 or better in a season was Bill Max (.443) in 1981...the .400 average club: Dave Denton (.455 in 1976); Bill Max (.443), Tony DeMarco (.422) and John Freitas (.408 in 1977)...DeMarco hit safely in 39 of 47 games...had a career-high 10-game hitting streak twice (Jan. 30 - Feb. 14, March 13-27)...had 8 home runs and 47 RBI....compiled 25 multiple-hit games...was 3-for-3 with 4 RBI against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 1...was 5-for-6 against Pepperdine on Feb. 10...his two-run triple in the bottom of the 12th won the game for UNLV (8-7 over the Waves)...was 3-for-5 against UNR on Feb. 13...batted .500 (4-for-8) in the Cal State Fullerton series (Feb. 20-21)...was 0-for-2 against Fresno State on Feb. 27 and left the game in the eighth inning when he was spiked in the right heel...missed the final two games of the series...missed the entire UNLV/Coors Desert Classic with a sore back...returned to the lineup against Grand Canyon on March 13...was 2-for-4 against the Antelopes on March 15...batted .667 (4-for-6) in the Arizona series (March 17-18); 2-for-3 in two games against the Wildcats...batted .400 (4-for-10) with 5 RBI in the Rice series (March 20-22)...batted .467 (7-for-15) in the TCU series (March 27-29)...was 4-for-4 with 2 RBI against the Horned Frogs on March 29...was 3-for-5 against New Mexico on April 5...his two-run double in the seventh helped lead UNLV to a 13-11 victory over the Lobos...batted .429 (6-for-14) with 2 home runs and 4 RBI in the Air Force series (April 10-12) ...was 3-for-5 with 2 RBI against the Falcons on April 12...was 3-for-5 against San Jose State on April 19...his solo home run tied the game in the top of the ninth at 13-13...UNLV once trailed in the game, 12-2 (SJSU won 14-13)...batted .545 (6-for-11) in the Rice series (April 24-25), including a 4-for-4 game against then -No. 13 Rice on April 24...batted .667 (8-for-12) with 2 home runs and 4 RBI in the TCU series (May 1-3)...batted .462 (6-for-13) in the New Mexico series (May 8-10)...batted .441 (52-for-118) over the last 29 games of the season.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Attended Grossmont Community College in El Cajon, Calif., in 1997...batted .386 with 10 home runs and 54 RBI...squad compiled a record of 35-12 and were the Pacific Coast Conference Champions...named first-team all-Pacific Coast Conference.

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Helix High School in San Diego, Calif....as a senior (1996), team was Grossmont League Champions with a 20-11 record and advanced to the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation playoffs...batted .367 with 9 home runs and 33 RBI...named first-team all-conference at third base and second-team All-CIF...attended Cimarron-Memorial in Las Vegas for three seasons...in 1995, batted .444 and was named all-conference and all-division at third base...named 1995 All-American honorable mention by the USA Today...was a 1994 all-conference and all-Sunset Division selection at second base...was named a scholar athlete from 1993-96...majoring in recreation...career ambition is to be a school teacher and coach...born June 16, 1978...has one sister...son of Dave and Karen DeMarco...father is a UNLV graduate...hobbies include fishing and trucks...credits his past coaches including his father as his biggest influences.

UNLV ALL-TIME CAREER BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS (Minimum 300 at bats)

1 - .381 (152-for-399), Tony DeMarco (1998-
2 - .379 (252-for-664), Ryan Hankins (1995-97)
3 - .374 (179-for-479), Dan Murphy (1979-80)

DeMARCO'S DATA: *UNLV's All-Time leading hitter by average *47 multiple-hit games (29 two-hit games, 12 three-hit games, 4 four-hit games, 2 five-hit games) *Hit safely in 79 of 96 career games *Batted .422 in 1998 to become the first UNLV player to bat .400 since 1981