UNLV REBELS

J.J. Sferra

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Class: Senior Hometown: Phoenix, AZ High School: Mountain Pointe HS

Last College: Arizona State Height / Weight: 5-10 / 155 Position: OF Birthdate: 12/16/1985 Experience: 1L

UNLV: Enters his second year at UNLV ... A spark plug at the top of the lineup with a great ability to get on base ... A strong defensive center fielder with great range ... Has the speed to steal a lot of bases.

2008: Played in 56 games and made 55 starts, both third on the team ... Hit .325 (80-246), which was third on the squad last year, and his 80 hits ranked second ... Collected 17 extra-base hits, scored 46 runs and stole five bases ... His three triples paced the team and his 13 doubles was third on the squad ... Had a team-high 18 multi-hit games, including a string of eight games with at least two hits ... Hit a pair of doubles and went 3-for-5 against Maine on March 1 ... Went 3-for-4 against Cal State Fullerton on March 21 ... Started his multi-hit game streak with a trio of base hits against TCU on March 28 ... Hit a home run and drove in a season-high three runs against BYU on April 4 ... Collected three hits and drove in a pair of runs against Stephen F. Austin on April 9 ... His streak came to an end the next game, and during the run he hit .461 (18-39) and scored 11 runs ... Drove in three runs against Texas Tech on April 16 ... Matched season high with three RBI against New Mexico on May 11 ... Ended the year with a season-high four hits (4-for-5) against Utah in the MWC Tournament ... Named to the Academic All-MWC team.

ARIZONA STATE: Played two seasons at Arizona State and spent three total at the school in Tempe ... Missed the 2007 season due to injury ... Hit .323 (50-155) with five doubles, three triples and a .371 on-base percentage as a sophomore in 2006 ... Made 56 starts as a freshman in 2005, hitting .311 (61-196) with five doubles, a triple and a .363 on-base percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Mountain Pointe HS in Phoenix, Ariz. ... Lettered three years for the Pride under head coach Roger LeBlanc ... Helped the Pride to three straight Central Region championships ... Earned first team all-state as a junior and senior and was named team MVP as well ... Played two years of Connie Mack baseball for the Arizona Firebirds.

PERSONAL: Jay Joseph Sferra was born on Dec. 16, 1985, in Boulder, Colo. ... The son of Jay and Gerrie Sferra ... Has an older sister, Carrie ... Father played both baseball and basketball at the University of Colorado from 1973-77 ... Majoring in university studies.

Sferra's Career Statistics
Year	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO
2008	.325	56-55	246	46	80	13	3	1	27	102	16	19
Total	.325	56-55	246	46	80	13	3	1	27	102	16	19