2013 Baseball Roster

David Sinclair
David Sinclair
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Thom Swarr
Thom Swarr

31 Dillon Tagle

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ringoes, N.J.
  • Position Catcher/Designated Hitter
  • High School Hunterdon Central
  • Height 5-10
  • Major Biology/Pre-Med
  • Weight 215
  • Bats/Throws L/R

Biography

Career Statistics

Game-by-Game Statistics
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010

2013 (Senior): Capped a standout career by hitting .357 (45-for-126) and starting all 39 games for the Blue Jays...Broke the Middle Atlantic Conference record for career doubles with 57 after hitting 10 during his senior season...Registered double-digit doubles all four seasons with the team...Extended his career doubles record at the College...Made his mark on the E-town record books, ranking first in career doubles, second in hits (185), tied for third in games played (154), sixth in at-bats (513) and tied for 10th in runs batted in (98)...Finished just outside the top 10 in career batting average (.361, 185-for-513)...Received all-conference honors for the fourth time in his career, but was voted All-Commonwealth Conference First Team catcher for the first time...Once again served as the cleanup hitter in all 39 games...Caught 29 games and spent 10 at designated hitter...Team leader in RBIs (30) and on-base percentage (.440) for the second year in a row, and walks (18) for the third straight season...Ranked tied for first in triples (1) and home runs (2)...Second on the ball club in runs scored (27) doubles (10), total bases (63), slugging percentage (.500) and putouts (143)...Ranked third on the team in hits (45) and fourth in batting average...Caught a career-high 11 opponents trying to steal base...27 runs scored and 30 RBIs were new career-highs...Hit well over .400 into mid-March...Started the season with three great games, hitting .500 (6-for-12) with a homer, two doubles, seven RBIs and four runs scored...Smashed his first career home run as part of a career-high 6-RBI afternoon at No. 23 Shenandoah Feb. 25...Recorded the fourth four-hit game of his career March 6 against Susquehanna, and tied a career-high with three runs scored...Amassed 14 multi-hit games, including 12 two-hit performances...Scored three more runs against Susquehanna when the two teams met at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium on April 17...Cracked a two-run shot over the wall in game one at Lebanon Valley April 27...Had at least one hit in each of his last five games as a Blue Jay, and went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored in his final game at Lebanon Valley April 27...MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll student-athlete for a third straight year...Captured Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 catcher for the second year in a row...Male recipient of the 2012-13 Elizabethtown College Distinguished Student-Athlete Award.

2012 (Junior): The team leader in games started and played, Tagle was in the lineup for 41-of-42 games and hit cleanup in all 41 starts...Was behind the plate for 28 games and handled DH duties in 13...Led the team and ranked fifth in the Commonwealth Conference in batting with a career-high average of .378 (54-for-143)...54 hits were a new career-high...Tops on the team in hits, doubles (16), runs batted in (24), total bases (70), slugging percentage (.490), walks (20),  on-base percentage (.455) and at-bats (143)...Team leader in multi-hit (15), three-hit (5) and multi-RBI (7) games...3-for-3 in stolen base attempts...Ranked fourth in runs scored with 18...League leader in doubles for the second year in a row...Also ranked tied for second in hits within the conference...16 doubles placed him 66th in NCAA Division III and tied him for sixth on Elizabethtown's single-season doubles list..Hit his 45th career double in game one against Alvernia April 21 to break Chris Romig's (1996-2000) school record...Doubled and walked twice in E-town's season-opening win over La Roche March 4...Equaled a career-high with four hits (4-for-5) against Franklin & Marshall April 1...Tied his career-long hitting streak with hits in 12 consecutive games from March 23 to April 6...Had a perfect afternoon at the plate in game two at Arcadia March 23, where he was 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs...Hit .583 (7-for-12) with five RBIs and three runs over a three-game series with Messiah April 27-28 to earn his first career Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week honor on April 30...All-Commonwealth Conference Second Team catcher...Repeat selection to the MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll...Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 pick at catcher.

2011 (Sophomore): Pounded out 41 hits and 17 doubles on his way to leading the team and conference in two-baggers, and ranking 17th in NCAA Division III in doubles per game (0.49)...Also ranked 37th in the nation in total doubles and tied for third on Elizabethtown's single-season doubles list...12th in the CC in batting average (.342, 41-for-120) amongst everyday players...Set new career-highs in runs scored (23), doubles, triples (1), RBIs (27), walks (19) and stolen bases (2)...Ranked second on the ball club in batting, slugging (.500), on-base percentage (.429), hits, RBIs and total bases (60)...Third on the team in walks and fourth in runs scored...Gunned down four would-be base stealers on 25 attempts...Carried a 12-game hitting streak into the new season from his freshman year and extended it to 13 games with a 2-for-3 effort at No. 6 Shenandoah in the season opener Feb. 20...Streak would end at 13 games, but Tagle collected two different five-game hitting streaks throughout the season...The second of those five-game hitting streaks also came at the end of the season...Led the Blue Jays with seven multi-RBI games and was second with 13 multi-hit performances...Split starts almost evenly between catcher and designated hitter...Doubled twice and had three hits total (3-for-4) with an RBI and three runs scored against Misericordia March 9...Three runs against Misericordia, as well as a three-run game at Franklin & Marshall March 27 tied career-highs for the sophomore...During a nine-game stretch from March 30 to April 15, Tagle had six multi-hit games while hitting .429 (15-for-35) with 10 runs batted in and four doubles...Went 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI in the Jays' CC Tournament-opening upset win over No. 8 Alvernia May 5...Stung No. 8 Alvernia again a day later on May 6, as he hit the go-ahead two-run double in the top of the seventh in a 7-6 win that eliminated the Crusaders from the conference tournament...All-Commonwealth Conference First Team at designated hitter...Named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2010 (Freshman): Brought the traits that made him a successful high school player right into Elizabethtown's program as a rookie and had a stellar freshman campaign...Played in 39-of-40 games and started 38 (tops amongst freshmen) for the Commonwealth Conference Runner-up Blue Jays...Led the team with 14 doubles and a .438 on-base percentage...Ranked second with a .363 (45-for-124) batting average, second in hits, second in walks (18), second in sacrifice bunts (5), third in slugging percentage (.476), third in total bases (59), tied for third in sac flies (3) and tied for seventh in RBIs (17)...Ranked tied for fourth in the CC in doubles...Reached base all five times (three hits and two walks) in his collegiate debut against Penn State Behrend on March 7...Two of the three hits were doubles and he also scored twice in the opener against Behrend...2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in game two against Ursinus March 11...Set career-highs with four hits (4-for-4) and three runs scored in a 13-7 win over Messiah March 31...Spelled Steve Motika in 13 games as the team's starting catcher, but served as the starting DH for 24 ball games...Of his 11 multi-hit games, five were three-hit games, tying him for the team lead...Tied Rodney Francis for the second-longest hitting streak on the team at 12 games...Tagle's hitting streak spanned the final 12 games and he hit .429 (18-for-42) during that time...Finished the season with RBIs in five straight games, including five in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament...All-Commonwealth Conference Second Team honoree.

High School: Attended Hunterdon Central High School in Flemington, N.J., where he was a two-sport athlete in baseball and football...Won 2008 and 2009 NJSIAA Group 4 Championships on the diamond...Team finished the 2008 season ranked No. 1 in the state in The Star-Ledger Top 20...Cleanup hitter on the 2009 team that went 29-1...Hit .424 as a senior with 42 RBIs, six doubles, one triple, four home runs, an on-base percentage right around .500 and a slugging percentage in the .650 vicinity...Key member of the best Red Devils baseball team in school history in 2009...In addition to the 29-1 record and second straight state title, his team had an unbeaten record at home (16-0), won a Hunterdon/Warren County title and Skyland Conference Delaware West Division crown...Tagle was named All-Hunterdon County First Team catcher, Courier News/Home News Tribune All-Area First Team catcher and was an all-state selection...On the gridiron, played linebacker for the Red Devils.

Personal: Born July 4, 1991...Son of Larry and Corinne Tagle...Biology major with a pre-medicine concentration.

TAGLE IN THE NEWS
The Star-Ledger (6/4/09): Tagle steers Hunterdon Central's repeat persuit


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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2010Freshman

    Catcher
    5'10" 195 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2011Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'10" 195 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2012Junior

    Catcher/Designated Hitter
    5'10" 195 lbs
    31
  • 31
    C

    2013Senior

    Catcher/Designated Hitter
    5'10" 215 lbs
    31
    C