2021 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 13
Ruben Fontes
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Bonita, Calif.
- High School:
- St. Augustine
2020 (Shortened by COVID-19): Played in all 16 games, starting 13, mostly at designated hitter • Hit .250 with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs • Scored 15 runs, slugged .481 and posted an on-base percentage of .412 • Homered in back-to-back games against Siena (3/7, 3/8) • Also homered against Lafayette (3/1) • Went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two walks, three runs and an RBI against Lafayette (2/29).
2019: Played in 50 games, including 48 starts at designated hitter • Led the Atlantic 10 with 14 home runs, tying for fifth in a single-season at Davidson • Hit .211 with five doubles and tied for the team lead with three triples • Ranked second on the team with 41 RBIs, 28 walks and a .506 slugging percentage • Had 10 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games • Hit two home runs and drove in and scored a season-high four runs against La Salle (3/24), including a two-run shot in the fourth inning and a solo shot in the seventh • Finished the opening weekend against Towson 5-for-12 with two triples, a home run and eight RBIs • Homered in three of four games from Feb. 27 to March 3 and four in four games from March 23 to March 29 • Hit a three-run home run to highlight the five-run seventh inning of a 6-3 win over Richmond at the A-10 Tournament (5/24).
2018: Appeared in five games • Singled through the right side in first collegiate at-bat (3/14, NC Central).
Before Davidson: Attended St. Augustine High School, where he excelled in both baseball and basketball… Named captain and All-Western League in baseball where he was a three-year starter as a catcher and in the outfield… named Honorable Mention for Perfect Game California in 2017 and was also a two-time San Diego Tribune All-Academic selection… played for a scout league for the SoCal Mariners in both 2015 and 2016… led team to a San Diego county semi-final in 2015.
Personal: Born March 17, 1999… Son of Ruben and Anne Fontes… Father played football at Columbia… has younger sister, Anna… planning to major in economics.
2019: Played in 50 games, including 48 starts at designated hitter • Led the Atlantic 10 with 14 home runs, tying for fifth in a single-season at Davidson • Hit .211 with five doubles and tied for the team lead with three triples • Ranked second on the team with 41 RBIs, 28 walks and a .506 slugging percentage • Had 10 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games • Hit two home runs and drove in and scored a season-high four runs against La Salle (3/24), including a two-run shot in the fourth inning and a solo shot in the seventh • Finished the opening weekend against Towson 5-for-12 with two triples, a home run and eight RBIs • Homered in three of four games from Feb. 27 to March 3 and four in four games from March 23 to March 29 • Hit a three-run home run to highlight the five-run seventh inning of a 6-3 win over Richmond at the A-10 Tournament (5/24).
2018: Appeared in five games • Singled through the right side in first collegiate at-bat (3/14, NC Central).
Before Davidson: Attended St. Augustine High School, where he excelled in both baseball and basketball… Named captain and All-Western League in baseball where he was a three-year starter as a catcher and in the outfield… named Honorable Mention for Perfect Game California in 2017 and was also a two-time San Diego Tribune All-Academic selection… played for a scout league for the SoCal Mariners in both 2015 and 2016… led team to a San Diego county semi-final in 2015.
Personal: Born March 17, 1999… Son of Ruben and Anne Fontes… Father played football at Columbia… has younger sister, Anna… planning to major in economics.
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