Jay Yaconetti   |   Ind

Career Highlights: .287 career hitter…has at least 10 homeruns, 56 RBI, 24 doubles, and 52 runs scored each of the last two years…was 4th in SLG% (.538) and batting average (.345) in the Golden League in 2005…is 6 for 6 lifetime in stolen base attempts…has scored 105 runs the last two years…drew eight HBP in 2006…has played one career game at shortstop, the rest have come at third base…walked in only pinch-hitting appearance last year…has committed only 26 errors the last two years at third base…was a member of Central Arizona’s College World Series Championship team…claims to have an 88% all time winning percentage in Halo…brother Chad is an intern for the Saltdogs for 2007. 2006—Lincoln (American/Association): Hit .288 in 330 at bats over 90 games…tied his career best with 10 homeruns…set a new career high with 56 RBI…had 20-plus doubles for a second consecutive year…scored 52 runs…hit .340 at home…led the league with 21 double plays by a third baseman…had a pair of nine-game hitting streaks…had 28 multi-hit games…had streaks of three, three, three and four games in which he had at least two hits per game…went 4-4 with two RBI on June 25th vs. Saint Joe…had 13 multi-RBI games including five 3-RBI games and one 4-RBI game…homered in three consecutive games from 8/3 to 8/5…had nine RBI in those three games going 6-13…hit two homeruns in his final game of the regular season on August 26th at Sioux City…struck out only 41 times in 330 at bats…hit in 24 of 28 games from 7/11 to 8/19 (39-129)…five of his ten homeruns came in August…struck out more than once in a game only four times all year. 2005—Surprise (Golden/Ind): Hit .345 in 223 at bats over 59 games…hit seven homeruns and had 45 RBI…scored 39 runs…drew 24 walks contributing to a .406 OB%...hit 22 doubles…hit .379 at home. Lincoln (Northern/Ind): Hit .229 with three homeruns and 15 RBI…scored 14 runs…made Saltdogs debut on August 2nd and played in 32 games…hit 321 vs. lefties…had an eight-game hitting streak (9-26) from 8/16 to 8/23. 2004—Elizabethtown (Appalachian/R): Played in 34 games hitting .224 in 107 at bats…hit four homeruns and picked up 19 RBI…had one stolen base…scored 17 runs. Tim Johnson on Jay: Yaconetti is Yaconetti. He’s going to get balls. He’s going to stop balls with his teeth. However it looks, he gets it done. And he gets big base hits.