2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ross Vagedes
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tipp City, OH
- High School:
- Tippecanoe
Career Statistics in PDF Format 
2008: One of two WSU players to start all 53 games...has 11 outfield assists this season...owned a team long 18-game hitting streak (4/2-4/30)...collected the game winning hit three times in 2008 - at Toledo (4/22), versus Cleveland State (5/10) and versus NJIT (5/16)...opened the season with a two-for-four day and two RBI's at Arkansas...scored a run and singled in the series finale with the Razorbacks (2/24)...homered, scored four runs and drove in a pair of RBI's in the second game of a series at Washington State (3/1)...drove in three RBI's and hit a home run in the series finale at Washington State (3/2)...collected two hits in the opening game of The Citadel Challenge against UNC-Asheville...homered, scored twice and drove in four RBI's in WSU first win of 2008 against Evansville (3/9) at The Citadel Challenge...tripled and scored a run at #23 Louisville (3/12)...doubled and drove in a pair of runs in the series opener against Eastern Michigan (3/15)...walked, singled twice and drove in an RBI against Hiram College (3/26)... drove in an RBI in the series opener against UIC (3/29)...started his 18-game hitting streak with a three-for-four game and two runs scored at Bowling Green (4/2)...collected three hits - including two doubles - win an RBI in a three game slate at Cleveland State (4/5-4/6)...collected three hits and drove in two RBI's with a triple in the series opener at Butler (4/11)...posted two doubles and drove in an RBI against Xavier (4/15)...singled, walked and scored a pair of runs in the first game of a twinbill at UIC (4/20)...singled, walked, doubled twice and scored four runs at Toledo (4/22)...was two-for-three with a run scored and a walk in the series opener against Milwaukee (4/25)...was three-for-five with two runs scored, three RBI's, a double and a home run in the series finale against Milwaukee (4/26)...collected three hits - with a double, triple and home run - to go along with three RBI's in a doubleheader at Youngstown State (5/4)...scored three runs and doubled in against Youngstown State (5/9)...drove in a pair of RBI's and scored a run in a twinbill against Cleveland State (5/10)...doubled twice and drove in an RBI at Cincinnati (5/13)...collected five hits, four RBI's and two runs scored in a three game series against NJIT with a double and home run (5/16-5/18)...collected a hit in all three Horizon League Tournament games...drove in an RBI against Cleveland State (5/23) and Valparaiso (5/23) at the Horizon Leauge Tournament.
2007: Made 11 appearances on the mound with two starts...threw a scoreless inning at Youngstown with one strikeout...struck out two batters in two innings of work against Notre Dame College...allowed an unearned run and struck out three in a relief appearance against Cedarville...struck out five batters in two innings of work at Miami (FL)...threw 4.2 innings in a start against Toledo with three strikeouts...threw a scoreless inning at Cleveland State...was settled with the loss in a start at Central Michigan...made back-to-back appearances against UIC in the season ending series...recorded four plate appearances...drew a walk at Miami (FL)...went one-for-three at Central Michigan.
2006: Redshirted...Appeared in four game with four starts before sitting out the remainder of the season with an injury...threw 4.2 innings at #21 TCU in a no decision...threw four innings at Wake Forest with one strikeout...picked up the win against Air Force with eight innings of work and four strikeouts...threw 2.1 innings in a start against Butler with four strikeouts.
2005: Appeared in 36 games with 24 starts...collected two hits, including a triple, driving in an RBI and scoring a run in second game of a double-header at Western Carolina...homered in second game of a double-header at Morehead State, scoring three runs and driving in two runs...collected two hits at Murray State...went three-for-five with two runs scored against Austin Peay in the Ace's Diamond Classic...collected two hits, scored once and drove in an RBI in first game of a double-header against UIC...went one-for-one with a run scored in the series finale against Cleveland State...drove in an RBI and scored a run in the second game against Butler...also made 13 appearances on the mound with ten starts...picked up first collegian win in a start at Eastern Kentucky, throwing five innings and striking out two...struck out three in five innings in a victory over Bowling Green...struck out five batters in a no decision at Kent State...threw six innings against Dayton, allowing an unearned run and striking out three...threw seven innings in a victory over Milwaukee at Miller Park...picked up a win against Butler in the series finale.
2004: Named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team...tied for fifth in the conference in home runs (8) and tenth in RBI (36)...collected first collegian hit in a three-for-five day at Western Carolina, which included two RBI...hit first collegian home run against Austin Peay...went four-for-four with four RBI against Army on the spring trip...hit a home run and drove in two RBI in the first game of a doubleheader at Cleveland State and hit a three-run home run to defeat Cleveland State 3-2 in the second game of the twin bill...collected four hits, including a home run and four RBI at Toledo...hit two home runs in a series with Milwaukee, including five RBI and a game-winning walk-off grand slam in the second game of a doubleheader...also had home runs against Dartmouth on the spring trip and at Dayton...collected 17 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games...made one appearance on the mound against IPFW, throwing a scoreless inning with one strikeout.
Prep: Three-year letter-winner for the Red Devils...named First Team All-State in Division II as a senior...three time all-conference selection and twice named all-district...also lettered in football, where he was Second Team All-State as a senior, and in basketball, where he was all-conference and honorable mention all-district.
Personal: Born Ross Michael Vagedes on April 20, 1985...son of Michael and Mary Vagedes...has one brother and one sister.
