CHAD RICE

1/17/85; '07 24th; Virginia Military Institute
R/R; 5-11, 180

Level
BA
OBP
SA
AB
2B
3B
HR
BB
K
SB
CS
2004 NCAA
.230
.343
.257
113
3
0
0
12
23
6
4
2005 NCAA
.192
.300
.327
52
3
2
0
6
14
0
0
2006 NCAA
.294
.394
.393
211
7
1
4
25
45
11
6
2007 NCAA
.279
.353
.370
219
9
1
3
16
39
11
5
2007 R
.159
.340
.177
113
2
0
0
20
21
3
1
2008 A-
.212
.294
.278
151
5
1
1
18
37
3
2

Rice didn't hit that much in college.  He was the primary SS at Bradenton in 2007, yet another example of the Pirates filling out their rookie league roster with overage college players.  Other than drawing a lot of walks, Rice was obviously overmatched against the young pitchers in the GCL.  He had to get nine hits in his last 25 ABs to keep his BA above .100.  Despite that showing, he was the regular secondbaseman at State College, where he hit as expected.  Why that was the case when the Pirates had five potentially more talented players sharing third and short will forever remain a mystery, although if there's an answer the word "scrappy" probably figures into it somehow.  Rice is a reliable defensive player.  Logically, he should make the transition to organizational player next year, but he may pop up as the regular secondbaseman at West Virginia.

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