Hot! Ryan Zimmerman

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Ryan Wallace Zimmerman(born September 28, 1984) is a Major League Baseball Kellam High School , Zimmerman has been a member of the Nationals since his debut on September 1, 2005.

College career

A three-year starting shortstop for the in the , Zimmerman started in all 174 games he appeared in, and his collegiate career statistics include 250 hits, 140 RBIs, 128 runs, 47 doubles, seven triples and nine home runs. He was successful on 32 of 39 stolen base attempts. His career totals are among the top ten in Virginia statistical categories for doubles (5th), hits (6th) and RBI (7th). Zimmerman established the school record of hits in a season with 90 in 2004, breaking his own record with 92 in 2005.

In his final collegiate season, Zimmerman led the Cavaliers with a .393 average, .581 slugging percentage, 136 total bases, 92 hits, 59 RBIs, and 51 runs. He coupled his high batting average with striking out just 14 times in the full season. Through August 2011, he was one of 29 former UVA players to have made it to the major leagues, along with among others former Cavaliers Michael Schwimer , Javier L pez , and Mark Reynolds .

Zimmerman s collegiate awards and honors include 2005 All-American by Baseball America , 2005 All-American by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association , 2005 All-ACC selection, 2005 ACC All-Tournament Team and 2005 Virginia College Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Player of the Year. He was also a 2004 First Team All-ACC selection, 2004 VaSID All-State Team selection and named to the 2004 Charlottesville NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team. Zimmerman played alongside current third baseman and notorious home run threat, Mark Reynolds .

USA Baseball

Zimmerman started at third base for the 2004 FISU II citation needed ]

Zimmerman s .468 batting average set a national team single-season record and was a factor in his earning the World University Championship tournament MVP.

Zimmerman's performance with Team USA led to him being named the 2004 "Dick Case" Athlete of the Year by .

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